1999-2000 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:  MA121

Natural Science:  CH111-CH112

Social Sciences:  PC101, EC101, non-Western course

Liberal Studies electives:  MA216 or MA217, CO101, 

no courses with SC 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:

BI111   Principles of Biology I 4sh

BI150   Human Anatomy           3sh

BI151   Human Physiology        4sh

BI241   General Microbiology    3sh

CH231   Organic Chemistry I     4sh

CH232   Organic Chemistry II    4sh

CH351   Biochemistry            4sh

PY111   Physics I Lecture       3sh

PY121   Physics I Lab           1sh

PY112   Physics II Lecture      3sh

PY122   Physics II Lab          1sh



Other Requirements:                                               0-7

Foreign Language Intermediate Level (1)

MA122 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 thirty-four credits 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
(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 ninety IUP credits should be selected from the following suggestions: BI112: Principles of Biology II, BI263: Genetics.

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