BS Botany – LCWU – Lahore

April 24, 2015

Course Name: BS Botany

Overview:

Our mission and vision is to train the youth to apply the basic botanical knowledge on broader prospects of agriculture and biotechnology. While teaching the students of all levels we will be focused to teach them:

1) Biotechnology

2) Environmental Biotechnology.

3) Ethno-botany

4) Fungal Biotechnology

5) Phytochemistry

6) Medicinal Plants

7) Microbiology

8) Mycology

9) Molecular Genetics

10) Molecular Taxonomy

11) Phytopathology

12) Plant Physiology

13) Plant Taxonomy

14) Plant Tissue Culture

15) Stress Physiology of Plants.

Number of Semesters: 8

Requirements

F.A/F.Sc./A-Level and equivalent students in relevant subjects with more than 60% marks and A-level students with high grades only are eligible to apply for BS programs.

The candidates who have not studied Mathematics at intermediate level are not eligible to apply for the Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and BBA.
The student must have studied the major subject at intermediate level (in which she is seeking admission).
The subjects like International Relations, Mass Communication, Social Work, Gender Studies, not offered at inter level are opened for all students.
Only I.Com qualified students are eligible to apply for B.Com.
The students who wish to study English Literature, Fine Arts and Design & Visual Arts will have to qualify an aptitude test.
The students are not allowed to change their major subjects unless they have applied for multiple programs. They can change minor subjects within seven working days after commencement of regular classes. No application for the change of subjects will be entertained after the notified due date.

Supplementary cases are not eligible to apply

Course Duration: 4 Years

How to apply:

The candidates can obtain admission forms along with prospectus from the university office on the dates notified.
They are directed to attach the attested photocopies of the following documents with the form:

a. Matriculation Certificate / Equivalent

b. Intermediate Certificate / Equivalent

c. Provisional / Character Certificate from the Head of the Institution last attended.

d. Domicile Certificate.

e. CNIC/Form B. of the candidate

f. Monthly Income Certificate of Father / Guardian.

g. Migration Certificate (Other Board / University).

h. Three attested passport size photographs.

i. CNIC/Form B. of the candidate’s Father / Guardian.

In case of Foreign Candidate:

a. Attested photocopy of Foreign Passport.

b. Forwarding letter from the concerned embassy and Higher Education department, Govt. of the Punjab, Lahore.

The declaration at the back of the form must be signed by the candidate as well as by the parent.
The candidate must not be above 22 years of age on the last date of the receipt of form.
All the selected candidates are required to bring the original documents, one set of attested photo copies of these documents and four photographs at the time of depositing university dues.
After payment of dues, the candidate will go to the teacher on duty and get her Roll No. and section written at the back of her fee receipt which once allotted cannot be changed.
The selected candidates will be admitted provisionally and the Verification Committee of the University will make final admission after the verification of the documents. If at any stage after the admission it comes to the knowledge of the authorities that the documents presented by the candidate are fake or there is a misstatement or clerical error in the documents, her admission will be cancelled.
Migration is not allowed.

Curriculum:

Structure of Scheme of study

Sr. No	Categories	No. of Courses	Credit Hours
1.	Compulsory Courses (No Choice)	07	18
2.	General Courses (To be chosen from other Department)	07	24
3.	Basic Courses/Foundation	04	08
4.	Major Courses (Including Research/Projects/Internships)	21	79
5.	Electives within the major	02	08
	Total	41	136

YEAR-1
SEMESTER-I

Course Title	Credit Hours
Language in Use	3(3+0)
Islamic Education/Ethics	2(2+0)
Plants Systematics, Anatomy and Development	4(3+1)
Cell Structure & function	4(3+1)
General Inorganic Chemistry	4(3+1)
Total Credits	17

SEMESTER-II

Course Title	Credit Hours
Academic Reading & Writing	3(3+0)
Pakistan Studies	2(2+0)
Diversity of Plants	4(3+1)
Invertebrate & Chordate Diversity	4(3+1)
Physico-Organic Chemistry-I	4(3+1)
Total Credits	17

YEAR-2
SEMESTER-III

Course Title	Credit Hours
Communication Skills	3 (3+0)
Basic Statistics	2 (2+0)
Cell Biology, Genetics & Evolution	4(3+1)
Plant Physiology & Ecology	4(3+1)
Animal Form & Function/ Physico-Organic Chemistry-II	4(3+1)
Total Credits	17

SEMESTER-IV

Course Title	Credit Hours
Advanced Academic Reading & Writing	3(3+0)
Introduction to Computer	3(2+1)
Microbiology	4(3+1)
Biodiversity and Conservation	4(3+1)
Inferential Statistics/Geography of Pakistan (Choose any one)	4(3+1)
Total Credits	18

YEAR-3
SEMESTER-V

Course Title	Credit Hours
Phycology and Bryology	4(3+1)
Mycology and Plant Pathology	4(3+1)
Diversity of Vascular Plants	4(3+1)
Plant Systematics	4(3+1)
Plant Biochemistry	3(2+1)
Total Credits	19

SEMESTER-VI

Course Title	Credit Hours
Plant Anatomy	4(3+1)
Plant Metabolism	3(2+1)
Classical Genetics	3(2+1)
Plant Physiology	3(2+1)
Plant Ecology	3(2+1)
Total Credits	16

YEAR-4
SEMESTER-VII

Course Title	Credit Hours
Molecular Genetics	3(2+1)
Plant Hormones and Photomorphogenesis	3(2+1)
Community Ecology	3(2+1)
Research Methodology	2(2+0)
Opted from Annexure –A	4(3+1)
Total Credits	15

SEMESTER-VIII

Course Title	Credit Hours
Environmental Biology	4(3+1)
Molecular Biology	3(2+1)
Opted from Annexure –A	4(3+1)
Research Thesis	6
Total Credits	17

Total Credit Hours: 17+17+17+18+19+16+15+17=136CR

*The course will be selected by the students from Annexure-A on the availability of faculty member expertise and number of students.

** Research will be offered in 7^th Semester.