College of Science 555 CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry II Lab Credits: (l) CHEM 3070 - Biochemistry I Credits: (4) * COMM 1020 HU - Principles of Public Speaking Credits: (3) COMM 2110 HU - Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Credits: (3) MATH 1040 QL - Introduction to Statistics Credits: (3) or PSY 3600 - Statistics in Psychology Credits: (3) MATH 1050 QL - College Algebra Credits: (4) MATH 1080 QL - Pre-calculus Credits: (5) * MICR 2054 LS - Principles of Microbiology Credits: (4) PHYS 2010 PS - College Physics I Credits: (5) and PHYS 2020 - College Physics II Credits: (5) * ZOOL 1110 - Principles of Zoology I Credits: (4) and ZOOL 1120 - Principles of Zoology II Credits: (4) ZOOL 3200 - Cell Biology Credits: (4) ZOOL 3300 - Genetics Credits: (4) ZOOL 3450 - Ecology Credits: (4) ZOOL 3600 - Comparative Physiology Credits: (4) or ZOOL 4210 - Advanced Human Physiology Credits: (4) ZOOL 3720 - Evolution Credits: (3) ZOOL 4990 - Seminar Credits: (l) * Students should speak with the Pre-Vet advisor to check specific veterinary school requirements. Recommended Electives (none required) • MATH 1210 - Calculus I Credits: (4) and • MATH 1220 - Calculus II Credits: (4) • MICR 3254 - Immunology Credits: (4) • ZOOL 3600 - Comparative Physiology Credits: (4) • ZOOL 4050 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Credits: (4) • ZOOL 4100 - Vertebrate Embryology Credits: (4) • ZOOL 4120 - Histology Credits: (4) • ZOOL 4500 - Parasitology Credits: (4) Department of Botany Department Chair: Barbara Wachocki Location: Science Lab, Room SL402M Telephone: 801-626-6174 Professors: Stephen Clark, Ron Deckert, Suzanne Harley, Barbara Wachocki; Assistant Professor: Heather Root 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 systematics, 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, 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 Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog