262 Students should complete the A.S. program in two years and take the laboratory intensive courses for the Institutional Certificate in their third year. Course Requirements for A.S. Degree Courses Required (38 credit hours) Micro LS/SI2054 Principles of Microbiology (4) Micro 3053 Microbiological Procedures (3) Botany LS/Sll 105 Principles of Botany (5) Zool SI1110 Principles of Zoology I (4) Zool SI1120 Principles of Zoology II (4) Chem PS/SI1210/SI1220 Principles of Chemistry I & II (10) Phsx PS/SI1010 Intro to Physics (3) Botany 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) or Micro 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 A.S. Degree. Required Courses (22 credit hours) Botany 3204 Plant Physiology (4) Zool 3300 Genetics (4) Chem 2310/2320 Organic Chemistry I & II (10) Micro 4154 Microbial Genetics (4) or Zool 4300 Molecular Genetics (4) 263 Electives (select 8 Chem 3030 Chem 3050 Chem 3070 Micro 3254 Micro 4252 Micro 4354 Micro 4553 Botany 3105 Botany 3504 Botany 3514 Zool 3200 Zool 4120 Zool 4220 or Zool4210 Zool 4500 or Micro 3305 credit hours) Quantitative Analysis (3) Instrumental Analysis (3) Biochemistry I (4) Immunology (4) Cell Culture (2) Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (4) Virology (3) Anatomy & Morphology of Vascular Plants (5) Mycology (4) Algology (4) Cell Biology (4) Histology (4) Neuroendocrinology (4) Advanced Human Physiology (4) Parasitology (4) Medical Microbiology (5) DEPARTMENT BOTANY Chair: Dr. Eugene G. Bozniak Location: Science Lab, Room SL402M Telephone Contact: Carrie Minnoch 801-626-6174 Professors: Eugene G. Bozniak, Stephen L. Clark, Suzanne M. Harley; Associate Professors: Dawn M. Gatherum, Barbara A. Wachocki; Assistant Professor: Christina Trivett 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, including systematic^ 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 science, 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 division courses provide a core knowledge of the field of botany: anatomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, taxonomy, and plant diversity. The department also requires botany majors to develop a portfolio. The portfolio is a multidimensional collection of both student and faculty selected materials that are both developmental and representational in nature. Within the portfolio, students can document their acquisition of a variety of skills, including critical thinking, scientific reasoning, writing, speaking, and effective arguing. The portfolio is used for assessment purposes in addition to serving as an incentive to the student for developing good habits in assembling and organizing materials of relevance to themselves and others, such as personnel managers or graduate school selection committees. The department has also developed an undergraduate thesis program which provides a desirable capstone experience for many of the Botany majors. Individuals who choose to study botany fall into two broad groups: those who are interested in the qualitative or descriptive side of science and those who are more interested in the quantitative or analytical side. In order to serve both groups effectively, the Botany Department offers a Botany Major with either a Bachelor of Arts degree or a Bachelor of Science degree. The Botany requirements for both groups are the same, but the support courses are different because the students who work on these two degrees have different career goals. The B.A. has minimal support courses in math and the physical sciences. The student must meet the institutional requirement for a foreign language (see page 32). The B.S. emphasizes support courses in mathematics and the physical sciences and includes a chemistry minor. In addition to the Botany Major, the Department offers a Botany Teaching Major. In conjunction with a Zoology Teaching Minor, this program prepares individuals who are interested in teaching Biology at the secondary school level. The Botany and Zoology Departments also cooperate in offering a Biology Composite Teaching Major. The Botany Department also serves students who are interested in pre-professional programs: Pre-Agriculture, Pre-Horticulture, Pre- Forestry, and Pre-Range Management. After completing these programs at Weber State, students must continue their education at another institution in order to obtain baccalaureate degrees in these fields. The catalog of the school to which the student