Biology (B.A.)
Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences, College of Science and Technology
Effective Fall, 2009
Biology majors should schedule BIOLOGY.290 Writing in Biology in their sophomore year. If BIOLOGY.290 cannot be scheduled, ENGLISH.201 English Composition II may be substituted. In addition to general education requirements, additional free elective hours are required to meet the university requirement of 120 hours for a baccalaureate degree.
Foreign language requirement. Choose any one of the following courses: CHINESE.102 Chinese 2, FRENCH.101 French 1, FRENCH.102 French 2, FRENCH.203 French 3, FRENCH.204 French 4, GERMAN.101 German 1, GERMAN.102 German 2, GERMAN.203 German 3, GERMAN.204 German 4, ITALIAN.102 Italian 2, LATIN.102 Latin 2, RUSSIAN.102 Russian 2, RUSSIAN.103 Russian 3, RUSSIAN.104 Russian 4, SPANISH.101 Spanish 1, SPANISH.102 Spanish 2, SPANISH.203 Spanish 3 or SPANISH.204 Spanish 4.
A maximum of 3 credit hours of BIOLOGY.490 may be applied as a biology elective credit toward the degree. A maximum of 6 credit hours from among BIOLOGY.390, BIOLOGY.391, BIOLOGY.490, BIOLOGY.493 and BIOLOGY.494 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree.
Students intending to apply to graduate programs in Physical Therapy or Physician Assistant are strongly encouraged to pursue the B.A. in Biology.
Pre-Physical Therapy - Physical therapists examine, diagnose, and treat patients that have a variety of musculoskeletal, cardiac, neurological, and pulmonary problems. They carry out programs to help increase a patient’s strength and flexibility, to relieve pain, and to help limit permanent physical disabilities. Most physical therapy degree programs are now at the doctoral level, although there are still a few at the master’s level. Students complete a bachelor’s degree (we strongly recommend the Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology) at Bloomsburg then transfer to a physical therapy program where they earn a masters (M.S. PT) or a doctoral (D.PT) degree. These programs are usually 2 or 3 years in length. Bloomsburg students have been admitted to many different schools; there are 14 in Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg has affiliation agreements with Thomas Jefferson University and Drexel-Hahnemann University that guarantee admission to our students providing specific undergraduate requirements are met.
Pre-Physician Assistant - Physician assistants work under the supervision of and in collaboration with physicians. They provide a broad range of diagnostic, educational, and therapeutic patient care services. There is currently a great deal of variation in the length of physician assistant education programs and the degrees granted. Some programs offer certificates of completion, some offer bachelor’s degrees, and others offer master’s degrees. Students may complete 2 or 3 years of core science and math courses at Bloomsburg and then transfer into a physician assistant program, or they can complete the Bachelor of Arts in Biology and then transfer into a masters PA degree program. Bloomsburg students have been admitted into many different physician assistant schools; there are 14 in Pennsylvania.
Required courses:
BIOLOGY.114 Concepts in Biology I
BIOLOGY.115 Concepts in Biology II
BIOLOGY.242 Microbiology
BIOLOGY.271 Cell Biology
BIOLOGY.332 Genetics
BIOLOGY.351 Ecology
BIOLOGY.479 Integrated Physiology Laboratory
And at least one of the following physiology lecture courses:
BIOLOGY.472 Animal Cell Physiology
BIOLOGY.474 Vertebrate Systems Physiology
BIOLOGY.477 Plant Physiology
BIOLOGY.478 Microbial Physiology
BIOLOGY.480 Comparative Animal Physiology
Mathematics
MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics
Physical Sciences
CHEM.115 Chemistry for the Sciences I
CHEM.116 Chemistry for the Sciences II
CHEM.230 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry or PHYSICS.111 Introduction to Physics I
And 13 additional biology (minimum of 9 credits in biology) and other science electives to total 43 total credits for the major.
Biology and Other Science Electives - choose from the following:
BIOLOGY.200 Dendrology
BIOLOGY.211 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOLOGY.212 Vertebrate Zoology
BIOLOGY.222 Comparative Biology of Plants
BIOLOGY.233 Human Genetics
BIOLOGY.252 Field Zoology
BIOLOGY.263 Field Botany
BIOLOGY.331 Embryology
BIOLOGY.333 Molecular Biology
BIOLOGY.342 Medical Microbiology
BIOLOGY.343 Immunology
BIOLOGY.361 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOLOGY.364 Vertebrate Histology
BIOLOGY.390 Undergraduate Research in Biology I
BIOLOGY.391 Undergraduate Research in Biology II
BIOLOGY.411 Radiation Biology
BIOLOGY.430 Evolution
BIOLOGY.431 Developmental Biology
BIOLOGY.432 Microbial and Molecular Genetics
BIOLOGY.435 Bioinformatics and Genomic Analysis
BIOLOGY.442 Virology of Mammals
BIOLOGY.444 Plant and Animal Tissue Culture
BIOLOGY.450 Mycology
BIOLOGY.451 Conservation Biology
BIOLOGY.452 Limnology
BIOLOGY.457 Entomology
BIOLOGY.459 Ornithology
BIOLOGY.460 Population Biology
BIOLOGY.461 Animal Behavior
BIOLOGY.472 Animal Cell Physiology
BIOLOGY.474 Vertebrate Systems Physiology
BIOLOGY.476 Neurophysiology
BIOLOGY.477 Plant Physiology
BIOLOGY.478 Microbial Physiology
BIOLOGY.481 Senior Seminar in Biology
BIOLOGY.484 Methods in Biotechnology
BIOLOGY.489 Current Topics in Biology
BIOLOGY.490 Internship in Biological and Allied Health Sciences
BIOLOGY.493 Honors Independent Study I
BIOLOGY.494 Honors Independent Study II
CHEM.230 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
CHEM.341 Biochemistry I
CHEM.342 Biochemistry II
MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus
MARSCI.221 Marine Invertebrates
MARSCI.241 Marine Biology
MARSCI.250 Wetland Ecology
MARSCI.260 Marine Ecology
MARSCI.298 Physiology of Marine Invertebrates
MARSCI.300 Behavior of Marine Organisms
MARSCI.330 Tropical Invertebrates
MARSCI.342 Marine Botany
MARSCI.343 Marine Ichthyology
MARSCI.345 Comparative Physiology of Marine Organisms
MARSCI.341 Ecology of Marine Plankton
MARSCI.432 Marine Evolutionary Ecology
MARSCI.441 Biology of Molluscs
MARSCI.464 Biological Oceanography
MARSCI.470 Research Diver Methods
MARSCI.490 Marine Aquaculture
MARSCI.491 Coral Reef Ecology
MARSCI.492 Marine Mammals
MARSCI.493 Behavioral Ecology
PHYSICS.111 Introduction to Physics I
PHYSICS.112 Introduction to Physics II
Students seeking Secondary Education Certification in Biology must declare majors in both Biology (BA) and Secondary Education (Biology) and complete the full Biology (BA) course sequence as well as the Secondary Education Professional Course and Certification requirements. Students must consult their advisers in both departments each semester regarding course selection and other certification requirements.