Required
Life Sciences: 101‑‑3 hrs.;
101L‑‑1 hr.; 102‑‑3 hrs.; 102L‑‑1 hr.; 330‑‑3 hrs.; 330L‑‑1 hr.; 350‑‑3
hrs.; 350L‑‑1 hr.; 374‑‑3 hrs.; 374L‑‑1 hr.; 380‑‑3 hrs.; 380L--1 hr.;
[100--1 hr. optional]
Electives:
To complete the 40 hours required for the major, a minimum of 16 hours
beyond the core curriculum must be selected from the following: 342,
371/371L, 372/372L, 373/373L, 375/375L 403, 404, 405, 406/
406L, 408/408L, 410, 412, 417, 418, 421, 423/423L 424/424L, 425/425L,
426/426L, 427/427L, 428/428L, 431, 432/432L, 434, 437/437L, 445, 447,
450, 451, 454, 458/458L, 461/461L, 475, 476, 480, 482/482L, 485, 490,
491, and 492; Capstone 497, 498, 499, Chemistry 431/431L, 432.
Life
Sciences 415 is an acceptable elective only for departmental majors
pursuing a secondary school teaching curriculum. Four credit hours of
Life Sciences 492 may be used to fill the elective requirement.
A
portion of the 16 hours of elective credit required of life sciences
majors beyond the core curriculum may be composed of courses from
cognate areas, subject to the approval of the student's advisor and in
agreement with the Department Chairperson. This excludes cognate
courses that are prerequisite for courses in the Department of Life
Sciences.
Cell and
Molecular Biology Emphasis: Cell
Biology or Cellular Development and Cell and Tissue Culture, and
Immunology, plus additional electives from the following: Life Sciences
250, 404, 408/408L, 417, 418, 482/482L; Chemistry 431/431L, 432.
Microbiology
Emphasis: Specific courses
selected to fulfill the interests and employment opportunities of the
student. A possible program might include Bacteriology,
Immunology, Virology, and Recombinant DNA.
Additional microbiology electives include: Life Sciences 250, 371/371L,
403, 404, 408/408L, , 417, 418, 475, 476, 482, and 482L. A
chemistry minor including 7 hours of biochemistry (Chemistry 431/431L,
432) is strongly recommended.
Molecular
Biology and Biotechnology Emphasis:
Recombinant DNA, Cell and Tissue Culture, Immunology, and additional
electives from the following: Life Sciences 250, 371/371L, 404, 405,
406/406L, 407, 408/408L, 417, 418, 437/437L, 476, 482/482L; Chemistry
431/431L, 432.
Organismal
and Conservation Biology Emphasis:
Advanced Ecology, Evolution, Plant Taxonomy, or Vertebrate Zoology,
plus electives (8 hours) selected from 250, 341, 421, 425/425L,
426/426L, 427/427L, 428/428L, 447, 451, 454, 458/458L, and 491.
Physiology
Emphasis: A possible program
could include Vertebrate Physiology or Plant Physiology; Comparative
Vertebrate Anatomy or Plant Anatomy; and additional electives from the
following list: 412, 431, 433, 434, 461/461L, 491--Special Topics
(recent topics include: Cardiovascular Physiology, Reproductive
Physiology, Behavioral Endocrinology, Environmental Physiology).
Plant Biology
Emphasis: Specific courses are
selected to fulfill the interests and employment opportunities of the
students. A possible program selected from the following list
might include Plant Taxonomy, Plant Physiology with laboratory, Plant
Anatomy, Virology, and Cell and Tissue Culture with laboratory (Life
Sciences 403, 405, 406/406L, 417, 418, 427/427L, 437/437L, 445,
447). A chemistry minor including 7 hours of biochemistry
(Chemistry 431/431L, 432) is strongly recommended for some students.
Students
enrolled as teaching majors are urged to take a course in
developmental biology and a course in conservation as part of the 16
hours of electives beyond the core curriculum.
Prerequisites
for the Life Sciences major include the following:
Chemistry 105‑‑3 hrs.; 105L‑‑1 hr.; 106‑‑3 hrs.; 106L‑‑1 hr.; 351‑‑3
hrs.; 351L‑‑1 hr.; 352‑‑3 hrs.; 352L‑‑1 hr.; Mathematics‑‑3‑4 hrs. (a
course in statistics or calculus, such as Life Sciences 485,
or Mathematics 131 or 241); Physics 105‑‑3 hrs.; 105L--1 hr.; 106‑‑3
hrs.; 106L--1 hr. (Total: 27 or more semester hours; thus, no fewer
than 67 semester hours in sciences and mathematics are needed to
complete a life sciences major.)
