Biology Composite Teaching Major bachelors degree (bs or ba) See the Department of Zoology in this catalog for program requirements. Botany departmental honors » Program Prerequisite: Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete 9 hours of General Honors courses (see Honors Program). » Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.5. » Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill requirements for the Botany departmental or teaching major, of which at least 12 hours must be completed on an Honors basis. A student may receive Botany Honors credit in the following.* BTNY 3105 Anatomy & Morphology of Vascular Plants (5) BTNY 3204 Plant Physiology (4) BTNY 3214 Soils (4) BTNY 3303 Plant Genetics (3) BTNY 3454 Plant Ecology (4) BTNY 3504 Mycology (4) BTNY 3514 Algology (4) BTNY 3523 Marine Biology (3) BTNY 3624 Taxonomy of Vascular Plants (4) BTNY 3644 Intermountain Flora (4) BTNY 4113 Plant Evolution (3) BTNY 4252 Cell Culture (2) In addition, complete requirements for a Botany Thesis (BTNY 4840, BTNY 4850, and BTNY 4970). *Sn order to obtain "Honors" credit in selected upper division courses in Botany, an Honors Student must meet the following criteria: 1. Seek permission from the course instructor to obtain Honors credit for the upper division course in question at the outset of the course. 2. Enter into a "contractual" agreement with the instructor as to the nature of the project. Generally, these projects could involve: a) Field Research, b) Laboratory/Greenhouse Research, c) Library Research, or any combination of the above. A final written report and/or oral presentation is expected following the specific criteria spelled out in the Botany Department Oral Presentation Criteria form. The nature of the written report format is to be worked out with the individual professor involved. 3. A qualitative and quantitative component, above and beyond that expected of a student in the class taking the course for regular course- credit, is to be met by the Honors student. The qualitative component will usually involve a minimum ofaB+ grade while the quantitative component is to be worked out between the student and the professor at the outset of the course. Examples of such projects appear below. a. Ethnobotany of a specific native group of peoples is to be carried out through library research involving ten more primary sources and two more books than that expected of a regular student. The final report and/or oral presentation will be expected to meet the course criteria for a minimum ofaB+ (regular student must meet the criteria for a minimum of a C-). b. An extensive semester-long field research project, involving the sampling of at least two-more parameters than a regular student would in a similar environment with the qualitative difference for the report/oral presentation expected as outlined above. (See the Honors Program on page 45.) Botany minor/bis » Grade Requirements: An overall GPA of 2.00 in all courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum 19 credit hours in Botany courses. Course Requirements for Minor/BIS Botany Courses Required (12 credit hours) BTNY SI2104 Plant Form and Function (4) BTNY SI2114 Evolutionary Survey of Plants (4) BTNYDV2303 Ethnobotany (3) BTNY 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) Botany Electives Select at least two approved upper division Botany courses for a minimum of 7 credit hours. Biology teaching minor The Botany and Zoology Teaching Minors have been consolidated into a Biology Minor. See the Department of Zoology in this catalog for program requirements. Urban and Regional Planning Emphasis emphasis This program provides a special emphasis in Urban and Regional Planning for majors in Botany, Economics, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Microbiology, Political Science, Sodology, Zoology and Related Fields. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) BOTANY COURSES - BTNY BTNY LS1203. Plant Biology (3) Su, F, S An introductory course for non-majors that emphasizes unique features of plant biology. Included are discussions on: the origins of life; important plants of the world and their habitats; plant diversity, structure, fundion, and reproduction; plants and environmental science; plants that changed history; practical botany; and botany as a science. Three lecture/demonstration hours per week. BTNY LS1303. Plants in Human Affairs (3) Su, F, S This dass provides a general introdudion to the importance and function of plants in human affairs. It indudes an overview of science as a way of knowing, plant forms and functions, plant reprodudion, and use of economically and sociologically important plants. Flowering and non-flowering plants and products such as fruits, forages, grains, medidnes, herbs and spices, textile fibers, lumber, algae, and foliage plants are studied. Ecological concepts as they relate to the growth and production of world food crops will also be included. The course has a strong emphasis on the historical development of exploitation of certain plants and the role plants played in exploration and international development. This class cannot be used to fulfill requirements for a Botany major or minor. Three hours of lecture per week. BTNY LS/SI1370. Principles of Life Science (3) 5 A survey course for elementary education majors. Course content includes cells, cell chemistry, genetics, plant and animal anatomy, plant and animal dassification, physiology, immune systems, evolution, and ecology. Unifying concepts of all living things Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog