This concentration is for students majoring in biology or life sciences chemistry who seek rigorous training in the molecular basis of biological processes. The concentration may be of interest to a) students planning for graduate work in fields such as biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, structural biology, and molecular genetics, b) students considering careers in biotechnology, and c) premedical students interested in the molecular basis of medicine. Admission to the concentration is limited because of space limitations in BL/CH 470, so students must apply to the coordinators for admission to the concentration by the end of sophomore year. Students must have completed the following courses before the start of junior year: for Biology majors, BL 155-158, 213; CH 141-144 (or 151H, 153), 221-224; MT 135, 228; for Chemistry majors, BL 155-158, 213 CH 141-144 (or 151H, 153), 221-224, 261, 263; MT 135-136 (or MT 135, 228), PH 125, 125L, 126, 126L may be taken during the sophomore (preferably) or junior years. During the junior and senior years, students will take the following courses: for Biology majors: BL 465, 470; CH 361 (or 365, 366), 435-437, 439; for Chemistry majors, BL 465 and one BL elective chosen from a list provided by the coordinators; CH 361 (or 365-366), 367, 435-437, 439, 470. All of the courses listed here may be used to satisfy major requirements. Students will have to take additional courses to satisfy all requirements of their major.

Coordinators: Dr. David Mascotti (Chemistry); Dr. James Lissemore (Biology).

The Environmental Studies Concentration is designed to acquaint students with the knowledge necessary to understand and solve environmental problems: the operations of the physical, biological, and chemical systems of our plant; the impact of people on these systems; the cultural underpinnings of our current patterns of interaction with nature; and the substantive nature and institutional process of political and social change which impinge upon our environment.

The requirements for the concentration vary depending upon the major, but all students must take courses in both the natural sciences (including one lab and one course above the 100 level) and the social sciences (at least two above the 200 level). In each area, the student is expected to draw from at least two and preferably three departments as follows:

Natural sciences (science majors, 16 hours; all others 13 hours): BL 103 and 103L, 109 and 109L, 111 and 111L, 159, 160, 222, 265, 444, 444L, 445, 473; CH 103, 103L, 105 and 105L, 141, 142, 143, 144, 151H, 153, 261, 263; PH 101 and 101L, 102, and 102L.

Social Sciences/humanities (science majors, 12 hours; all others, 15 hours): CO 455; EC 211**, 212**, 315; HS 340; PL 314, 315, 398 (Ecofeminism); PO 306, 325, 361, 364, 365, 428, 460; RL 101*, 333, 365; SC 101**, 251, 380, 381, 383, 384, 389, 475E, 484.

*With Dr. Joseph Kelly; ** Must be followed by an upper-division environmental course from the same department.

Senior capstone course: A seminar structured to apply academic knowledge to the investigation of a real environmental issue and/or problem.

Statistics: MT 122, or and equivalent statistics course (at least three credits).

Director: Dr Wendy Widenhoff, Department of Political Science.

This concentration is coordinated by the Department of Psychology, and is intended for biology, chemistry, and pyschology majors who desire an interdisciplijnary approach to the study of physiology, biochemistry, and behavior of higher organisms.

Required courses for biology majors; BL 155, 156, 157, 158, 360, 360L; CH 141, 142, 143, 144, 221, 222, 223, 224; BL 475 AND CH 431 (or CH 435, 436, AND 437); PS 326, 426, 497N.

Required courses for chmistry majors: BL 155, 156, 157, 158, 360, 360L; CH 141, 142, 143, 144, 221, 222, 223, 224, 435, 436, 437; PS 326, 426, 497N.

Required courses for psychology majors: BL 155, 156, 157, 158, 360, 360L; CH 141, 142, 143, 144, 221, 222, 223, 224; PS 101, 326, 426, 497N; MT 122, 123.

Coordinator: Dr. Cyrilla Wideman, Department of Biology; Dr. Helen Murphy, Department of Psychologyiolo