Biology
Requirements for the Major in Biology - Ecology and Biodiversity Track
The major requires successful completion of the following:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course Requirements 1,2 | ||
| BIOL 130 | Field Investigations in Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 133 | Introductory Molecular Biology and Genetics 3 | 4 |
| BIOL 210 | Ecology (Lab) | 4 |
| BIOL 213 | Evolutionary Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 223 | Genetics (Lab) | 4 |
| or BIOL 224 | Genetics | |
| BIOL 324 | Junior Seminar | 2 |
| BIOL 424 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| ENST 217 | Fundamentals of GIS | 4 |
| or STAT 204 | Elementary Statistics | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Advanced Conservation Biology | ||
or BIOL 222 | Advanced Conservation Biology (Lab) | |
| Human Health and the Environment (Lab) | ||
| Freshwater Conservation | ||
| Select three of the following: | 12 | |
| Entomology | ||
| Ornithology (Lab) | ||
| Invertebrate Zoology (Lab) | ||
| Plant Ecology (Lab) | ||
| Biodiversity: Pattern and Process (Lab) | ||
| Entomology (Lab) | ||
| Fungi and Algae and Bryophytes | ||
| Environmental Physiology of Plants (Lab) | ||
| Freshwater Biology (Lab) | ||
| Rainforests and Coral Reefs and Field Study in Belize (Lab) | ||
| Herpetology (Lab) | ||
| Cave Biology | ||
| Plant Evolution and Systematics (Lab) | ||
| Behavioral Ecology (Lab) | ||
| Ecosystems and Global Change (Lab) | ||
| Advanced Topics in Ecology and Biodiversity | ||
| Genes and Behavior | ||
| Environment and Development | ||
| Environmental Physiology and Biochemistry of Animals (Lab) | ||
| Environmental Physiology and Biochemistry of Animals | ||
| Island Ecology (Lab) 4 | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 44 | |
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Requirements | ||
| A comprehensive examination | ||
| 1 | Courses numbered below 130 do not count toward the major. |
| 2 | At least four of the required and elective biology courses must have a laboratory. |
| 3 | The Department of Biology will allow an AP test score of 5 or a higher level IB test score of 6 or 7 to substitute for BIOL 133. Students should be advised that mastery of the material covered in BIOL 133 is important as majors will be tested on it during their comprehensive exams. |
| 4 | Students who have completed and passed a) the Island Ecology summer program or b) the specific combination of the two half courses BIOL 241 and BIOL 251 may count either a) or b) as one laboratory course in the major. For purposes of calculating GPA within the major, the grade for the island ecology program will count as the equivalent of one biology class. |
Required for a B.S. (but not for a B.A.) in Biology
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course Requirements | ||
| Select four additional courses in mathematics, statistics, or science outside biology, including at least two lab science courses | 16 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 | |