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DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OPTION IN BIOLOGY

The Environmental Science Option in Biology offers students the choice of specialization in environmental science at the undergraduate level.

The Environmental Science Option will require the completion of the following courses which include General Education courses, certain core science and mathematics courses, and requirements for the biology major.

Communications

12 hours

  English 112, 200

6

    Speech Communication 101

3

    Computer Science 190 or 212 or 226

3

Social Sciences

12 hours

    Political Science 101 or 103

3

    Economics 203, 340

6

    Geography 105

3

Humanities

12 hours

    Literature (English 203 recommended)

3

    History

3

    Art 101, Music 101, or Theatre 101

3

    Philosophy and Religious Studies 400

3

Mathematics

9 hours

    Mathematics 112, 201 (or 201,202)

6

    Psychology 302 or Mathematics 312 (note prerequisites)

3

Natural Sciences

72-77 hours

  Biology  
    Introductory Biology  
    Biology 105,106

8

    Organismal (Plant): one course from  
    Biology 206, 207,208, 303, 310, 313

4

    Organismal (Animal): one course from  
    Biology 201, 202, 204, 209, 312, 315

4

    Ecology: two courses  
    Biology 308 and 402 or 408 or 411

8

  Other Biology courses:  
    Biology 210, 301 or 407, 401, 499

13

  Chemistry  
    Chemistry 101, 102, 201, and 202 or 203

16

  Physics  
    Physics 215, 216 (200, 201, 202)

8-12

  Environmental Science  
    Environmental Science

4

    Science Electives (select two courses, at least one  
    must be from chemistry or physics:  
    Biology 307, 311, 314; Chemistry 202, 203, 313;  
    Physics 318

7-8

Free Electives

+

  (Technical Writing recommended)  
Total Hours Required for Graduation

120


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