Advising > Traditional Track, Environmental Biology

Required courses:

Required supporting courses:

Also required are four courses selected from the following groups with at least one course from each group.

Group I

Group II

Students in the Traditional Track are encouraged to take at least one course in plant biology, either Biology 326, Plant Biology, or Biology 308, Plant Physiology. Biology majors in the secondary education program must have eight credits of botany to prepare. Two courses selected from Biology 125, Biology 308, or Biology 326 will satisfy this requirement for certification.

To complete the minimum of 36 biology credits, biology majors should select courses from Groups I and II, or other biology courses listed in the Bulletin. For those students doing research, a maximum of 6 credits of research from Biology 291 and Biology 391 and 392 may count toward the 36 biology credits needed for the major.

Recommended courses:

* A second semester of Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 302/252) or Biochemistry (Chemistry 331) is recommended.
** Mathematics 140, Calculus I, is recommended for all biology majors in the traditional track. Many professional schools and most graduate schools require at least one semester of calculus for admission.

Recommended schedule:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester   Spring Semester
BI 105 Ecology and Evolution 3   BI 108 Attributes of Life 3
BI 155 Ecology and Evolution Lab 1   BI 158 Attributes of Life Lab 1
CH 121 General Chemistry 3   CH 224 General Inorganic Chemistry 3
CH 151 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I 1     OR CH 222 Analytical Chemistry  
HS ----- Historical Studies 3   CH 152 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II 1
IN 140 University Seminar 3   IN 151 Critical Reading and Writing II 3
IN 150 Critical Reading and Writing I 3   EC 100 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
Total Credits 17   ----- ----- Fine Arts 3
        Total Credits 17

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester   Spring Semester
BI 300 Genetics 3   BI 305 Molecular and Cell Biology 3
BI 350 Genetics Lab 1   BI 355 Molecular and Cell Biology Lab 1
BI 291 Research Meth. (optional) OR Elective 0-4   CH 302 Organic Chemistry II OR Elective 3-4
CH 301 Organic Chemistry I 3   CH 252 Intermediate Chem Lab II OR Elective 1-4
CH 251 Intermediate Chemistry Lab I 1   MA 220 Statistical Methods 3
PS 201 Statistical Methods in Behav. Sci. 3   ES 321 Health and Pollution 2
  OR MA 120 Elem. Prob. And Stat     PO 100 American Political System 3
----- ----- U.S. Studies 3   Total Credits 16-20
Total Credits 14-18        

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester   Spring Semester
BI 303 Entomology 4   BI 301 Comparative Anatomy 3-5
  OR BI 330 Microbiology       OR BI 404 Evolution  
BI 314 Ecology 4   BI 323 Animal Behavior 4
BI 391 Research (optional) OR Elective 0-4   BI 392 Research (optional) OR Elective 0-4
PY 201 Physics for Life Sciences 4   PY 202 Physics for Life Sciences 4
IN 350 Global Studies 3   ----- ----- Social Science 3
Total Credits 15-19   Total Credits 14-20

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester   Spring Semester
BI 308 Plant Physiology 4-5   BI 130 Environmental Biology 4
  OR BI 306/356 Animal Physiology & Lab     BI 325 Vertebrate Biology 4
BI 326 Plant Biology 4     OR BI 310 Ichthyology  
BI 481 Senior Seminar (can be taken in Spring) 0-1   BI 482 Senior Seminar (if not taken in Fall) 0-1
----- ----- Off Campus Learning (see back) 3   ----- ----- Elective 3-4
EN ----- Literature 3   Total Credits 11-13
PO 210 International Politics 3        
Total Credits 17-19