Bulletin 2000-2002

School of Science
Science Building (LD) 222
402 North Blackford Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3276
(317) 274-0625
School of Science Home Page

Department of Biology
Science/Engineering Building (SL) 306
723 W Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 274-0577
Department of Biology Home Page

Other Programs

Bachelor of Arts with Secondary Teaching Certification

Students planning to teach biology at the secondary school level usually enter the Bachelor of Arts degree program. Elective hours within this program will be used to satisfy the requirements of the School of Education and the state of Indiana.

Prepharmacy

The prepharmacy program comprises two years of study at IUPUI during which time students will apply to a B.S. or Pharm.D. program at a school of pharmacy. The following scheme provides the course preparation for application to the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences at Purdue University, West Lafayette. A similar program has been designed to interface with the Butler University School of Pharmacy; consult the prepharmacy advisor in the Department of Biology.

Prepharmacy Sample Program (Purdue University)

Year One
First Semester
BIOL K101 Concepts of Biology I	5
CHEM C105 Principles of Chemistry I	5
ENG W131 Elementary Composition I	3
MATH 221 Calculus for Technology I	3
Second Semester
BIOL K103 Concepts of Biology II	5
CHEM C106 Principles of Chemistry II	5
ENG W132 Elementary Composition II	3
MATH 222 Calculus for Technology II	3
Year Two
First Semester
CHEM C341 Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM C343 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	2
ECON E101 Survey of Current Economic Issues and Problems	3
PHYS P201 General Physics I	5
Electives		3
Second Semester
BIOL K356 Microbiology	3
BIOL K357 Microbiology Laboratory	2
CHEM C342 Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM C344 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	2
BIOL N261 Human Anatomy	5
Summer Sessions
BIOL N217 Human Physiology	5

Years Three and Beyond

Years three through five for the B.S. Pharm. degree and years three through six for the Pharm.D. degree: At the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette.

Preoptometry

This program is specifically designed for transfer to the professional program at Indiana University Bloomington. Typically, three preoptometry years are spent at IUPUI.

Preoptometry Program Requirements

Subject	Minimum credit hours required
Inorganic chemistry	8
Organic chemistry	4
English composition	2
Calculus	4
General physics	8
Psychology
Introductory and above	4
Statistical techniques	3
Biology/Zoology
Introductory	4
Microbiology	4
Advanced	3
Arts and humanities	6
Social and behavioral sciences	6
Foreign language	6-8
Electives	as needed
	–——————––
	90 credit hours

Preveterinary Medicine

IUPUI offers an organized four-semester preveterinary curriculum for students who want to meet the requirements for admission to the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. This curriculum also provides for a rigorous program in the biological and physical sciences that may be used as a basis for continued training in the Purdue University School of Agriculture should the degree of Bachelor of Science be desired.

Students who have successfully completed two or more years of preveterinary instruction at IUPUI are eligible to apply for admission to the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Admission to the School of Veterinary Medicine is highly competitive. Students are selected on the basis of college course work and grades, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores (General Aptitude Test only), and the extent and nature of the applicant’s experience with animals and practicing veterinarians. The selection committee is also concerned with the individual’s level of motivation, degree of maturity, and general character.

The requirements for admission to the preveterinary curriculum are the same as those for other programs in the School of Agriculture.

Preveterinary Sample Program

Freshman Year
First Semester
BIOL K101 Concepts of Biology I	5
CHEM C105 Principles of Chemistry I	5
ENG W131 Elementary Composition I	3
MATH 221 Calculus for Technology I	3
16
Second Semester
BIOL K103 Concepts of Biology II	5
CHEM C106 Principles of Chemistry II	5
ENG W132 Elementary Composition II	3
MATH 222 Calculus for Technology II	3
16
Summer Sessions
Humanities and Social Science Electives	6
Sophomore Year
Third Semester
BIOL K322 Genetics	3
BIOL K323 Genetics Laboratory	2
CHEM C341 Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM C343 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	2
PHYS P201 General Physics I	5
15
Fourth Semester
CHEM C3421 Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM C344 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	2
COMM R110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
PHYS P202 General Physics II	5
STAT 301 Elementary Statistical Methods I	3
16
Summer Sessions
Humanities, Social Science Electives	6
BIOC B500 Biochemistry	3
9

Junior and Senior Years

Transfer to School of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette.

Footnotes

1 CHEM C310 Analytical Chemistry and CHEMC311 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory may be substituted for CHEMC342 and CHEM C344.

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