Nov 21, 2024

2013-2014 Undergraduate Bulletin

2013-2014 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

Biology (B.S.)

Program: B.S.
Department of Biology
College of Arts and Sciences

Science Building 330 ~ 260-481-6305 ~ ipfw.edu/bio

The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:

Provide coursework, research experience, and advising for students who seek employment after the B.S. degree or who expect to enter graduate and professional schools.

Students should have demonstrated comprehension of basic biological principles and theories and a demonstrated ability to apply those theories and principles to problem solving.
Students should have demonstrated knowledge of the scientific method, and should be able to apply that knowledge to problem solving. Students should also have the ability to critically evaluate biological information.
Students should have demonstrated the basic knowledge and experience of field and laboratory work and be able to communicate the results of an investigation.

Special Regulation for Biology Majors

Time Limit - All biology courses applied toward graduation must be completed within 10 years from the time the first biology course was completed.

To earn a B.S. with a major in biology, you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW and of the College of Arts and Sciences (see Part 4 and Part 8 ); earn a GPA of 2.30 or higher in BIOL 117, 119, 217, 218, 219, and 491 and in A/B-elective courses in biology (listed below); and complete the following courses:

IPFW General Education Requirements

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

English Writing

ENG W233 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.

Foreign Language

Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part B Credits: 8

Core and Concentration (Major) Courses

BIOL 11700 - Principles of Ecology and Evolution Cr. 4.
BIOL 11900 - Principles of Structure and Function Cr. 4.
BIOL 21700 - Intermediate Ecology Cr. 3.
BIOL 21800 - Genetics and Molecular Biology Cr. 4.
BIOL 21900 - Principles of Functional Biology Cr. 4.
BIOL 49100 - Senior Biology Seminar Cr. 1.

Supporting Courses

CHM 11500 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
CHM 11600 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.

One of the following sequences Credits: 8

CHM 25400 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Cr. 1.
CHM 25500 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.
and
CHM 25600 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.
CHM 25800 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Cr. 1.

Or Select:

CHM 25400 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Cr. 1.
CHM 26100 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.
and
CHM 25800 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Cr. 1.
CHM 26200 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.

Calculus and Statistics

The following calculus and statistics course pattern is typical. Course substitutions are possible with advisor approval. Please note that most graduate programs require a full year of calculus.

The following sequence Credits: 8

PHYS 22100 - General Physics Cr. 4.
PHYS 22000 - General Physics Cr. 4.

General Elective Courses (Credits: 16)

In the interest of broadly training our majors, students are required to take at least one course with laboratory from each of the A and B elective course lists below. The A elective courses focus on topics regarding the intact organism and its interaction with the environment, and so are organismal, population, community, and ecosystem in nature. The B elective courses focus on processes acting within the organism, and thus detail molecular, cellular, and organ-system mechanisms.

A-Electives

(organismal, population, community, and ecosystem)

BIOL 33500 - Animal Behavior Cr. 3.
separate laboratory available (BIOL 336)
BIOL 33600 - Animal Behavior Lab Cr. 1.
BIOL 34500 - Vertebrate Biology Cr. 4.
includes laboratory
BIOL 43400 - Marine Community Ecology Cr. 3.
includes laboratory
BIOL 44500 - Aquatic Biology Cr. 3.
includes laboratory
BIOL 50100 - Field Botany Cr. 4.
includes laboratory
BIOL 50200 - Conservation Biology Cr. 3.
BIOL 50500 - Biology of Invertebrate Animals Cr. 3.
includes laboratory
BIOL 51810 - Biomedicine Cr. 3.
BIOL 52000 - Contemporary Parasitology Cr. 3.
BIOL 52710 - Comparative Biomechanics Cr. 3.
BIOL 54300 - Population Ecology Cr. 4.
includes laboratory
BIOL 55600 - Physiology I Cr. 3.
separate laboratory available (BIOL 55800)
BIOL 55800 - Laboratory in Physiology Cr. 2.
BIOL 57900 - Fate of Chemicals in the Environment Cr. 4.
includes laboratory
BIOL 58000 - Evolution Cr. 3.
BIOL 58200 - Ecotoxicology Cr. 3.
BIOL 58600 - Topics in Behavior and Ecology Cr. 3.
BIOL 59200 - The Evolution of Behavior Cr. 3.
BIOL 59800 - Biology of Fish Cr. 4.
includes laboratory
ENTM 20600 - General Applied Entomology Cr. 2.
separate laboratory available (ENTM 207)
ENTM 20700 - General Applied Entomology Laboratory Cr. 1.
FNR 50500 - Molecular Ecology and Evolution Cr. 3.
FNR 52300 - Aquaculture Cr. 3.

B-Electives

(molecular, cellular, and organ-system)

BIOL 21500 - Basic Human Anatomy Cr. 4.
includes laboratory
BIOL 31500 - Developmental Anatomy Cr. 4.
includes laboratory
BIOL 35000 - Plant Physiology Cr. 4.
includes laboratory
BIOL 38100 - Cell Biology Cr. 3.
separate laboratory available (BIOL 382)
BIOL 38200 - Laboratory in Cell Biology Cr. 1.
BIOL 43700 - General Microbiology Cr. 4.
includes laboratory
BIOL 50600 - Human Molecular Genetics Cr. 3.
BIOL 50900 - Molecular Biology and Applications Cr. 3.
separate laboratory available (BIOL 584)
BIOL 51500 - Molecular Genetics Cr. 3.
BIOL 51600 - Molecular Biology of Cancer Cr. 3.
BIOL 52410 - Bacterial Diversity and Systematics Cr. 3.
BIOL 53300 - Medical Microbiology Cr. 3.
BIOL 53700 - Immunobiology Cr. 3.
BIOL 54000 - Biotechnology Cr. 3.
BIOL 54400 - Principles of Virology Cr. 3.
BIOL 54600 - Principles of Virology Laboratory Cr. 1.
BIOL 55900 - Endocrinology Cr. 3.
BIOL 56500 - Immunobiology Lab Cr. 1.
BIOL 56600 - Developmental Biology Cr. 3.
separate laboratory available (BIOL 567)
BIOL 56700 - Laboratory in Developmental Biology Cr. 1.
BIOL 58400 - Molecular Biology and Applications Laboratory Cr. 1.

Free Electives

Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 120.

Total Credits: 120

Honors in Biology

You may earn an honors degree in biology by achieving an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher and a biology GPA of 3.50 or higher, conducting a two-semester (minimum of 5 credits) research project, preparing a senior thesis based on the research project, and giving an oral presentation of the thesis research. The senior thesis committee must be established one semester before graduation.