Biology, BS

The mission of the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences is to maintain a program of education that provides for interacting needs among students, the job market and graduate/professional school.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Ability to analyze the relationship between the scientific study of living organisms and society.

2. Ability to collaborate scientifically for attribution, collaborative authorship, and minimal use considerations.

3. Apply practical skills and knowledge to simulate and reconstitute biological processes in vitro and in vivo.

4. Ability to critically read published research data and write manuscripts containing unique data in a form acceptable for publication in peer reviewed and refereed journals.

The mission of the School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Allied Health are to prepare all science, mathematics, and public health majors to become knowledgeable agents of change as well as capable, creative, and responsible citizens of independence and integrity. Furthermore, the School seeks to provide an atmosphere in which each science, engineering, public health science, exercise science, and mathematics major can develop his/her intellectual capacity to a maximum by sharing in learning experiences, which result in the acquisition of scientific knowledge, techniques, and skills.