Department of Biology:
General Information
The College of Science and Mathematics
The page is a general description of the goals and degree offerings of the department of biology.
Department Chair: Craig Endres
Faculty
Bolivar Campus: Hillary Glauser-Patton, John Murphy, Rosalyn Snellen
Springfield Center: Michael Dickerson, Paula Steiert
The Department of Biology presents a fundamental and practical knowledge of living organisms, their relationships to each other and their places in the scientific world. The department of biology also administers the programs and advises the majors in medical technology.
The baccalaureate degree in biology requires a minimum of 128 semester hours of credit to be earned by completion of the University general education requirements, the biology core curriculum, additional selected biology courses and required support courses. NOTE: Students majoring or minoring in biology will not be permitted to select the pass/fail option for any required course in the major or minor. Biology majors must take the Major Field Assessment Test (MFT) for graduation.
Teaching Certificate in Biology
Students may obtain a teaching certificate in biology or unified science biology that enables them also to teach lower level chemistry. The student must complete a biology major and satisfy the Department of Education's other requirements for certification.
