2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Bachelor of Science-Natural Science/Pre-Optometry Track (*)

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section         52-55
with the following specifications:
Mathematics:  MATH 121
Natural Science:  CHEM 111-CHEM 112
Social Sciences:  PSYC 101, ECON 101, non-Western course
Liberal Studies electives:  MATH 216 or MATH 217, COSC 101, 
no courses with SCI prefix
Synthesis: not required for three-year students 
who transfer to a professional school with an 
articulation agreement
Writing Intensive: one course required for three-year 
students who transfer to a professional school 
with an articulation agreement

Major:                                                             34
Required courses:
BIOL 111   Principles of Biology I 			4sh
BIOL 150   Human Anatomy           			3sh
BIOL 151   Human Physiology        			4sh
BIOL 241   General Microbiology    			3sh
CHEM 231   Organic Chemistry I     			4sh
CHEM 232   Organic Chemistry II    			4sh
CHEM 351   Biochemistry            			4sh
PHYS 111   Physics I Lecture       			3sh
PHYS 121   Physics I Lab           			1sh
PHYS 112   Physics II Lecture      			3sh
PHYS 122   Physics II Lab          			1sh

Other Requirements:                                               0-7
Foreign Language Intermediate Level (1)
MATH 122 Calculus II for Business, Natural,
and Social Sciences             			4sh (2)

Free Electives:                                                 29-39
Electives to meet minimum of 
ninety IUP credits            				0-3sh (3)
Credits from work at Pennsylvania 
College of Optometry           				34sh


Total Degree Requirements:                                        124

(*) Accelerated three-year Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) program: students are admitted to the PCO accelerated program only as incoming freshmen. A maximum of 34sh of work may be transferred after the first year at PCO. Upon the completion of the first year of studies at PCO, a transcript from PCO is to be sent by the student to the dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics with a note requesting application materials for graduation.
(1) 3 or 4 sh of Intermediate-level Foreign Language may be included in Liberal Studies electives.
(2) Required for many schools of optometry; recommended for PCO.
(3) Additional electives if needed to meet minimum of 90 IUP sh should be selected from the following suggestions: BIOL 112: Principles of Biology II, BIOL 263: Genetics.

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