Department of Biology

Check list for Biology Majors – Wildlife Ecology Track

The Biology Major: Wildlife Track Requirements: 36 credits in Biology, 9 credits in Chemistry and Earth & Space Science, 3-4 credits of Statistics.  Particular required courses are shown in bold below.

____Bio111 (4h) General Biology I                                      9 credits from any below
____Bio112 (4h) General Biology II                                     ____Chem101 (3h) Intro Chemistry
____Bio233 (3h) Ecology                                                       ____Chem121 (4h) General Chemistry I
____Bio246 (3h) Environmental Research Methods           ____Chem122 (4h) General Chemistry II
____Bio479 (4h) Restoration Ecology                                  ___ ESS111 (3h) Environmental Geology
                                                                                                ____ESS126 (3h) Atmosphere, Climate & Weather
6 Credits of vertebrate zoology electives from below                 ___ ESS128 (3h) Environmental Studies                                             
____ (1-3h) Bio220 Amphibian Population Research                ____ESS132 (4h) Geography of Economic Resources
____ (3h) Bio234 Herpetology                                                  ____ESS121 (4h) General Physics**
____ (3h) Bio 235 Ichthyology*

____ (3h) Bio 237 Ornithology*                                               **NOTE for Physics– you must take calculus first

____ (3h) Bio 238 Mammalogy*

*(Bio 237 & 238 replace 236 Ornithology & Mammalogy)

 

12 Credits of biology electives                                                 
____ (4h) BIO225 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy                 one Statistics course from

____ (3h) BIO231 Intro to Entomology                                      ____PSY225 (4h) Statistics

____ (3h) BIO232 Invertebrate Zoology                                     ____MTH342 (3h) Statistics

____ (1-3h) BIO220 Amphibian Research

____ (4h) BIO323 Intro Microbiology   

____ (3h) BIO 334 General Toxicology (new)

____ (4h) BIO337 Genetics

____ (3h) BIO346 Animal Behavior

____  Bio____  _________________a 3rd or 4th vertebrate zoology course can be counted towards the 12 credits

____ (x h) Independent studies, research or internships in zoology, botany or ecology

        36 hours total of BIO needed for major                                                                                                                                                                       

___ (6h) Core 1     ___ (6h) Core 2        ___ (6h) Core 3          ___ (6h) Core 4      ___ (3h) Core 5
___ (3h) Core 6     ___ (3h) Core 7        ___ (3h) Core 8          ___ (6h) Core 9      ___ (3h) Core 10

All 10 cores + seminar add up to 46 hours toward graduation

You need a total of 120 credit hours and at least 2.0 GPA to graduate with a BS in Biology.
You have 94 credit hours once you've completed Core, 36 hours of biology, 9 hours of physical science, and 3 hours of Statistics.  This means that you only need 26 more hours of electives.

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