plans to transfer should be consulted as a guide in registering for courses at Weber State. The Botany Minor and the Botany Teaching Minor provide valuable support for students majoring in a variety of other fields, including geoscience and zoology. PREAGRICULTURE AND PREHORTICULTURE ^ff^i^is^-TWO YEARS (NO DEGREE) Advisor: Dr. Eugene G. Bozniak Location: Science Building, Room SL402M Telephone: 801-626-6176 Follow the catalog of a university which offers a degree program in these fields for general requirements, etc. Course Requirements for Two Year Program Botany Courses Required (24 credit hours) Botany LS/Sll 105 Botany 2413 Botany 3204 Botany 3214 Botany 3454 Botany 3624 Principles of Botany (5) Intro to Natural Resource Management (3) Plant Physiology (4) Soils (4) Plant Ecology (4) Taxonomy of Vascular Plants (4) Support Courses Required (24-26 credit hours) Chem PS/SI1210,1220 Principles of Chemistry (10) Geosci PS/SI 1110 Math QL1050 or Math QL1080 or Math SI1210 or Math QL1040 Micro LS/SI2054 Micro 3484 Physical Geology (3) College Algebra (4) Pre-Calculus (5) Calculus I (4) Intro to Statistics (3) Principles of Microbiology (4) Environmental Microbiology (4) Suggested Course Sequence The following suggested course sequence is provided to assist students in planning their schedules. Use this only as a guideline and be sure to consult with an advisor. Freshman Fall Chem PS/SI1210 Botany LS/Sll 105 Botany 2413 Math QL1050 Total Hours 5 5 3 4 17 Chem SI1220 Botany 3624 Geosci PS/SIl 110 Electives Total Hours 5 4 3 4-6 16-18 —^pfi^^^fim. -JSojPHOMomSEBmfi__„ Botany 3214 Micro LS/SI2054 Electives Total Hours 4 4 7-10 15-18 Botany 3204 Botany 3454 Micro 3484 Electives Total Hours 4 4 4 4-6 16-18 Preforestry And Prerange Management Advisor: Dr. Eugene Bozniak Location: Science Building, Room SL407M Telephone: 801-626-6176 Follow the catalog of a university which offers a degree program in these fields for general requirements, etc. Course Requirements for Two Year Program Botany Courses Required (20 credit hours) Botany LS/SI1105 Principles of Botany (5) Botany 2413 Intro to Natural Resource Management (3) Botany 3204 Plant Physiology (4) Botany 3214 Soils (4) Botany 3624 Taxonomy of Vascular Plants (4) Support Courses Required ( 29-31 credit hours) Include the following courses in the basic area requirements. Chem PS/SI1210,1220 Principles of Chemistry (10) Econ SS1010 Economics as a Social Science (3) or Econ SSI 100 Environmental Issues & Economic Policy (3) Geosci PS/SIl 110 Physical Geology (3) Math QL1050 College Algebra (4) or Math QL1080 Pre-Calculus (5) or Math 1110 Calculus I (4) or Math QL1410 Introduction to Statistics (3) Phsx PS/SI2010/SI2020 General Physics (8) Phsx PS/SI2010L/SI2020L Lab (2) Suggested Course Sequence The following suggested course sequence is provided to assist students in planning their schedules. Use this only as a guideline and be sure to consult with an advisor. ... Freshman Fall Botany LS/SIl 105 5 Chem PS/SI1210 5 Math QL1050 4 Electives 2-4 Total Hours 16-18 Chem SI1220 Econ SS1010 or Econ SSI 100 Botany 3624 Electives Total Hours 5 3 3 4 3-6 15-18 PhsxPS2010,PS2010L 5 Botany 3214 4 Botany 2413 3 Electives 4-6 Total Hours 16-18 Phsx 2020, 2020L Botany 3204 Geosci PS1110 Electives Total Hours 5 4 3 4-6 16-18 Biotechnican Training Program The Department of Botany participates with the Departments of Microbiology and Zoology in the Associate of Science degree and 3rd year Certificate in Biotechnician training for the biotechnology industry. This program is described earlier in this College of Science section of the catalog. The Herbarium of Weber State is housed on the fourth floor of the Science Lab Building and contains more than 18,000 preserved plant specimens collected from Utah and the Western United States. This collection serves as an important reference for students, faculty, biologists, and all others who need to know the identity of plants, or learn something about their geographic distributions and ecological associations. It also serves as the repository of the plants collected for the Institute of American Indian Botany. The Institute is dedicated to the study of American Indian Botany and provides a place where all of those who have interest can learn, conduct research, teach, and preserve for generations yet to come, this segment of our great American heritage. 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