2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog

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College of Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Biology for Information Systems

Students majoring in this program will be prepared to become employees for the science-based industries and agencies that use modern technology. This program provides an excellent background in business and computer science/information systems technology as well as a solid foundation in biology, supporting sciences, and mathematics. The graduates of this program will be capable of problem solving and developing marketing strategies for products of research and service in the science-based information industries, such as the emerging biotechnology industry where a background in science and technology, as well as in business, is increasingly necessary. This program also provides an excellent foundation for persons wishing to pursue a specialized professional career such as medicine, dentistry, etc. or to obtain advanced education especially in the health fields.

System-wide General Education Requirement*   30
Institution-wide Graduation Requirement   5
Information Technology Literacy Requirement**   9
* Majors must take MATH 123, BIOL 151, and BIOL 165 or BIOL 201 as part of the system-wide general education requirements.
** Majors must take either CIS 130 or CSC 150 as part of the information technology requirement. The choice will determine the second programming course the student takes. (see Information Systems component within the major requirements.)
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Biology Component    30
  BIOL 165 General Zoology    
and*
  BIOL 201 General Botany 4  
BIOL 311 Principles of Ecology  4
  BIOL 323 Human Anatomy & Physiology  4  
BIOL 331 Microbiology 4
  BIOL 343 Cell and Molecular Biology 4  
  BIOL 371 Genetics 4  
  BIOL 498 Undergraduate Research/Scholarship 2  
  Select 4 credits from the following:   4
  BIOL 301 Plant Systematics 4  
  BIOL 363 Ornithology 3  
  BIOL 450 Aquatic Biology 4  
  BIOL 492 Topics 1-4**  
  *Either BIOL 165 or BIOL 201 meets the system-wide General Education requirement.
  ** May be repeated several times provided student does not enroll in the same
special topics course. One credit Biology Special Topics offerings are designed to
supplement regular course offerings. Multiple sessions may not be combined to substitute for a required or elective three-or-four credit Biology course.
Mathematics Component   7
  MATH 125 Calculus II 4  
  MATH 281 Introduction to Statistics  3  
Chemistry Component    15-16
  CHEM 112 General Chemistry I  4  
  CHEM 114 General Chemistry II 4  
  CHEM 326 Organic Chemistry I  4  
  CHEM 332 Analytical Chemistry 4  
  or      
  CHEM 460 Introduction to Biochemistry 3  
Physics Component    8
  PHYS 111 Introduction to Physics I  4  
  PHYS 113  Introduction to Physics II 4  
Information Systems Component    11-12
  Majors must take either CIS 130 or CSC 150 for general education requirement. The choice will determine the second programming course the student takes (See information systems component with the major requirements.)
  Students who took CSC 150 for graduation requirements will take:  
  CSC 206 Advanced Computer Applications* 2  
  CSC 250 Computer Science II 3  
  CSC 260 Object Oriented Design 3  
  SCTC 203 Comp. Apps Nat. Science 2  
  SCTC 403 Adv. Comp. Apps. Nat. Science 2  
  Students who took CIS 130 for graduation requirements will take:  
  CIS 251 Business Application Programming 3  
  CIS 350 Computer Hardware, Data Communications and Networking  3  
  CSC 206 Advanced Computer Applications*  1  
  SCTC 203 Comp. Apps. Nat. Science  2  
  SCTC 403 Advanced Comp. Apps. Natural Science 2  
  *to include Access or SAS    
Choose either Business or Health & Allied Technology Specializations    12
  Business:    
  ACCT 210 Principles of Accounting I 3  
  ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting II 3  
  BADM 370 Marketing 3  
  Select one of the following:   3
  BADM 310 Business Finance 3  
  BADM 350 Legal Environment of Business 3  
  BADM 360 Organization & Mgmt 3  
  BADM 425 Production & Oper Mgmt 3  
  BADM 435 Mgmt of Technical & Innovation 3  
  CIS 325 Management Information Systems  3  
  ENGL 305 Professional Technical & Grant Writing 3  
  Health & Allied Technology Option:    
  BIOL Biology Electives 6  
  Select 6 credits from the following:    6
  HIM 130 Basic Medical Termin. 1  
  HLTH 320 Community Health 3  
  HLTH 422 Nutrition 3  
  PE 350 Physiology of Exercise 3  
  PE 353 Kinesiology  2  

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