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Show SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES Garth L. Welch, Dean The School of Natural Sciences offers a comprehensive program encompassing the biological, earth, and physical sciences. In the departments of Botany, Chemistry, Geology-Geography, Microbiology, Physics, and Zoology, students prepare for vocations and employment as well as for graduate and professional schools. These departments also offer courses in General Education to give students from all schools at Weber State a broad knowledge and appreciation for the role of science in daily living. Students planning to major or minor in the School of Natural Sciences should contact the appropriate department for assistance in planning their program. The details of the requirements for all of these majors and minors are listed with the respective departments. Students completing the teaching majors or teaching minors will also work closely with the School of Education. Students completing baccalaureate programs in the School of Natural Sciences may receive either the bachelor of arts degree or the bachelor of science degree. Majors *Botany "Chemistry "Geography Geology Microbiology Applied Physics "Physics "Zoology "Biology Composite "Earth Science Composite "Physical Science Composite Minors 'Botany "Chemistry 'Geography 'Geology Microbiology * Physics "Zoology Pre-Professional Programs Pre-Medicine Pre-Dentistry Pre-Veterinary Medicine Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Agriculture Pre-Forestry Pre-Range Management Pre-Wildlife *A teaching major or minor are also available. ••Teaching majors only. DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY Eugene G. Bozniak, Chairman Professors, Eugene G. Bozniak, Hayle Buchanan, Don L. Chadwick, H. Keith Harrison, E. LaGrande Hobbs, Ralph W. Monk; Associate Professor, Stephen L. Clark. Description: Botany is the science of plant study including the morphology, metabolism, diversity, distribution, systematics and ecological relationships of all plants. Natural systems are plant-dependent so that a knowledge of plants is basic to their understanding. Such knowledge is especially important today as we find ourselves in a world of rapidly changing values, technologies and man-nature interactions. Botany is, fundamentally, a pure science which includes any research into the life of plants and which is limited only by man's technical means of satisfying his curiosity. It is an important part of a liberal education, not only because it is necessary for an understanding of agriculture, forestry, horticulture, pharmacology, and other applied arts and sciences, but also because an understanding of plant life is related to all life. Employment Opportunities: A baccalaureate degree in Botany is designed to prepare a student for a variety of professional careers in secondary schools or institutions of Natural Sciences — Botany higher learning, in government service, in industry, or in research institutions. In addition to the multitude of traditional areas where botanists are employed such as researcher, teacher, conservationist, plant physiologist, plant pathologist, plant geneticist, mycologist, aquatic biologist, horticulturist, taxonomist, museum curator, park naturalist, park ranger and ecologist, the field of environmental science provides many new opportunities for botanists. Pre-Professional Training: Botany is an important adjunct to many professional careers in soil science, horticulture, agronomy, food technology, marine biology, environmental science, water resource management, weed control technology and pure and applied research. The Department of Botany offers pre-professional training in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry and Range Management. 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 College. Program: Botany Major and Botany Teaching Major— Bachelor Degree I. General Requirements: A. Specific requirements of the college (see index). B. Bachelor Degree General Education requirements (see index). Psychology 101 (5) in the Social Science area is recommended for Teaching majors. C. A minor is required. (Botany Teaching majors should take a minor in Zoology.) D. Botany majors must have a C or better in major courses. E. Botany majors must have an overall G. P. A. of 2.00 or C; Botany Teaching majors must achieve an overall 2.25 G. P. A. F. 183 total hours are required for this degree. G. Sixty of the 183 total hours must be upper division (courses numbered 300 and above). H. Students obtaining a Botany Teaching major must satisfy the School of Education Certification Program. (See Teacher Education Program.) These courses must include the following: 195 (1), 300 (3), 350 (3), 363 (3), 462 (3), 364 (4), 495 (15), 499 (5). 11. Specific Requirements: A. Botany courses required (42 credit hours): Botany 110 (5), 111 (2), 112 (5), 310 (5), 320 (5), 345 (5), 362 (5), one of 350 (5), 351 (5), or 411 (5), 495 (2), 498 (2), 499(1). B. Elective Botany courses (3 classes or a minimum of 12 credit hours) to be selected from the following: Botany 211 (4), 301 (4), 321 (5), 322 (4), 340 (3), 341 (4), 347 (3), 352 (4), 364 (5), *350 (5), *351 (5), *411 (5). *If not taken as a required class above. Special Problems in Botany 480 (1-5), Readings in Botany 483 (1-5), and Botany 495 (1-3), can be taken beyond the 54 total hours required. C. Support courses required: 1. Botany departmental majors a. Chemistry 111 (5), 112 (5), 113 (5), or 121 (5), 122 (5), 123 (5), 311 (4), 312 (4), 313 (4). b. Mathematics 105 (5), or 106 (5). c. Physics 107 (5) or 111 (4), 112 (4), 113 (4), 114 (1), 115 (1), 116 (1). d. Zoology 211 (5), 212 (5). 2. Botany Teaching majors a. Zoology 160 (5) or 211 (5); 381 (4). b. Chemistry 111 (5), 112 (5), 113 (5). c. Mathematics 105 (5), 106 (5). d. Physics 101 (5). e. Communication 102 (3). 174 175 |
