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 from 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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