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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology, Environmental Biology Concentration, B.S.

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(Leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree)

Curriculum

Freshman Year

First Semester

BIOL 1000 - Introduction to Biological Methods Credit: 1.
BIOL 1113 - General Biology I Credit: 4.
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit: 4.
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit: 3.
MATH Credit: 3. ¹

Total: 15

Second Semester

BIOL 1123 - General Biology II Credit: 4.
BIOL 2310 - General Botany Credit: 4.
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit: 4.
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit: 3.
MATH Credit: 3. ¹

Total: 18

Sophomore Year

First Semester

ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature Credit: 3.
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology Credit: 4.
HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit: 3.
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 13

Second Semester

GEOL 1045 - Earth Environment, Resources and Society Credit: 4. or
GEOL 2000 - Earth Evolution and Life History Credit: 3.
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit: 3.
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.
PC 2500 - Communicating in the Professions Credit: 3. or
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit: 3.
PHYS 2010 - Algebra-based Physics I Credit: 4.

Total: 16-17

Junior Year

First Semester

BIOL 3130 - General Ecology Credit: 4.
BIOL 3140 - Cellular Biology Credit: 4.
BIOL 3200 - General Microbiology Credit: 4.
CHEM 3005 - Elementary Organic Chemistry Credit: 4.

Total: 16

Second Semester

BIOL 3810 - General Genetics Credit: 4.
BIOL 3920 - Biological Communication Skills Credit: 3.
BIOL 3530 - Animal Physiology Credit: 3. or
BIOL 4320 (5320) - Plant Physiology Credit: 3.
ESS 3710 - Chemistry and the Environment Credit: 3. or
CHEM 4500 - Nutrional Biochemistry Credit: 3.
MATH Credit: 3. ¹

Total: 16

Senior Year

First Semester

BIOL 4330 (5330) - Plant Ecology Credit: 3. or
GEOL 4150 (5150) - Geomorphology Credit: 4. or
GEOL 4711 (5711) - Hydrogeology Credit: 4.
BIOL 4610 (5610) - Invertebrate Zoology Credit: 3. or
BIOL 4840 (5840) - Limnology Credit: 3.
Electives Credit: 3-4.
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 12-14

Second Semester

BIOL 3240 - Field Botany Credit: 3.
BIOL 4630 (5630) - Ornithology Credit: 3. or
BIOL 4810 (5810) - Ichthyology Credit: 3. or
BIOL 4820 (5820) - Mammalogy Credit: 3. or
BIOL 4830 (5830) - Herpetology Credit: 3.
Electives Credit: 3.
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 12

Note:

¹	Three math/statistics courses are required, one each from the following pairs of courses: either MATH 1710 ; either MATH 1530 or MATH 1830 ; either MATH 3070 or BIOL 4220 (5220) /WFS 4220 (5220) .

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