1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Web site: http://old.www.iup.edu/biology/

Degrees offered by the Department of Biology are the Bachelor of Science in Biology, the Bachelor of Arts in Biology, the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health, and the Bachelor of Science in Education with a Biology certification. The first three degree programs are under the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the fourth is under the College of Education. The department also offers a Biology minor.

The program leading to a B.S. in Biology is designed to provide maximum depth in the sciences and mathematics with less elective opportunity. Students who plan to attend graduate school or professional schools, such as those in human or veterinary medicine, most often choose this program of studies.

Further, the B.S. in Biology automatically qualifies a student for a minor in chemistry and thus represents more than adequate preparation for employment opportunities that require expertise in both biology and chemistry.

The program leading to the B.A. in Biology is designed to allow for greater elective choice. This freedom could be used to pursue interests in nonbiological areas, allowing for a more broadly based Liberal Arts education. Alternatively, the B.A. degree student would have the flexibility to pursue in depth (to minor in or perhaps even to double major in) a particular nonbiological discipline. Biology combined with other sciences such as Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Geoscience, Mathematics or Psychology, or non-sciences such as Art, English, Business, or a foreign language can make attractive packages for the student and for potential future employers.