ATTACHMENT 2

Current Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog entries with changes highlighted in Blue bold

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Telephone: (302) 831-2282

http://www.udel.edu/bio

Faculty Listing: http://www.udel.edu/bio/people/

The Department of Biological Sciences offers two degrees with six majors. A BA degree may be earned in Biological Sciences, Biological Sciences Education and an Honors BA degree may be earned in Biological Sciences. A BS degree in Biological Sciences may be earned with a concentration in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ecology & Organismic Biology, or Cellular & Molecular Biology & Genetics and an Honors BS degree may be earned in Biotechnology. In addition the department offers two minors: Biological Sciences and Computational Biology.

The department participates in an interdepartmental BS degree in Environmental Sciences and, with the Department of Psychology, an interdepartmental BA degree in neuroscience. Students interested in marine biology are encouraged to take advantage of courses and research opportunities in the Department of Biological Sciences and the University’s College of Marine and Earth Studies.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEGREE PROGRAMS

During the freshman year, biological science majors for the BA, BS, and Biological Sciences Education degrees ordinarily take courses in biology, chemistry, English, foreign language, and mathematics through calculus. Students must consult with their faculty advisors to select wisely from the variety of advanced courses and electives available to sophomores, juniors and seniors.

Many opportunities exist for research experience with a faculty member. In addition, an opportunity for teaching experience exists. Up to 4 credits of research or independent study (BISC 366, 466, or 666) may be counted toward the 33 credits required for the majors in Biological Sciences or Biological Sciences Education. Some biology related courses in other departments may be counted toward the major (limit 6 credits).

A grade of C- or better must be obtained in all biology courses that are used to satisfy the requirements for the Biological Sciences BA, BS, and Biological Sciences Education degrees. A grade of D (not D-) or better must be obtained in chemistry, physics, and mathematics courses required for the Biological Sciences majors and minor. Biology courses at the 100-level may not be counted toward these degrees.

[Following this paragraph is a description of each of the current B.S. concentrations. The new description for Pharmaceutical Sciences concentration is in attachment 3]

UNIVERSITYAND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BS CONCENTRATIONS

CURRICULUM CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing

(minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . …………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

First Year Experience (see page 68). . . . . ………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4

Discovery Learning Experience (see page 68) . . . …………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic,

and/or gender-related course content (see pages 68-70) . . . . . . . . . ………….. . . . . . 3

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

Writing: (minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………….. . . . . . . . . . . . 3

A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally designated in the semester’s Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for second writing requirement, pages 93-95.)

Foreign Language:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………….. . . . . . . . . . . 0-12

Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112 or 214) in a given language. The number of credits needed and initial placement will depend on number of years of high school study of foreign language. Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination.

BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (See pages 95-100)

A total of twenty-one credits from Groups A, B and C is required with a minimum of six credits in each group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The six credits from each group could be from the same area.

Group A: Understanding and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities.

Group B: The study of culture and institutions over time.

Group C: Empirically based study of human beings and their environment.

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF . . . . . ……………………. . . . . . . . . . 124

[Following this are curricula for individual concentrations. The curriculum for the new concentration in Pharmaceutical Sciences is in attachment 4.]