Students interested in this option should visit with an adviser to obtain the specific requirements. The comprehensive science education major is designed to prepare the secondary general science teacher. OR Biochem. and Molec. Curriculum Total 130 Botany Departmental instruction is offered in the major areas of plant science for students in all colleges of the University, but botany courses and instructional procedures are specially designed for undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Science and Mathematics and the College of Agriculture. Completion of an undergraduate major prepares the students for graduate work or for professional employment.
Botany joins with zoology in offering an undergraduate major in biological sciences.
Graduate work in plant science is offered at both the M.S. and Ph.D. levels. Majors in botany are required to take a minimum of 25 credits in botany, plus additional credits in related fields. One course in computer science Students seeking broad biological training should refer to the biology information. In addition to botany and zoology as recommended by their adviser, students should also have inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, physics, computer science, statistics, and fulfill the general requirements of the College of Science and Mathematics. Students are expected to take approximately equal credit hours in both botany and zoology, but the exact distribution of course work in the two fields will be deter- mined in consultation with their adviser.