Biological Sciences (TSAP)
Offered at IU South Bend by College of Arts and Sciences
About
This is a TSAP program.
Transfer Single Articulation Pathways (TSAP) are designed to promote seamless transfer from a public two-year (Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University) program to a public four-year degree program. Students must apply for admission as a TSAP transfer student and be certified as a TSAP student by the two-year institution.
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Biological Sciences prepares students for a career as a professional biologist and is geared toward students who want to enter postgraduate studies in any area of biology or one of the health professions (e.g., dentist, physician, optometrist, pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, or veterinarian). Graduates are also well prepared for careers in private industry, with nonprofit or government organizations, or in teaching at the secondary level. To help foster student success, biology faculty provide high-quality academic and career advising throughout the student's time at IU South Bend. Students receive a strong, up-to-date grounding in biology, and with a wide variety of elective courses, they are able to tailor their major toward their career goals.
The curriculum also educates students in the process of scientific discovery, with emphasis on reading scientific literature; writing about and presenting scientific information; designing scientific studies; and collecting, manipulating, and analyzing scientific data. Many students work closely with faculty on independent research projects that provide valuable laboratory and field skills and increase success in applications for postgraduate positions or jobs in the private sector. Students receive strong introductions to the cognate areas of chemistry, physics, and mathematics, and all Biological Sciences B.S. graduates may earn a minor in chemistry without taking additional courses, if they earn appropriate grades in the required chemistry courses.
The Biological Sciences BS-TSAP program (60 credit hours at IU South Bend) is designed specifically for Ivy Tech or Vincennes graduates transferring to IU South Bend with an Associate of Science in Science degree and who have completed the Biology TSAP program requirements (60 transfer credits).