274 Admission Requirements Declare your program of study (see page 18). Teaching majors must satisfy Teacher Education admission and certification requirements (see Teacher Education Department). General Education Refer to pages 36-41 for either Bachelor of Science requirements. The following courses required for the Botany Teaching major also will satisfy general education requirements: BTNY LSI403, COMM HU1020, CHEM PS/SI 110 or PS1210, PHYS PS/S1010. All Botany majors are required to develop a portfolio. The portfolio requirements are explained in detail when a student takes BTNY2121. Course Requirements for B.S. Degree Botany Core Courses Required (16 credit hours) BTNY LS1403 Environment Appreciation (3) BTNY SI2104 Plant Form and Function (4) BTNY SI2114 Evolutionary Survey of Plants (4) BTNY 2121 Career Planning for Botanists (1) BTNY DV2303 Ethnobotany (3) BTNY 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) Additional Botany Courses Required (22 credit hours) BTNY 3105 Anatomy and Morphology of Vascular Plants (5) BTNY 3303 Plant Genetics (3) BTNY 3454 Plant Ecology (4) BTNY 3523 Marine Biology (3) BTNY 3624 Taxonomy of Vascular Plants (4) BTNY 4950 Advanced Field Botany (2) BTNY 4990 Seminar in Botany (1) Support Courses Required (27 credit hours) CHEM PS/SI1110/SI1120 Elem Chemistry/Elem Organic Bio-Chem (10) or CHEM PS/S1210/S1220 Principles of Chemistry (10) MATH QL1050 College Algebra (4) CHEM 4570 Science Teaching Methods (3) or GEO 4570 Science Teaching Methods (3) or PHYS 4570 Science Teaching Methods (3) or ZOOL 4570 Science Teaching Methods (3) HIST 3550 History & Philosophy of Science (3) or ZOOL 2800 History of the Life Sciences (3) COMM HU1020 Principles of Public Speaking (3) MCR LS/SI2054 Principles of Mcrobiology (4) Suggested Course Sequence Please refer to this program in the on-line catalog (weber.edu/catalog) and/or contact the department for a suggested course sequence. Botany 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) 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) In addition, complete requtements for a Botany Thesis (BTNY 4840, BTNY 4850, and BTNY 4970). *In order to obtain "Honors" aedit 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 cowse in question at the outset of the course. 2. Enter into a "contractual" agreement with the instnictor as to the natwe 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 mitten report and/or oral presentation is expected following the spedfic 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 cowse for regular- cowse- credit, is to be met by the Honors student. The qualitative component will usually involve a minimum of a B+ 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 of a B+ (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 envtonment with the qualitative difference for the report/oral presentation expected as outlined above. (See the Honors Program on page 43.) 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 hows. Botany TEACHING MINOR » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or higher in courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hour Requirements: Mnimum 22 credit hours in Botany courses. 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