FACULTY AND STAFF

 
Dean:

Alfred McKinney SC 104  ext. 5231

Department of Biological Sciences
Chair:

Dalton Gossett  SC 224A ext. 5244

Stephanie Aamodt SC 214 ext. 5214
Stephen Banks SC 216 ext. 5220
Beverly Burden SC 115A ext. 5088
James Ingold SC 212 ext. 5236
Selvestion Jimes SC 121C ext. 5215
Robert Kalinsky SC 115D ext. 5218
Vaughan Langman SC 219 ext. 5239
Cran Lucas SC 115E ext. 5086
Steven Lynch SC 220 ext. 5157

Rex Matlock SC 112 ext. 5246

Elizabeth Zippi Bida SC 330 ext. 5305
Gary Boucher SC 127 ext. 5192
Edward Carriere SC 112A ext. 5238
Frank Collins SC 308A ext. 5224
James Goodrich SC 326 ext. 5223
Wayne Gustavson SC 328 ext. 5091
Decker Moore SC 112D ext. 5284
Cynthia Sisson SC 114A  ext. 5229
Robb Wilson SC 312 ext. 5227

Krishna Agarwal OL 102 ext. 4283

Adrienne Critcher OL 107 ext. 4282
Dave Foley OL 112 ext. 4281
Will Mitchell OL 103 ext. 4278
Reza Sanati OL 116A ext. 4280
John Sigle SC 121A ext. 4284

Carlos Spaht BH 430 ext. 5377

Judith Covington BH 454 ext. 5354
Julian Doucet BH 419 ext. 5331
Mary Ellen Foley BH 409 ext. 5309
Conway Link BH 418 ext. 5300
Richard Mabry BH 452 ext. 5352
Rogers Martin BH 448 ext. 5282
Paul Sisson BH 416 ext. 5301
Barron Tabor BH 415 ext. 5321
Al Vekovius BH 420 ext. 4124

Philosophy
The College of Sciences fosters in students an awareness of the laws of nature that have allowed humanity to achieve its high level of societal development.

Objectives
The College of Sciences provides both the environment and the resources through which students may become scientifically and mathematically literate.

Each student should develop the critical analysis skills necessary to address scientific issues in the objective and humane manner required by a democratic society. To this end the College of Sciences offers courses that prepare students to analyze empirical phenomena, to synthesize models, and to develop theories from hypotheses and experiments.

General Information
The College offers bachelor of science degrees through each of its four departments--biological sciences, chemistry and physics, computer science, and mathematics. A master's degree in computer systems technology is offered through the Computer Science Department with the cooperation of Barksdale Air Force Base. A Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Cellular Biology and Anatomy; Microbiology and Immunology; Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Physiology and Biophysics is available through a cooperative program with the Louisiana Health Sciences Center-Shreveport. Also, a Master of Science in Environmental Science is available through a cooperative program with LSU Baton Rouge. Preparation for medical or dental study is available through either the Department of Biological Sciences or the Department of Chemistry/Physics, as are transfer programs in the allied health areas.
 
Admission
A student may be admitted to the College of Sciences as an entering freshman, by transfer from another college within the University, or by transfer from another institution. Transfer credits apply for degree credit only to the extent to which they represent courses acceptable in a curriculum of the College.

The number of hours of Military Science permitted for degree credit in each curriculum is determined by the department offering the program.

Requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree
The Bachelor of Science degree is granted by the College of Sciences to the student upon satisfactory completion of all general degree requirements and all requirements of one of the four-year programs offered in the College.

Pass/No Credit Option
The student in the College of Sciences who has achieved junior standing and has an overall average of 2.0 on all work taken at LSUS may choose to take some courses on a pass/no credit basis, with work of C quality or better required for a grade of P. The number of credits that may be earned in this manner is determined by the department offering the major in which the student is enrolled but cannot exceed 12 hours. This total does not include credits earned by Advanced Standing Examinations or in courses graded on a pass/no credit basis only. All courses so taken must be chosen from electives within the degree program with the consent of the student's adviser. Credits earned on a pass/no credit basis will be disregarded in determining grade point average.

Students who wish to schedule a course on the pass/no credit basis must file an application form in the dean's office by the final date for adding courses for credit of the semester in which the course is taken. Once enrolled in a course on the pass/no credit basis, students may not change to another grading system. Detailed information may be obtained from the student's adviser.