Contact
Information
Dr. Charles
Amlaner
Dept. of Ecology
& Organismal
Biology Indiana
State University Terre Haute,
IN 47809 Hours:
8:00-4:30 (M-F) 812-237-2501
(phone)
812-237-2526
(fax)
camlaner@indstate.edu
Academic Programs
Degrees Offered
The Department of Ecology and Organismal
Biology and the Department of Life Sciences jointly offer
one general curriculum leading to a bachelor of science or a
bachelor of arts degree with specialties in a chosen area of
life sciences, clinical laboratory science, or science
education. Candidates for either degree must successfully
complete the University requirement of a minimum of 124
semester hours of credit, which includes 42-57 hours of
General Education course work, and the requirements of the
department. A bachelor of arts degree is granted upon the
completion of two years, or the equivalent, of a foreign
language in addition to the requirements for the bachelor of
science degree. A minor is not required for either a
bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science degree.
A bachelor of science or bachelor of arts degree in science
education is awarded after completion of the Ecology and
Organismal Biology curriculum including the required
education courses. Four‑year, degree programs are available
to students who plan to enter medical and veterinary
schools. Consult the Catalog index for the
location of these preprofessional or special curricular
patterns.
The Department of Ecology and Organismal Biology and the
Department of Life Sciences jointly administer the core
courses in the biological sciences (BIOL) required for the
Life Sciences major or minor, and the courses in the
optional biological sciences capstone sequence. The
departments each offer their respective electives (ECOL, for
Ecology and Organismal Biology; LIFS for Department of Life
Sciences), many of which fulfill elective requirements for
the Ecology and Organismal Biology major. These departments
also offer non-majors courses for general education credit
or professional credit in the Nursing program.
