Welcome to the Department of Biology at University of Central Oklahoma
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Welcome!
This is the Website for the Department of Biology at the University of
Central Oklahoma. The Department offers BS
degree options for the following: Bachelor of Science in Biology,
The Bachelor of Science in Education; Biology Option,
or General Science Option, and the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science.
The department offers a core of courses designed
to provide students with a common breadth and depth of information.
Additionally, 23-24 hours of electives may be chosen from a large variety
of available courses. This allows students to tailor their specific
academic programs toward their future goals. Prerequisite courses
in all the medical professions may be completed at UCO. Prerequisite
course work usually requires 3-4 years. A student may then apply
for admission into a professional school in one of the following areas:
Allopathic Medicine
Osteopathic Medicine
Veterinary Medicine
Chiropractic
Dentistry
Optometry
Students
may also take prerequisite courses for other "allied health" professions such as : Dental Hygiene, Radiological Technology, and Nursing. Nursing career information can
be obtained from the UCO Department
of Nursing. The
Department also offers a MS
Degree in Biology. The program has two options, the thesis
or the non-thesis. The thesis option provides training through
original laboratory and/or field research. The non-thesis option
requires a literature research paper. In both options the Master's
students gain experience in the design and reporting of scientific
information. There
are sixteen Full-time faculty members as well as experienced adjuncts who
provide excellent instruction and promote student potential to the fullest. As
you view the Department of Biology Web pages, you will become more familiar
with the Department, it's faculty, programs, and student organizations,
the Biology
Club(Tri-Beta), and the Pre-med/Health
Professions Club. You may contact the Department at jhellack@uco.edu
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