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The Biology department offers both a Bachelor of Arts in
Biology and a Bachelor of Science in Biology.
Be sure to also look at the requirements for the optional Secondary
Teaching Credential and the prescribed Freshman
Year Program for all Biology majors.
The Biology program is designed to:
- Provide students with a choice between a strictly structured
degree program in preparation for graduate or professional school
in the life sciences and a liberal arts degree program which
provides a broader choice of elective courses.
- Provide the student with cultural appreciation and a broad
knowledge of the kingdoms of animals and plants, and a foundation
for understanding man in relation to the living environment.
- Prepare students for graduate study and research in the
biological sciences.
- Prepare students who desire to enter professional schools in
the fields of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry,
and nursing.
- Provide outstanding students an opportunity to perform and
publish original research through an
Honors Research Program in
Biology.
- Give a sound preparation for teachers who intend to instruct in
the biological sciences.
- Lay a basic foundation for employment in biology-related
vocations.
Course Requirements
Research participation (BIOL 590 or BIOL 591)
may count for not more than one elective upper-division course. The
Research Workshop is included as research participation and may not count as a
separate upper-division elective course.
Secondary Teaching Credential
Students who plan to teach biology in secondary
schools should complete the requirements for the bachelor of arts degree
and a California Teaching Credential. BIOL 410 must be included in the
major. More information about the credential requirement (thirty units) can be
found in the Teacher Education section of this catalog. NASC 155 and 156 are
recommended for preparing prospective teachers for the CSET in science.
Freshman-Year Program
In the freshman year, the biology major should
enroll in the general education program, and include BIOL 110, BIOL 211, CHEM
120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 121, CHEM 121L, and an appropriate mathematics course.
The above program requirements are excerpted from the 2007-2008
Seaver catalog. This Web page is not an official binding document.
To view the actual catalog visit:
http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/catalog/
You may email your questions to the Seaver Natural Science
Division Office Manager.
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