All POEs using the words Biology, Biological Science(s) or Zoology must meet the course requirements of this Biology designated POE.

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BIOLOGY CORE

Take the following courses:

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CHEMISTRY CORE

Take the following courses:

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PHYSICS CORE

Complete one of the following options below (8 credits):

OPTION 1:

PC-200L  General Physics Lab I

1 CreditNCorequisites: PC200.

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OPTION 2:

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QUANTITATIVE CORE

Take one of the following courses:

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WRITING IN BIOLOGY

Take one of the following courses:

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MENTORED EXPERIENCE

Take 3-6 credits from the following courses:

BI-384 Experiential Ecology

4 CreditsSW-LE

BI-489 Biology Research

1-6 CreditsNPrerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

BI-490 Biology Internship

2-9 CreditsNCorequisite: BI 495. Prerequisite: permission and Jr. or Sr. standing.

BI-495 Internship Seminar

2-6 CreditsNCorequisite: BI 490. Prerequisite: Permission

BI-TUT Biology Teaching Assistant

1-4 Credits 

ED-450 Student Teaching

14 CreditsS,SW-LE 

ED-451 Student Teaching Seminar

1 CreditSCorequisite: ED450.

HP-300 Health Navigator Practicum

2-3 CreditsSW-LE 

HP-490 Intern/Need Paperwork

2-9 Credits  

HP-495 Health Professions Internship Research

2-6 Credits Corequisite: HP 490. Prerequisite: Jr.or Sr. standing.

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MOLECULAR & CELLULAR

Take 3-4 credits from the following courses:

BI-316 Advanced Molecular and Cellular Biology

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: CH-312 or CH-342

BI-317 Principles of Genetics

4 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101 and BI-102.

BI-318 Developmental Biology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI207

BI-331 Molecular Microbiology

3 CreditsN, CTGESCorequisite: BI332. Prerequisites: BI207 and Jr. or Sr. standing.

BI-332 Molecular Microbiology Lab

1 CreditNCorequisite: BI331

BI-340 Medical Microbiology

4 CreditsNNote: A special fee is assessed. Prerequisite: BI106 and CH144.

BI-405  Bioinformatics Fundamentals

4 CreditsN,CTGESPre-req: BI-101 or BI-105, BI-102 or BI-106, CH-142, CH-143, CH-144, CH-145

BI-437 Molecular Ecology

3 CreditsPrerequisite: BI-101.

BI-444 Immunology

4 CreditsNPre-Req: BI-102 or BI-106; CH-312 or CH-342.

BI-450 Neurobiology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI207 or PY238 or permission.

BI-470 Practical Genomics

4 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101, BI-102, and BI-317.

BI-471 Applied Bioinformatics

3 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101, BI-102, and BI-470.

BI-472 Biotechnology

3 Credits

BI-481 Medical Genomics Research Methods

4 CreditsNPre-Req: BI-305 or BI-400 or BI-460 or permission of instructor.

CH-312 Biochemistry

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: Take BI-102 (or have instructor's permission) and CH-232.

CH-418 Advanced Biochemistry

3 CreditsNPrerequisite CH342.

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ORGANISMAL

Take 3-4 credits from the following courses:

BI-310 Physiology

4 CreditsN 

BI-317 Principles of Genetics

4 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101 and BI-102.

BI-318 Developmental Biology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI207

BI-323 Mammalogy

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI105 or permission of the instructor.

BI-324 Ornithology

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: BI105

BI-327 Botany

4 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI105. Note: A special course fee is applied.

BI-333 Plant Diversity

4 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI105 and BI12

BI-340 Medical Microbiology

4 CreditsNNote: A special fee is assessed. Prerequisite: BI106 and CH144.

BI-350 Invertebrate Zoology

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: BI-101

BI-351 Invertebrate Zoology Lab

2 CreditsNCorequisite: BI350

BI-360 Vertebrate Zoology

3 CreditsNSuggested corequisites: BI361. Prerequisites: BI105 and Ecology/Biology related POE.

BI-361 Vertebrate Zoology Lab

2 CreditsNCorequisite: BI360

BI-362 Animal Behavior

4 CreditsNPrerequisites are BI 105 or with instructors permission.

BI-367 Comparative Anatomy

3 CreditsNPRE-REQ BI 105 CO-REQ BI 367

BI-368 Comp Anatomy Laboratory

1 CreditNCorequisite: BI367

BI-370 Herpetology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI105. Note: A special course fee will be applied.

BI-417 Reproductive Biology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI06

PC-317 Medical Physics

3 Credits

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ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION

Take 3-4 credits from the following courses:

BI-301 General Ecology Lab

1 CreditsNCorequisite: BI300

BI-312 Altered Ecosystems

4 Credits

BI-325 Plant Ecology

3 CreditsNCorequisite: BI326. Prerequisites: BI105 and BI121 and Junior or Senior standing.

BI-326 Plant Ecology Lab

1 CreditNCorequisite: BI325

BI-339 Organic Evolution

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: BI207 or BI300.

BI-344 Winter Dendrology

4 Credits

BI-362 Animal Behavior

4 CreditsNPrerequisites are BI 105 or with instructors permission.

BI-384 Experiential Ecology

4 CreditsSW-LE

BI-432 Environmental Toxicology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: Take 2 courses from BI105 or CH142 or ESS100 and permission of the instructor.

BI-437 Molecular Ecology

3 CreditsPrerequisite: BI-101.

BI-471 Applied Bioinformatics

3 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101, BI-102, and BI-470.

ESS-325 Conservation Biology

3 CreditsS, NPrerequisites: ESS-100 or BI-101 or BI-105.

ESS-328 Limnology

4 CreditsNTake BI105 and BI121 and ESS100 or permission of the instructor.

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CAPSTONE

Take the following course below:

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NOTE: The student must have an advisor who is a member of the Biology Department Faculty.

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POE Credit Total = 52-58

Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level.  Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.

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To achieve distinction in the POE, a student must:

• Complete an honors integrative experience, which is approved by two faculty members and presented in a public forum.
• Have completed the requirements for a biology POE
• Prior to the senior year, preferably by the Fall semester of the Senior year, get consent from a faculty member to participate in research with that faculty member. The student and the faculty member must submit to the department chair the student's intention to take the BI-499: Senior Thesis course along with an agreement of the faculty member to mentor the writing of the thesis. The student must then engage in a research project with the faculty mentor for a minimum of 6 credit hours.
• The student must complete BI-499 (Senior Thesis) under the direction of the research mentor as it pertains to their research project.
• A student may wish to pursue the honors integrative experience based on a summer research experience or internship. The internship or summer research experience must run a minimum of ten-weeks and the student must arrange to complete Senior thesis, with the writing under the direct supervision of the research or internship mentor. In this case, as above, the student must have the approval of the Biology department that they wish to pursue distinction in the POE. Approval is in the form of a letter or email from the internship mentor, agreeing to supervise the thesis writing.
• The student is required to present their research on campus at the annual departmental "Senior theses night".  The Biology department faculty may opt in any given year to substitute with a presentation at the Juniata Liberal Arts Symposium.
• The student must have their thesis evaluated and passed by their Honors Committee and subsequently confirmed by the Biology department that the research and thesis are of sufficient quality to merit distinction.
• The student must complete the registrar's application for distinction form (available on the BI-499 course moodle site), obtain required signatures, and submit it to the Biology department chair before spring break.

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NOTE: The Health Professions Program provides advising for career tracks and as such, does not offer POEs. However, students aspiring to careers in the health professions may attain distinction in POEs in their respective departments.