282 Biotechnician associate of science degree institutional certificate Location: Science Lab, SL402 Telephone: 801-626-6165 This technology education program is designed to meet the needs of the biotechnology industry for technicians trained in the appropriate biological sciences and chemistry. Heavy emphasis is placed on providing students with opportunities for hands-on laboratory experiences that will enable them to qualify for good jobs in various biotechnology companies. Students would complete the three-year tiaining program by completing a course of study leading to an Associate of Sdence degree in the first two years, and a laboratory-intensive course of study in the third year that would qualify them for a Biotechnician Certificate. » Grade Requirements: Cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher. » Credit Hour Requirements: Total of 62 credit hours is required - 38 of these are required within the program. An additional 30 credit hours is required for the Institutional Certificate. Advisement Students should meet with the program advisor; the Department of Zoology secretary (801-626-6165) for information. General Education Refer to pages 38-43 for Associate of Sdence requirements. These should indude dther ECON AI2740, HIST All 700, or POLS All 100. The following courses required for the Biotechnician program will satisfy the quantitative core and the life and physical sciences portion of the general education requirements: MATH QL1050, CHEM PS/SI1210, PHYS PS/SI1010, and MCRLS/SI2054. Students should complete the AS program in two years and take the laboratory intensive courses for the Institutional Certificate in their Course Requirements for AS Degree Courses Required (37 credit hours) MCR LS/SI2054 Principles of Mcrobiology (4) MCR 3053 Microbiological Procedures (3) BTNY SI2104 Plant Form and Function (4) or BTNY SI2114 Evolutionary Survey of Plants (4) ZOOL SI1110 Principles of Zoology I (4) ZOOL SI1120 Principles of Zoology II (4) CHEM PS/SI1210/SI1220 Principles of Chemistry I & II (10) PHYS PS/SI1010 Elementary Physics (3) BTNY 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) or MICR 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) MATH QL1050 College Algebra (4) Course Requirements for Institutional Certificate Thirty (30) credit hours are to be taken in addition to those courses required for the AS \ Required Courses (22 credit hours) BTNY 3204 ZOOL 3300 CHEM 2310/2320 MCR 4154 or ZOOL 4300 Plant Physiology (4) Genetics (4) Organic Chemistry I & II (10) Microbial Genetics (4) Molecular Genetics (4) Electives (select 8 CHEM 3000 CHEM 3050 CHEM 3070 MCR 3254 MCR 4252 MCR 4354 MCR 4554 BTNY 3105 BTNY 3504 BTNY 3514 ZOOL 3200 ZOOL 4120 ZOOL 4220 or ZOOL 4210 ZOOL 4500 or MCR 3305 credit hours) Quantitative Analysis (4) Instrumental Analysis (3) Biochemistry I (4) Immunology (4) Cell Culture (2) Industrial Mcrobiology & Biotechnology (4) Virology (4) Anatomy & Morphology of Vascular Plants (5) Mycology (4) Algology (4) Cell Biology (4) Histology (4) Endocrinology (4) Advanced Human Physiology (4) Parasitology (4) Medical Mcrobiology (5) DEPARTMENT Botany Chain Dr. Eugene G. Bozniak Location: Sdence Lab, Room SL402M Telephone Contact: Carrie Minnoch 801-626-6174 Professors: Eugene G. Bozniak, Stephen L. Clark, Dawn M. Gathemm, Suzanne M. Harley, Barbara A. Wachocki; Assistant Professor: Ron J. Deckert While plants have intrigued and delighted people for thousands of years, they still remain undervalued and too little appreciated. We somehow manage to see a faint connection between plants and our basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, and energy, but only in a rather limited way. Remote connections are made, if any at all, between the history of exploration; present-day social, economic, and political conditions; and access to plants and plant products. Interest and understanding of plants is becoming much more intense. During the last few decades we have seen an unprecedented increase in the variety of plants and plant products available in our markets as the popularity of ethnic cuisines has grown. Also, worldwide, people are becoming increasingly aware of sound nutrition and the role plants play in our general health. We now appreciate plants as reservoirs of untold numbers of pharmaceuticals important in our war on diseases. These interests are stimulating our collective concerns about understanding the past, present, and future uses of plants. Recently we have begun to address our most serious problems, viz the loss of ecosystem integrity and habitats for animals dependent upon vegetation. This we have done through increased understanding of plants. We now know how valuable plants are in maintaining the health and stability of the global environment and that in its survival is the survival of the human species. Botany is the study of all aspects of plants, induding systemat- ics, morphology, diversity, metabolism, and ecology. Through a study of plants, students gain an understanding and an appreciation of life at the cellular, organismal, population, and community levels of organization. The study of Botany can lead to a variety of professional careers, including soil sdence, forestry, range management, biotechnology, plant breeding, horticulture, marine biology, environmental science, and teaching. The Botany Department at Weber State University offers undergraduate training in all areas of botany. The required upper Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog