What makes the study of biology at Bethany unique? The opportunity to study the living world in the context of the Creator. A course in gross anatomy with dissection of a human cadaver. A chance to work with the Cobb River Project, a collaborative effort between Bethany's biology department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Biology is a broad field. Even if you are sure that you want to study biology, you may still need to decide which area you would like to study. What do you like? Human biology? Animal biology? Molecular biology? Maybe you like a little of each.

Bethany's biology major is designed to prepare you for whatever area of biology interests you. While some courses are required of all majors, you select the courses that fit your interests and career goals. Every program is unique.

If you are interested in physical therapy, you should take Introduction to Gross Anatomy and learn firsthand how amazing the human body truly is. If you like plants, you should take Botany and get dirty collecting floral data at the Cobb River Waterfowl Production Area.

After earning your degree at Bethany you will be ready for graduate school. You will be ready for that career in natural resources. You will be ready for the next challenge. 

Opportunities in Biology

The biology major is designed to serve those students seeking to enter the fields of:

Core Requirements

Required lower division courses:

• BIOL151 General Biology I
• BIOL152 General Biology II
• CHEM113 General Chemistry I
• CHEM114 General Chemistry II
• MATH112 Trigonometry or higher
• MATH120 Statistics
• PHYS151 College Physics I and PHYS152 II or PHYS213 General Physics I and PHYS214 II

Required upper division courses:

• BIOL340 Genetics
• BIOL350 Cell Biology
• BIOL360 Microbiology

Major Electives

15 credits minimum; 1 course must be upper division; limit of 2 SCIE courses.

• BIOL203 Botany* (pre-requisite: BIOL151 and BIOL152)
• BIOL215 Invertebrate Zoology* (pre-requisite: BIOL151 and BIOL152)
• BIOL216 Vertebrate Zoology* (pre-requisite: BIOL151 and BIOL152)
• BIOL221 Human Anatomy* (pre-requisite: BIOL151)
• BIOL222 Human Physiology* (pre-requisite: CHEM107 or CHEM113)
• BIOL370 Ecology
• BIOL480 Topics in Biology
• CHEM323 General Biochemistry
• HLTH470 Introduction to Diseases and Disorders
• PHED350 Kinesiology
• PHED450 Exercise Physiology
• SCIE320 History and Philosophy of Science
• SCIE330 Ethics in Science
• SCIE340 Environmental Issues

*Per discretion of the instructor, permission may be granted for a student to enter class despite lack of all prerequisites.

Capstone

Students must take one of the following:

• BIOL490 Introduction to Human Gross Anatomy
• BIOL498 Biology Independent Research
• BIOL499 Biology Internship

Strongly recommended:

• CHEM215 Organic Chemistry I
• MATH141 Calculus