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

Cellular Elective (3-4 crs.)

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

• BIOL 220 - Microbiology Credits: 4

• OR

• BIOL 385 - Cell Biology Credits: 3

Physiology Elective (4 crs.)

BIOL 351   is recommended.

• BIOL 350 - Human Physiology Credits: 4

• OR

• BIOL 351 - Animal Physiology Credits: 4

Conservation and Management Elective (3 crs.)

• BIOL 444 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3

• OR

• BIOL 483 - Wildlife and Fisheries Management Credits: 3

Ecology Electives (9 crs.)

Choose any 3 of the following:

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

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

Mathematics

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

• MATH 117 - Applied Statistics Credits: 3

• OR

• MATH 217 - Statistics I Credits: 4

Physics

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

• PHYS 123 - Physics Ia Laboratory Credits: 1

Chemistry

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

• OR

• CHEM 222 - Modern Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3

• and

• CHEM 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.