A
chemistry or general science minor is recommended to accompany a life
sciences major. Students planning to enter medical school should select
Life Sciences 342‑‑4 hrs. and 461‑‑3 hrs. It is recommended that these
students consider for inclusion in their course work the following: a
chemistry minor, a foreign language, humanities electives, and
Psychology 101‑‑3 hrs.
Because some physical
science courses are prerequisites for the required courses in the
Department of Life Sciences, a life sciences major can complete a
chemistry minor with a minimum of 7 additional hours.
Major
(3‑plus‑1 Program) (52 semester hours)
Required
Life
Sciences: 101‑‑3 hrs.; 101L‑‑1
hr.; 102‑‑3 hrs.; 102L‑‑1 hr.; 241‑‑2 hrs.; 241L‑‑1 hr.; 372--2 hrs.;
372L--1 hr.; 373--2 hrs.; 373L--1 hr.; 374--3 hrs.; 374C--2 hrs.; 380—3
hrs.; 380L—1 hr.
Required
fourth year Life Sciences courses:
470C, 471C, 472C, 473C, 474C, 475C, 476C‑‑32‑34 hrs.
Prerequisites
include the following: Chemistry
105‑‑3 hrs.; 105L‑‑1 hr.; 106‑‑3 hrs.; 106L‑‑1 hr.; 351‑‑3 hrs.;
351L‑‑1 hr.; 352‑‑3 hrs.; 352L‑‑1 hr.; 300/400‑level elective‑‑4 hrs.;
Mathematics 131 or 241‑‑3 hrs.; Physics
105‑‑3 hrs.; 105L--1 hr.
Completion
of required courses does not guarantee admission to the fourth-year
clinical courses. To be eligible for enrollment in these courses, a
student must:
1.
Obtain a grade of C or better in all clinical laboratory
courses.
2.
Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of
2.5 on a 4.0 scale when applying for admission to the clinical year.
3.
Gain acceptance into an affiliate hospital
program. In general, acceptance is based on academic performance,
letters of recommendation, and a personal interview. Each clinical
program has an admissions committee that is responsible for decisions
regarding acceptance to the program.
- Fourth-year
students accepted to the clinical courses register as full-time ISU
students and, upon successful completion of the 12-month program,
receive the 32-34 credit hours that are required for completion of the
bachelor of science degree.
Either
the major or minor area below may be taken as a component of the
science education major. All students in the science education major
must complete one major area and one minor area, each from a
different discipline (life sciences, physical sciences, earth space
sciences, chemistry, general sciences, and physics). For a full
description of the Science Education Program, see the Center for
Science Education Program section in this
Catalog.
Biology
Teaching Major (51-52 semester hours)
Required
Life Sciences (28 hours): 101—3
hrs.; 101L—1 hr.; 102—3 hrs.; 102L—1 hr.;
330—3
hrs.; 330L—1 hr.; 350—3 hrs.; 350L—1 hr.; 374—3 hrs.; 374L—1 hr.; 380—3
hrs.; 380L—
1 hr.
Electives:
4 hours to be designated by the department.
Prerequisites
for the required Life Sciences courses include (23-24 hours):
Chemistry 105—3 hrs.;105L—1 hr.; 106—3 hrs.;
106L—1 hr.; 351—3 hrs.; 351L—1 hr.; 352—3 hrs.; 352L—1 hr.; Mathematics
3-4 hrs. (a course in statistics or calculus, such as Life Sciences
485, or
Mathematics 131 or 241); Physics 105—3 hrs.; 105L—1 hr.
Required
Professional Courses in the College of Arts and Sciences (5 hours):
Science
Education 396L--2 hrs.; 398L—2hrs., 402—1 hr.
Required
Professional Courses in the School of Education (30 hours):
see
the Department of Curriculum,
Instruction, and Media Technology section of this Catalog.
Biology
Teaching Minor (24 semester hours)
This
minor, added to the Senior High-Junior/Middle School or All Grade
Instructional License, will provide coverage in grades 5-12.
Required
Life Sciences (24 hours):
101—3 hrs.; 101L—1 hr.; 102—3 hrs.; 102L—1 hr.; 330—3
hrs.; 330L—1 hr.; 350—3 hrs.; 350L—1 hr.; 374—3 hrs.; 374L—1 hr.; 380—3
hrs.; 380L—
1 hr.
Prerequisites
for the required Life Sciences courses: Most
would be met by the prerequisites
for the major
teaching area selected other than life sciences.
Required
Professional Courses: Met by
major teaching area requirements.
These major and minor areas may be added to the Senior High-Junior
High/Middle School or All Grade Instructional License, providing
coverage in grades 5-12. All science teacher education
students are advised in the Center for Science Education.
