2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Environmental Biology Emphasis The environmental biology emphasis, within the biology major, provides undergraduate preparation for students who wish to emphasize the biological sciences while pursuing careers in such fields as conservation biology, wildlife biology, environmental toxicology, and environmental health. BIO-3800 Biological Research.......................................................2 Electives selected from.............................................................16 BIO-2210 Microbiology.......................................................... 4 BIO-3410 Invertebrate Zoology. ............................................ 3 BIO-3420 Vertebrate Zoology................................................ 3 BIO-3520 Plant Taxonomy..................................................... 3 BIO-3610 Environmental Physiology and Ecology................ 4 BIO-4910 Environmental Biology Internship.......................... 2 *BIOA-3220 Aquatic Biology.................................................. 4 *BIOA-4710 Conservation Biology......................................... 4 *BIOA-4820 Restoration Ecology. ......................................... 4 ENVS-2100 Introduction Geographic Information Systems... 3 ENVS-3200 Ecosystem Science........................................... 3 *Course provided by Cedarville University in partnership with AuSable Institute. Additional elective courses may be completed in May or Summer sessions at AuSable Institute by approval of the student's academic advisor. Medical Technology Option A medical technology option is available within the biology major. The student must spend one year in a hospital internship program to become a certified medical technologist. Prerequisites to the hospital internship include: 16 hours of biology, 16 hours of chemistry, one mathematics course, and completion of all general education requirements. Students may do an internship during their senior year with 32 hours of transfer credit applied to the biology major upon successful completion of the internship. Many students complete the requirements for a biology major first and then take the internship after graduation from Cedarville University. Predental, Premedical, Preoptometric, Preosteopathic, Physician's Assistant, Prepharmacy, and Preveterinary Medicine Cedarville University students have been successful in gaining admission to medical and professional schools. For many of these schools, no specific major is required; however, students typically choose majors in biology or chemistry. In addition to general degree requirements, the following courses are recommended for admission: Physics Minor Course requirements for the physics minor involve 18 semester hours including: PHYS-2110, 2120, 2130 General Physics I, II, and III..................10 PHYS-3110 Intermediate Physics Laboratory.................................2 PHYS-3510 Modern Physics .........................................................3 Physics Electives.........................................................................3 Special Programs Preagriculture Curriculum The preagriculture curriculum is designed to satisfy the technical and non-technical requirements of the first two years of a typical agriculture program. Students should research agricultural schools to which they wish to transfer at the junior level so that application materials can be completed in advance of deadlines. The preagriculture students should confer with their advisor to select electives based on the following criteria: • The requirements of the school to which they will transfer after leaving Cedarville University • The specific agricultural program they wish to enter Course requirements include core requirements and an emphasis in either agriculture business or agriculture science. Core requirements include: BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.....................................................3 BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology....................................................4 CHEM-1110 General Chemistry I...................................................4 ENG-1400 Composition.................................................................3 GMTH-1030 Precalculus................................................................4 (or MATH-1710 Calculus I......................................................... 5) GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture.......................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.....................................3 Agriculture Business Emphasis The agriculture business emphasis prepares students for careers in the industry and business phases of agriculture. Course requirements include: Two courses selected from.......................................................10 ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting...................................... 3 BIO-1120 General Zoology ................................................... 4 BIO-2500 General Botany..................................................... 4 BIO-2600 General Ecology . ................................................. 3 BIO-2210 Microbiology.......................................................... 4 BIO-3300 Genetics................................................................ 4 BUS-2150 Statistics for Business.......................................... 3 ECON-2330, 2340 Microeconomics and Macroeconomics... 6 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management.... 3 Humanities Electives...................................................................6 Social Science Elective...............................................................3 Agriculture Science Emphasis The agriculture science emphasis prepares students for careers including agronomy, animal science, food science, and horticulture. Course requirements include: BIO-1120 General Zoology.............................................................4 BIO-2500 General Botany..............................................................4 BIO-2600 General Ecology............................................................3 CHEM-3510, 3520 Organic Chemistry I and II...............................8 MATH-1720 Calculus II. .................................................................5 MATH-3110 Probability and Statistics I...........................................3 Biological Science Elective............................................................4 (or CHEM-3710 Biochemistry................................................... 4) Humanities Elective........................................................................3 Social Science Elective..................................................................3 Page 180 2013–14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Department of Science and Mathematics Special Programs