B.S. Biology, Ecology and Conservation Biology Concentration
Program Admissions Requirements
There are no program admission requirements for the BS in Biology, Ecology and Conservation Biology.
General Education
The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Objective 1 | 6 | |
| Objective 2 | 3 | |
| Objective 3 - MATH 1160 or MATH 1170 | 3 | |
| Objective 4 | 6 | |
| Objective 5 - BIOL 1101, BIOL 1101L, PHYS 1111 | 7 | |
| Objective 6 | 6 | |
| Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8 | 3 | |
Objective 7 | ||
Objective 8 | ||
| Objective 9 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 37 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 1101 & 1101L | Biology I and Biology I Lab (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | 4 |
| BIOL 1102 & 1102L | Biology II and Biology II Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 1191 | Wonder about Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 2206 & BIOL 2207 | Cell Biology and Cell Biology Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| BIOL 2209 & 2209L | General Ecology and General Ecology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 3316 | Biometry Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 3358 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 4417 | Organic Evolution | 3 |
| BIOL 4491 | Seminar | 1 |
| or BIOL 4492 | Seminar | |
| MATH 1160 | Survey of Calculus (Satisfies General Education Objective 3) | 3-4 |
| or MATH 1170 | Calculus I | |
| MATH 3350 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| CHEM 1111 & 1111L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | 5 |
| CHEM 1112 & 1112L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 3301 & CHEM 3303 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| PHYS 1111 & PHYS 1113 | General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| Select two of the following: | 7 | |
| Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Ecology and Conservation Biology Concentration Requirements | ||
| Field Research: | 4 | |
| Field Ecology | ||
or BIOL 4493 | Senior Thesis | |
| Ecology Courses: (minimum of 7 credits) * | 7 | |
| Careers in Ecology and Conservation Biology | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Plant Ecology and Plant Ecology Lab | ||
| Population Ecology and Population Ecology Lab | ||
| Ecological Topics | ||
| Plant Animal Interactions | ||
| Fish Ecology and Fish Ecology Laboratory | ||
| Freshwater Ecology and Freshwater Ecology Lab | ||
| Ecosystem Ecology and Global Changes | ||
| Diversity or Evolutionary Courses: (minimum of 7 credits) * | 7 | |
| Fall Flora | ||
| Spring Flora | ||
| General Parasitology | ||
| Herpetology and Herpetology Lab | ||
| Ichthyology and Ichthyology Lab | ||
| General Entomology and General Entomology Lab | ||
| Microbial Diversity and Microbial Diversity Lab | ||
| Vertebrate Paleontology | ||
| Ornithology | ||
| Mammalogy and Mammalogy Lab | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Additional Biology, Research and Quantitative Courses (a minimum of 6 credits) | 6 | |
Any upper division BIOL course | ||
| Independent Problems | ||
| Mentored Research Alliance | ||
| Principles of Geographic Information Systems and Principles of GIS Laboratory | ||
| Advanced Geographic Information Systems | ||
| GPS/GNSS Applications in Research | ||
| Remote Sensing | ||
| Field Methods in Environmental Sciences | ||
| Mathematical Modeling | ||
| Applied Regression Analysis | ||
| Experimental Design | ||
| Total Credits | 79 | |
- 1
BIOL 2233, BIOL 2233L, General Microbiology and Lab, may substitute for BIOL 2206, BIOL 2207 in the ECB and IOB concentrations.
- *
at least one lab course
Degree Totals
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Admission Requirements | 0 | |
| General Education | 37 | |
| Major Requirements (Required General Education credits removed.) | 69 | |
| Upper Division Free Electives | 0 | |
| Free Electives | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |