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2014-2015 University Catalog 
    
2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Entomology, BS


About the Program

Entomology is the science of insects and related organisms. Entomologists protect human and animal health, food, and property, and natural environments by better understanding the biology and ecology of insects. Entomologists work as scientists, educators, technicians, consultants, and specialists in urban, agricultural, and natural environments to prevent the spread of disease, feed the world, promote biodiversity, protect the environment, solve crimes, strengthen biosecurity, and teach science. Careers and interests in entomology are as diverse as the insects they work on.

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Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Entomology  is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

120 credits required for graduation

 

Departmental/Program Major Courses (106 credits)


Major Selectives (6 credits)


(See Advising Resources)

  • ENTM Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • ENTM Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (82 credits)


(See Advising Resources)

Electives (14 credits)


  • Electives - Credit Hours: 14.00

University Core Requirements


  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning

120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree


2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree


College of Agriculture & University Level Requirements


  • 2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree
  • 32 Upper division credits taken from Purdue
  • 9 credits International Understanding
  • 3 credits Multicultural Awareness
  • 9 credits of Hum and/or Social Sciences outside the College of Agriculture

16 Credits


14 Credits


Fall 2nd Year


14 Credits


16 Credits


14 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


16 Credits


Fall 4th Year


  • Entomology Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Interdisciplinary Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Written or Oral Communication Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


  • Humanities or Social Science Selective (30000+ level) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Interdisciplinary Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Philosophy, Logic or Critical Thinking Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Electives - Credit Hours: 5.00

15 Credits


Note


120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish