Program Goals for Biology
The Biology program at Bethany College is designed to achieve the following goals for its students:
- To improve and develop writing, oral, and reading skills in scientific communication.
- To experience, develop, and demonstrate an understanding of the scientific method as an approach to problem solving.
- To prepare students for professional and graduate schools and for employment in science related fields.
- To help students see their place in the evolution of living things and to understand the taxonomy and ecology of living things and the student’s place in the world of living organisms .
- To provide students with the opportunity to learn basic knowledge from the broad field of Biology.
Requirements for Major in Biology
All students majoring in Biology must complete a minimum of 44 credits in courses in Biology including those listed below:
Item #
Title
Credits
2
-
3
Sub-Total Credits
30-31
All students majoring in Biology must also complete:
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
24
A semester each of calculus and statistics are highly recommended. Students with a special interest in botany should elect BIOL 338 as the course from BIOL 300, 338, or 442; BIOL 102, 228, and 326 are strongly recommended.
All students majoring in Biology must also complete one of the following tracks:
Biology Track
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
14-15
Biochemistry Track
Item #
Title
Credits
4
8
Sub-Total Credits
24
68-86