Curriculum Guide: Biology Major with Emphasis in Ecology & Conservation Biology
An example: Four year plan for Biology Major with Emphasis in Ecology and Conservation Biology
120 credits necessary to graduate. Assumes an 18-credit minor.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOLOGY 201 | Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 202 | Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes | 1 |
| CHEM 211 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 213 | Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 203 | Principles of Biology: Organisms, Ecology, and Evolution | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 204 | Principles of Biology Lab: Organisms, Ecology, and Evolution | 1 |
| CHEM 212 | Principles of Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 214 | Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 260 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 307 & BIOLOGY 308 or 302 |
Cell Biology or |
4 |
| ENG COMP 105 | English Composition II: Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| MATH 202 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| General Ed/Core Minor | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 303 | Genetics | 3 |
| ENV SCI 302 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Core Minor | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 302 | Principles of Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOLOGY 309 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| ENV SCI 469 | Conservation Biology | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective / Minor | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Biology/Minor Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 490 | Biology Seminar (fall or spring) | 1 |
| BIOLOGY 498 or BIOLOGY 497 |
Independent Study or Internship |
2-3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Biology Elective | 3 | |
| Elective for Minor | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 490 | Biology Seminar (fall or spring) | 1 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective for Minor | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 13-17 | |
| Total Credits | 124-131 | |
All Biology Majors are encouraged to participate in an internship or independent study.
