| Biology
College of Natural Sciences
Dean 2
2450 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8303
Fax: (808) 956-4745
Web: www.biology.hawaii.edu
Faculty
A. K. Fok, PhD
(Director)--cell biology
H. Ako, PhD--analytical biochemistry
D. Borthakur, PhD--molecular genetics of rhizobia, plant-microbe
interaction, biotechnology
K. W. Bridges, PhD--systems ecology
R. L. Cann, PhD--molecular and evolutionary genetics
D. A. Christopher, PhD--photosynthesis, plant biochemistry, plant
molecular biology
S. Conant, PhD--ornithology, ecology, behavior,
conservation biology
C. C. Daehler, PhD--population genetics and dynamics,
breeding system, reproductive ecology,
herbivore of envasive plants
H. G. de Couet, Dr rer nat--molecular cell biology and genetics
R. G. Gillespie, PhD--evolution, genetics, ecology
and conservation biology of invertebrates
D. S. Haymer, PhD--molecular evolution and developmental
genetics
R. A. Kinzie III, PhD--coral reef biology, marine
ecology, limnology
W. C. McClatchey, PhD--ethnobotony
M. Merlin, PhD--biogeography, natural history of the Pacific
S. Robinow, PhD--developmental neurobiology, genetics, molecular biology
J. Seifert, PhD--biochemical toxicology
C. Z. Womersley, PhD--environmental physiology,
biochemical adaptation, parasitology
Degrees Offered: BA in biology, BS in biology
The Academic Program
The Biology Program (BIOL) is a cooperative program
whose faculty members are from the Biology Program and the Departments
of Botany, Environmental Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,
Microbiology, Plant Molecular Physiology, and Zoology. It provides an
academic home to students who wish to pursue a broad training in the
biological sciences.
Biology is a study of living organisms at all levels.
Some students may prefer to focus on the anatomy of the cell and the
chemical processes occurring in it. Others may prefer to concentrate on
the physiological processes of plants or animals or on microorganisms
and the roles they play in the environment or in causing disease.
Students will also be introduced to the anatomy of plants and animals,
their evolutionary histories, their interactions in the ecosystems in
which they occur, and their behavior.
Biology may be studied as a liberal arts major, but
most students plan to use it as preparation for some sort of
professional work, such as aquaculture, dentistry, forestry, marine
biology, medicine, mycology, and pharmacy. The bachelor’s degree in
biology is rarely adequate preparation for any of the professions to
which these students aspire; one to eight years of additional training
may be necessary before the person is fully qualified to practice in one
of these fields. The biology program makes every effort to provide all
of its students with broad training in the field by requiring some
course work in each of the major areas of biology. This provides the
best kind of background for future specialization and also introduces
students to subjects with which they may not be familiar but which may
be of great importance to them, either as a vocational or
nonprofessional interest.
Advising
Student advising is mandatory. Prospective majors
should come to Dean 2 to set up an appointment for advising immediately,
so as to design a curriculum that satisfies program requirements.
Undergraduate Study
BA Degree
Requirements (C grade minimum)
• BIOL 172, 265, 270,
and 375 including all related laboratories
• 14 credit hours in approved courses, including one from
physiology
• One or more laboratory courses at the 300 level or above,
from one of these two areas:
biochemistry and physiology
morphology and systematics
• One course at the 300 level or above from each of the three
departments of botany, microbiology, and zoology
Related Requirements (D grade minimum)
• CHEM 161, 162, 272
plus laboratories and 273
• PHYS 151 and 152 or 170 and 272 plus laboratories
• MATH 205 or 215
• ICS 101/101L
BS Degree
Requirements
• BIOL 172, 265, 270,
and 375 including all related laboratories
• One course each from morphology/ systematics and physiology
• BIOC 441 or ENBI 402
• 15 credit hours in approved courses at the 300 level or above
in one of the following tracks or concentrations:
cell/molecular biology
ecology, evolution and conservation biology
general biology
marine/aquatic biology
organismic biology
• 1 or 2 credits of
BIOL 399 and/or 499
• One or more laboratory courses at the 300 level or above,
from one of these two areas:
biochemistry and physiology
morphology and systematics
• One course at the 300
level or above from each of the three departments of botany,
microbiology, and zoology
Related Requirements
• CHEM 161, 162, 272
plus laboratories and 273
• PHYS 151 and 152 or 170 and 272 plus
laboratories
• MATH 205 and 206, or 215 and 216, and
an approved course in advanced or applied mathematics
Minor
Requirements (C grade minimum) Students must
complete BIOL 172, 265, 270, and 375 plus related laboratories; and a
minimum of 3 credits from the following:
• BIOL 308, 375/375L,
399, 406/406L, 407/407L, 418, 441, 490, 496, and 499
• Approved upper level botany,
microbiology, and zoology courses
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