BIOLOGY

Program Coordinator: Bob Pohlad
Phone Number: (540) 365-4367
e-mail:bpohlad@ferrum.edu

The Biology curriculum is designed to introduce students to the major areas of the biological sciences and to enable them to gain competence in using the concepts and investigative methods appropriate to each. Students may select a course of study suited to their particular interests with emphasis in botany, zoology, cellular biology, and physiology. The Biology facilities, as well as the college forests and lakes, provide excellent opportunities for research in both the laboratory and the field. Students may pursue independent study and research, may assist professors in their investigations, and may serve as laboratory and teaching assistants in the division. Biology students receive preparation that enables them to enter a variety of professional careers or to continue their studies in graduate and professional schools.

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Faculty:

Chris Aylesworth
Assistant Professor of Biology
DVM Cornell University Vet. School
(540) 365-4542
caylesworth@ferrum.edu

Daryl Nash
Assistant Professor of Agriculture
Ph.D., Penn State University
(540) 365-4363
dnash@ferrum.edu

Bob R. Pohlad
Professor of Biology and Horticulture
Ph.D., University of Georgia
(540) 365-4367
bpohlad@ferrum.edu

Carolyn Thomas
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
(540) 365-4368
cthomas@ferrum.edu

Required Courses:
BIO 101 General Biology
BIO 201 Vertebrate Zoology or
BIO 254 Human Anatomy and Physiology or
BIO 301 Invertebrate Zoology
BIO 202 Introduction to Plant Science or
BIO 306 Nonvascular Plants
ESC 211 Fundamentals of Ecology
BIO 305 Genetics
BIO 307 Biology Seminar
BIO 330 Cell Biology
BIO 498 Senior Seminar

Major Electives:
8 credit hours (at the 300-400 level) of other Biology or approved Life Science courses

Required Distribution Courses:
CHM 101 or 103 and CHM 105 or 301
MTH 111 or higher
Additional Chemistry Cognates

Secondary Education Endorsement:
PHY 201, 202 General Physics
CHM 301, 302 Organic Chemistry
BIO 303 Microbiology