Biology (B.S.)
| Overview | Faculty Advisors | General and Career Information | Graduate Institutions | Recommended Curriculum | Course Sequencing |
Overview: PowerPoint presentation on the B.S. Biology degree.
Dr. Steve Burnett, Dr. Nickie Cauthen, Dr. Michelle Furlong, Dr. Gregory Hampikian, Dr. Jacqueline Jordan, Dr. Chris Kodani, and Dr. Michael Terapane serve as faculty advisors for biology students. Contact information for each is provided below.
| Dr. Burnett | Dr. Cauthen |
| e-mail address | e-mail address |
| home page | home page |
| current schedule | current schedule |
| office: Arts and Sciences Building Room G-110F |
office: Arts and Sciences Building Room G-105-B |
| phone: (770) 960-4256 | phone: (770) 960-4370 |
| Dr. Furlong | Dr. Hampikian |
| e-mail address | e-mail address |
| home page | home page |
| current schedule | current schedule |
| office: Arts and Sciences
Building Room G-105-D |
office: Arts & Sciences
Building Room G-130 |
| phone: (770) 960-4366 | phone: (770) 960-2162 |
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Dr. Jordan |
Dr. Kodani |
| e-mail address | e-mail address |
| home page | home page |
| current schedule | current schedule |
| office: Arts and Sciences
Building Room G-110P |
office: Arts and Sciences
Building Room G-210E |
| phone: (770) 961-3663 | phone: (770) 960-4255 |
| Dr. Terapane |
| e-mail address |
| home page |
| current schedule |
| office: Arts & Sciences
Building Room G-105A |
| phone: (770) 960-4369 |
General and Career Information:
The B.S. degree in Biology has been designed in consultation with Georgia employers to fit present and emerging needs in the State of Georgia. The program features a unique emphasis on Bioregulatory Affairs/Science Management, Biomedical Applications, and Biotechnology/Biocomputing and . These areas represent the top concerns of area employers and are consistent with national hiring trends. The B.S. degree includes curriculum options that support three (3) of the top 25 fastest growing jobs in the United States (Office of Employment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). More importantly, projected growth rates in Georgia for these fields exceed those for the U.S. as a whole (Georgia Department of Labor, Labor Market and Occupational Information, 1998).
The American Institute of Biological Sciences maintains a Web site providing career information for the biological sciences.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics maintains detailed and current information on biology related careers.
Furman University maintains an excellent site for careers in the biological sciences. One of the links from this site, the Virtual Job Fair, is inoperative. Use this link to reach the Virtual Job Fair. At the Virtual Job Fair, type in "biology" for your search.
Biology includes a wide variety of sub-fields and related disciplines. Career information for a number of these fields and disciplines is available through this link.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science program in Biology at Clayton College & State University plan to attend graduate school to obtain a higher degree. Links to departments within the University System of Georgia that offer graduate biology degrees at the masters level or higher are provided here:
| USG Institution | Biology Link | Degrees |
| Georgia College & State University | Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences | M.S. |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | School of Biology | M.S., Ph.D. |
| Georgia Southern University | Department of Biology | M.S. |
| Georgia State University | Department of Biology | M.S., Ph.D. |
| State University of West Georgia | Department of Biology | M.S. |
| University of Georgia | Division of Biological Sciences | M.S., Ph.D. in specialized fields of biology |
A listing, with links, for all U.S and Canadian four-year colleges and universities offering degrees in biology is available from Peterson's Guide.
U.S. News and World Report furnishes rankings of the top graduate schools in the biological sciences.
The completion of the biology degree depends very strongly on the proper selection and sequencing of courses. While the choices provided in Areas A-E of the Core Curriculum are valid for all students, there are some special requirements for biology students and all choices are not equal in terms optimum sequencing order.
The first two years of the recommended biology curriculum complies with the approved Areas A-E for the undergraduate core. You should note that applied biology students do not receive degree credit in the core for any mathematics courses at a level lower than Pre-Calculus (MATH 1113).
In the spring of 2002, several changes were made to the curriculum of the Biology major. Students who declared Biology as their major before the summer term of 2002, may choose either curriculum the 2000 or 2002 curriculum. Students declaring their major after the spring term of 2002, must follow the 2002 curriculum. See your advisor if you have questions about which curriculum you should follow.
The recommended curriculum for the B.S. in Biology is provided from the following link:
Of special importance in the biology degree course sequencing are the required chemistry courses and their associated laboratories. The first of four (4) required chemistry courses (and their associated labs) must be taken in the first term of attendance to allow completion of the core curriculum (freshman and sophomore years) in four semesters without summer school attendance. In order, the four courses are CHEM 1211/1211L, CHEM 1212/1212L, CHEM 2411/2411L, and CHEM 2412/2412L.
2000 curriculum: use the links below to obtain a recommended sequences of courses for the 2000 curriculum B.S. degree in Biology. Three sets of sequences are provided corresponding to the three emphasis areas contained within the Biology degree:
2002 curriculum: use the links below to obtain a recommended sequences of courses for the 2002 curriculum B.S. degree in Applied Biology. Three sets of sequences are provided corresponding to the three emphasis areas contained within the Applied Biology degree:
Last update: February 12, 2004