Biological Science
to translation , g rammar , bac k gro und s, incerprecacion, and prob lem s o f a n a lys is . St ud y may include one or more porti o ns o f New T estament li terature. Pre requi site: 202 and/or consent. l'vlav be repeated with d ifferent conren~. 403 Hellenistic Greek (3) Read ings from the Jewish , pa tri s tic and pagan writers of the Hel le n isr ic period , includin g the Septu agi nt , with a ttention to lit erar y a n a lys is a nd compari so n with rel eva nt bibli ca l a uth ors. Opportunity ma y be g ive n to use th e GRAMCORD a nd lb yc us compute r projects. Prerequisite: 202 or equivalent. 405 Advanced New Testament Textual Criticism (3) A survey of th e materials , hi s tory and theo ries of New Testament tex tual c rit ic ism. Prerequisites: 20 1 and two years of G reek. 407 Advanced Greek Grammar (3) An atlvanced s tud y of sy ntax focusin g on nuances of grammar a nd s tyle. To fac i l itate thi s s tud y, in additi o n to the use of adva nced grammar, special s tud ies and articles, ex te nsive use is mad e of examp les drawn from bib lica l and extra bib lica l lire ra rnre. Prerequi site: 304 and 305. 480 Directed Research (1-3) Indiv idua l research and writing for adva nced s tudents by specia l arra ngement. Srndy may include concentrati on in New Testame nt litera ture , hi sto ry, tex tu a l cri ti cism, spec ia lized g rammati ca l or lexical projects, introductory mat ters, or New Testament rheol ogy. Prerequisite : 202 and at leas t six units of upper division Greek anti/or conse nt. May be repeated with diffe rent content. Hebrew (BLHE) 101, 102 Elementary Hebrew Grammar (3,3) Introduct ion to the langua ge of th e Hebrew Bible: morphology , syntax , as well as read ing and trans lation of bib li ca l texts. 201, 202 Intermediate Hebrew Grammar (3,3) Ad va nced grammar and syntax with emphasi s upon rapid read ing as wel l as th e de ve lopment of exegetical ski lls. Prerequisite: l 02.
Chair: Raphae l Payne, Ph.D.
transfer co ur ses mu s t be co m pleted with a "C" grade (2.0 on a 4.0 sca le) o r higher. The mini mum req uire d pre-c hiropractic courses taken at Biol a arc: Biology 111 , 112, 252, 28 1; C hemistry 105, 106,301 ,302,3 11 , 31 2; Ph ysics l l l, 11 2; either i\ Iarh 101, 105, or 2 10; Psycho logy 200. Ethics is stro ng ly recomme nd ed . T he uppe r di vis io n bi o logy cou rse requirements to be caken at LACC are Anatomy/Physiology/I-I istology I, II and III , Human Biochemistry and Genera l Pathology. No le: S111de11ts i11 the pre-rhiro pmclir H11ma11 Biology program seq11e11ce are exemp! from ge11eral ed11- ca1io11 rcq11ircmc11/s i11 li1crat11 re (3) a11d his101y (4) \Vest rmd 1he World. The s111de111 is also exempt from the l11s1semcsler residency req11ircme11I. Nole: Philosophy 215 is reco111- me11dcd for H11111a11 Biology . Pre-Physica l Therapy Emphasis (65units) A B11che/or of Science degree i11 H11mm1 BiologJ' with an emphasis in pre-Ph ys ica l The ra py is offered upon the comp le tion of the univer s iry bacca la urea te and major requ iremen ts: Biology 11 l , 11 2,252, 28 l , 3 1l , 3 12, 322; Chem istry I05, 106,301 ,302,3 11 ,312; Phys ics 111 , 11 2; i\lath 21 O; Phys ica l Education 30 l , 302; Psychology 200, 309, 320. The srndent shou ld be aware that most gra du a te prog rams in ph ys ica l t hera py require an ove r a ll minimum GPA of 3.0. there fo re , 11/I co urses 111 us t be com pl eted with a "C" g rade (2 .0 on a 4.0 sca le) o r higher. Nole: All Biological S,ic11ce 11111/ors m11oma1imllr meel the ge11er11I ed11ca tio11 req11ire111e111 of eiJ?,hl 1111i1s of science 1111rl ma1hem111ics. Theforeig11 l1111g1111ge req11ircme111 is me! by two yems i11 high school o,ji,sl four 1111i1s i11 colkge.
