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Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biomathematics, BS

The Biomathematics major leads to employment or graduate study ranging from biostatistics through public health to medicine. The major contains four tracks: Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, or Population Biology. Students interested in medical school should alter the standard schedule so that General Biochemistry can be elected in the third year. This may be done by attending summer sessions, by using AP credits, or – when approved by an academic advisor – by shifting General and Analytical Chemistry to the first year and Organic Chemistry to the second year.

Biomathematics Curriculum

 

Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course

 Fall
Cr.		 Spr.
Cr.

First Year

    
MAJOR MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I –MATH 221 - Calculus II  4 4
MAJOR BIOL 141 - (E) General Biology –BIOL 142 - (E) General Biology  4.5 4.5
GE C/IL C/IL 102 - Computing and Information Literacy  3  
GE SPCH–WRTG COMM 100 - Public Speaking –WRTG 107 - Composition  3 3
GE PHIL PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy  3  
GE FSEM–PHED INTD 100 Freshman Seminar –PHED ELECT - Physical Education 1 0.5
    15.5 15

Second Year

    
MAJOR MATH 222 - Calculus III –MATH 341 - Differential Equations  4 4
MAJOR BIOL ELECT - Track Electives1–BIOL 379 - Biostatistics  5 3
COGNATE CHEM 112 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry –CHEM 113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry  4.5 4.5
GE T/RS T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible –T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology  3 3
GE PHIL PHIL 210 - Ethics    3
GE PHED PHED ELECT - Physical Education 1 0.5
    17.5 18

Third Year

    
MAJOR MATH 310 - Applied Probability and Mathematical Statistics –MATH 351 - Linear Algebra  4 3
COGNATE CHEM 232 - (E) Organic Chemistry –CHEM 233 - (E) Organic Chemistry  4.5 4.5
COGNATE PHYS 140 - (E) Elements of Physics –PHYS 141 - (E) Elements of Physics  4 4
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives 3 3
GE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Elective   3
GE PHED PHED ELECT - Physical Education 0.5 0.5
    16 18

Fourth Year

    
MAJOR BIOL ELECT - Track Elective1 3-5 3-5
MAJOR MATH 463 - Topics in Biomathematics    3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective 3 3
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Electives 3 3
GE PHIL or T/RS PHIL - Philosophy or T/RS - T/RS Elective 3  
GE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Elective 3  
    15-17 15-17
 

Total: 130-134 Credits

1Biology electives must all come from one track. In the fall of the second year students must take the following 5-credit courses: Epidemiology Track: BIOL 371 ; Molecular Biology Track: BIOL 361 ; Physiology Track: BIOL 349 ; Population Biology Track: BIOL 371 . The remaining two courses may be selected from the following in the fourth year: Epidemiology Track: BIOL 250 , BIOL 260 , or BIOL 344 ; Molecular Biology, Track: BIOL 260  or BIOL 362 ; Physiology Track: BIOL 245 , BIOL 345 , BIOL 347 , BIOL 348 , BIOL 445 or BIOL 446 . Population Biology Track: BIOL 370 , BIOL 375  or BIOL 472 .