Biology, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Biodiversity and Conservation (B.S.)
Program Requirements
CIP Code: 26.0101
Major
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
University Graduation Requirements | ||
General Education | 36 | |
Foundations of Learning | ||
GSD 101 | Foundations of Learning | 3 |
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories) | ||
Major Requirements | ||
Core Courses | ||
BIO 111 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
BIO 112 | Ecology and Evolution | 4 |
BIO 315 | Genetics | 4 |
BIO 316 | Ecology | 4 |
BIO 318 | General Botany | 4 |
BIO 319 | General Zoology | 4 |
BIO 320 | Principles of Microbiology | 4 |
BIO 495 | Evolutionary Application and Theory | 1 |
Concentrations | ||
Students must select at least one of the following Concentrations: | ||
Courses used for one concentration may not count toward another concentration. | ||
Aquatic Biology | ||
Biodiversity and Conservation | 36-37 | |
General Biology | ||
Biology Teaching | ||
Free Electives | ||
Choose from 17-18 hours of free electives | 17-18 | |
Total Hours | 120 |
Concentration
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Concentration Courses | ||
BIO 514 | Evolution | 3 |
BIO 532 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
Choose from six hours of the following: | 6 | |
Plant Systematics | ||
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | ||
Aquatic and Wetland Plants | ||
Virology | ||
Dendrology | ||
Freshwater Invertebrates | ||
Insect Diversity | ||
Mammalogy | ||
Ornithology | ||
Herpetology | ||
Ichthyology | ||
Topics in Field Biology:___ | ||
Choose from three hours of the following: | 3 | |
Applied Learning in Biology | ||
Invasive Species Management | ||
Plant Ecology | ||
Animal Behavior | ||
Behavioral Ecology | ||
Freshwater Ecology | ||
Fish Biology and Management | ||
Special Problems | ||
Supporting Course Requirements | ||
General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab I (Element 4) G | ||
CHE 112 & 112L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Lab | 4 |
CHE 361 & 361L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Lab I | 4 |
Calculus I (Element 2) G | ||
or MAT 211 | Applied Calculus | |
College Physics I (Element 4) G | ||
or PHY 201 | University Physics I | |
STA 215 | Introduction to Statistical Reasoning | 3-4 |
or STA 270 | Applied Statistics | |
CSC 174 | Introduction to Programming for Science & Engineering | 3 |
or GEO 353 | Geographic Information Systems | |
AGR 215 & AGR 216 | Principles of Soils and Principles of Soils Laboratory | 4 |
Choose from one of the following: | 3 | |
Global Environmental Problems | ||
Environment Land Use Planning | ||
GEO 435 | ||
Environmental Geoscience | ||
Hydrology | ||
GEO 302 | Global Environmental Problems (Change from GEO 302 W to GEO 302) | 3 |
Total Hours | 39-40 |
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Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education requirement above.