552 College of Science careers, including soil science, forestry, range management, biotechnology, plant breeding, horticulture, marine biology, environmental science, natural medicine, and teaching. The Botany Department at Weber State University offers undergraduate training in all areas of botany. Individuals who choose to study botany fall into three broad groups. In order to serve each group effectively, the Botany Department offers a Botany Major with three tracks. Track A is designed to prepare students for careers in laboratory research or post- baccalaureate studies at graduate or professional schools. Track B is designed to prepare students for field-related careers such as ecology, environmental science, and natural resource management. Track C, with greater flexibility through more elective courses, is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to be more broadly trained because of general interests in Plant Biology or of those students who enter the program with an Associate of Science Degree. Botany majors in all tracks 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. The Botany Department cooperates in offering a Biology Composite Teaching Major; this program prepares individuals who are interested in teaching Biology at the secondary school level (described under the Department of Zoology in this catalog). The Botany Department meets the needs of students interested in pursuing post-baccalaureate professional degrees and certificates at schools of natural medicine, botanical medicine, naturopathy, and Chinese medicine through Option 2 of the Track A Botany Major, Pre-Natural Medicine. The department also serves students who are interested in baccalaureate-level professional programs in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, and Range Management. After completing a Pre-Agriculture, Pre-Horticulture, Pre- Forestry, or Pre-Range Management program at Weber State, a student must continue his or her education at another institution in order to obtain a baccalaureate degree in one of 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 provides valuable support for students majoring in a variety of other fields, including anthropology, geosciences, and zoology. Herbarium The Herbarium of Weber State University is housed on the fourth floor of the Science Lab Building and contains more than 24,000 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. 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. Biotechnician 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. Biology Composite Teaching Major See the Department of Zoology in this catalog for program requirements. Interdisciplinary Programs The Botany Department participates in the interdisciplinary Urban and Regional Planning Emphasis Program. Students who wish to enroll in this program should indicate their desire to do so with the program coordinator who will help them work out a proper combination of courses to fit their particular needs. (See the Engaged Learning and Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) Pre-Agriculture and Pre- Horticulture Two Years (No Degree) Advisor: Dr. Barbara Wachocki Location: Science Lab, SL402M Telephone: 801-626-7223 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) • BTNY 2104 - Plant Form and Function Credits: (4) • BTNY 2114 - Evolutionary Survey of Plants Credits: (4) • BTNY 2121 - Career Planning for Botanists Credits: (l) • BTNY 2303 - Ethnobotany Credits: (3) • BTNY 2413 - Introduction to Natural Resource Management Credits: (3) • BTNY 2600 - Laboratory Safety Credits: (l) Select two of the following: • BTNY 3204 - Plant Physiology Credits: (4) • BTNY 3214 - Soils Credits: (4) • BTNY 3454 - Plant Ecology Credits: (4) • BTNY 3624 - Taxonomy of Vascular Plants Credits: (4) Required Support Courses (24-26 credit hours) • CHEM 1210 PS - Principles of Chemistry I Credits: (5) and Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog