Biology, Ecology, Environment and Conservation Concentration, B.S.

Cellular Elective (3-4 crs.)

BIO 385 is recommended for students planning to attend graduate school.

• BIO 220 - Microbiology Credits: 4

• OR

• BIO 385 - Cell Biology Credits: 3

Physiology Elective (4 crs.)

BIO 351   is recommended.

• BIO 350 - Human Physiology Credits: 4

• OR

• BIO 351 - Animal Physiology Credits: 4

Conservation and Management Elective (3 crs.)

• BIO 444 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3

• OR

• BIO 483 - Wildlife and Fisheries Management Credits: 3

Ecology Electives (9 crs.)

Choose any 3 of the following:

• BIO 363 - Vertebrate Zoology Credits: 3
• BIO 406 - Mammalogy Credits: 3
• BIO 412 - Ichthyology Credits: 3
• BIO 417 - Herpetology Credits: 3
• BIO 419 - Ornithology Credits: 3
• BIO 430 - Principles of Evolution Credits: 3
• BIO 442 - Aquatic Ecology Credits: 3
• BIO 448 - Field Botany and Plant Taxonomy Credits: 3
• BIO 464 - Freshwater Invertebrate Zoology Credits: 3
• BIO 444 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3 OR BIO 483  Wildlife and Fisheries Management - See Conservation and Management elective above

Additional Biology Electives (6 crs.)

Electives should be selected with advisement. Biology credits should total at least 40.  

Please note only 3 credits of research or internship may count as biology electives. Credits in excess of that number count as free electives.

One of the following Geography/Earth Science courses may be substituted for a Biology elective course:

• ESS 110 - Introduction to Geology Credits: 3
• ESS 210 - Physical Geology Credits: 3
• ESS 220 - Oceanography Credits: 3
• GEO 202 - GIS I: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
• GEO 226 - Hydrology Credits: 3
• GEO 244 - Land Use Credits: 3
• GEO 405 - Environmental Conservation and Management in PA Credits: 3
• GEO 421 - Environmental Law Credits: 3
• GEO 424 - Soils Credits: 3
• GEO 444 - Environmental Land-Use Planning Credits: 3

Mathematics

Students unable to start at the level of MAT 211 - Calculus I Credits: 4  will take MAT 175 - Precalculus Credits: 3  or other prerequisite courses.

• MAT 117B - Applied Statistics B Credits: 3

• OR

• MAT 117A - Applied Statistics with Co-requisite Support Credits: 4

• OR

• MAT 217 - Statistics I Credits: 4

Physics

PHY 122  and PHY 125  may be required for some graduate and professional programs.

• PHY 123 - Physics Ia Laboratory Credits: 1

Chemistry

• CHM 125 - Laboratory IB-Stoichiometry and Reactions Credits: 1
• CHM 122 - Chemical Dynamics Credits: 3
• CHM 126 - Laboratory IIB-Equilibrium and Instrumentation Credits: 1
• CHM 221 - Modern Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3
• CHM 225 - Laboratory IIIB-Basic Organic Techniques Credits: 1
• CHM 227 - Introduction to Biochemistry Credits: 4

• OR

• CHM 222 - Modern Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3

• and

• CHM 226 - Laboratory IVB-Experimental Organic Studies Credits: 1

Note:

Students who have successfully completed more difficult physics and chemistry courses can substitute them for lower level required courses in those fields.