Department of Biological Sciences
The Department of Biological Sciences offers baccalaureate degrees in a wide variety of majors and options. We also offer one minor. These different aspects of biological science and associated faculty are organized in the following program areas:
Biology Programs:
Biology major Biomedical Option
Biology major General Option
Biology MinorFisheries and Wildlife Science Program:
Fisheries and Wildlife Science majorAllied Health Sciences Programs:
Health Information Management major
Medical Laboratory Science major
Nuclear Medicine Technology major
For students interested in Life Science for Teacher Licensure, click here.
Each of the bachelor of science degree programs offered by the department, with the exception of the teacher licensure curricula, requires a total of 120 hours for graduation. Except for Allied Health Science programs (AHS), which adhere to grade policies recommended by certifying associations, no more than 12 hours of “D’s” may be applied toward the baccalaureate degrees listed above. Students in the Department of Biological Sciences, except for AHS program majors, are required to take a common core consisting of: an orientation course; BIOL 1114 Principles of Biology; BIOL 2124 Zoology; BIOL 2134 Principles of Botany; an ecology course; a physiology course; and a seminar course. These same students are required to take MATH 1113 College Algebra, plus two additional math oriented courses above that level. Courses in computer science, chemistry, and physics are also required. The following descriptions of individual degree programs include specific descriptions and requirements.
Graduating seniors, except those in AHS programs, will be required to take the Major Field Assessment Test (MFAT) in Biology as part of the assessment plan for the department. Students will take the test during the last few weeks of the semester of planned graduation.
Contact Information
Dr. Thomas Nupp, Head
McEver Hall, Room 127
(479) 968-0313
tnupp@atu.edu
Professors
Jacqueline Bowman, John Jackson, Cynthia Jacobs, Christopher Kellner, Eric Lovely, Thomas Nupp, Bruce Tedford, Melinda Wilkins, Tsunemi Yamashita
Assistant Professors
Surya Jyoti Banerjee, Douglas Barron, Cheryl Chaney, Suparna Chatterjee, Susan Colvin, Sara Daniel, Jorista Garrie, Mrigendra Rajput, Suresh Chandra Subedi, Georgeanna Wright
Senior Instructors
Jamie Dalton, Jennifer Lewter, Tonya Mays
For more information, please visit www/atu.edu/biosciences