uni ve rsit y bacca l a ur c ace and major re quire me nts. The biolog ica l sc ie nce majo r require s the comp le ti on of the following. MAJORS Biological Science (69 Units) Fo rty units from the Dc part m e n r of Bi o logical Sciences, inc ludin g l l l , 11 2, 222, 28 1 o r 282, 3 12, 322, 34 2, 40 I , 450 o r 4 70, and a minimum of l l units of upper di vision cl ecci vcs . Twenty- nine units of support in g sc ie nces from the Depart me nts of Ph ys ica l Sciences and i\larhemat ica l Scie nces a rc a lso requ ired including C hemi st ry 105, 106,301 , 302 ,3 11 ,3 12; Physics 111, 11 2; and i\lach 101 or 105 o r 2 10, and chc re mai ning units from the supporting sciences . Biology 312,40 1, 450 and 470 have been desi gnated as the writ ing compe tency courses . Other uppe r di v is io n b iology co ur se work may be used with the con sem of the de partme nt. Note: The eight 1111i1s of geneml ed11m1io11 srie11ce req11ireme11/ fire me/ by the complr1io11 of the major. Othe r progra m s/o ptions in co njun c tion with thi s major arc: Science Teaching Credential S111de111s i111eres1ed i11 fl 1cachi11g crcdc111ia/ 11111s1 h11ve p11ssi11g scores 011 1hr 11ppropri111e Pmxis/SSA 1' cx11mi- 11f1lio11s prior 10 s11b111i11i11g r111 11ppli m1io11 for s111dc11/ 1e11chi11g. See !he Dcpm1111c111 of l~d11catio11 fo r dc1ails. Pre-Chiropractic Emphasis (74 units) A Bachelor of Scie11ce degree i11 H11111r111 Biology with an emphasis in pre-Chiroprac ti c is offered in coop erat ion with Los Angeles Co ll ege of C hiropracti c upon completion of the univers ity baccalaureate and majo r requirem e nts . Stude n ts attend Biola fo r three yea rs taking courses in bi o logv, c h e mi st ry, physics, bibli ca l s tudi es and th e libera l a rt s. The uppe r di vision biology cou rses are tak e n at Los Ange les C ollege of C hiropra ctic the fina l yea r. Upon s uccess ful completion of the prog ram , th e student receives a B.S. degree with a major in Human Biology from Biola. Upon successful completion of the enti re chiropract ic program a nd examinat ions the s tudent rece ives th e D.C. degree from Los Ange les Coll ege of Chiropractic. Th e student should be aware that LACC has a minimum GPA req uireme nt of 2.5 , and chat all
FACULTY Professo r: Pay ne Assoc iate Professo rs: Ebe ling, Kuld , Lin , Va n De use n
OBJECTIVES
The b io log ica l sc ie nce major, suppo rted by c he mi s trv, ph ys ics a nd ma th emat ics, inco rporates a breadth in the major areas of bio l ogy to se rve as a base for ad va nced or more s pec ia li zed s tud y. The curri culum is designed to prepare stud e nts for the fo ll owing: (I ) fur ther s tud y in th e hea lt h related field s of medi c ine, dcnci srrv, vet erinary medicine, pharmacy; med ica l technol ogy, ph ys ica l th e rapy, and phys ician 's assistant, (2) g rad uate stud y in various di sciplines of bio log ica l sc ience, (3) second a ry education , (4) ca ree rs in appl ie d biology re lated to ag ri cu lture , indust ry, miss ions, e re. Upon comp letion ofrh c biologi ca l science major, it is imended chat the student be abl e to: (l) under s tand and a ppl y th e scie ntifi c me thod ro hi sto ri ca l and cu rre nt prob lems in the various bi olog ica l di sc iplin es and re late chem to broader applicat ions in life, (2) inte grate pertinent scriptural princip les with known biological faces, (3) di s cuss theories of evo lut ion and ori g ins within th e comcx r of a scrip rnral view of creation, (4) know the basic biologica l fun ct ions of li ving organi sms a nd relate th ese func tion s to the level s of biol og ical organi za tion (hierarch v) a nd ro a better understa nding of himself, (5) demon strate writing compe te ncy and communi cat io n skill s while usin g sc ie ntifi c termino logy, (6) under sta nd th e re lat ions hip of chemistry, phys ics and mathematics to th e biol og ica l sc ie n ces, (7) de sc rib e ge ne ti c processes a t molecular and organi smal levels, (8) explain cel lular organization. func tion and regulation, (9) unde rsta nd energy dynamics at the va ri ous lev e ls of biolog ical orga ni zation, ( 10) describe the in tegrated regulatory systems of planes and animals, (l 1) use (and understand the theory of) se lected scientifi c instrumentation and research techniques.
MINOR
A Biological Srie11rcs Minor is offered with the compl e ti on of 20 units, 12 of which mu st be upper divisio n. Genera l Biology (111 anti 11 2) are requ ired. The rema ining e lective units are to be approved by a department adv iser.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
High school re quirements are: one yea r of biologv, o ne yea r of chem istry, three years of mathe ma tics, and two yea rs of foreign language . One year of phys ics is d es irabl e. Deficienc ie s ca n be
DEGREE PROGRAM
A Bachelor of Scie11ce degree i11 Biological Scie11ce or a Bachelor of Scie11ce degree i11 H11ma11 Biology is offered upon comp le ti o n of the
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