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

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Students interested in ecological and environmental fields may choose the ecology, environment, and conservation concentration within the biology program. Students enrolled in this program will fulfill the following requirements:

Credit Requirements*

General Education: 47 credits
Major Requirements: 57-59 credits
Free Electives: 14-16 credits
Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits. Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

Biology Core Courses (15 crs.)

Students must earn at least a “C” or higher in BIOL 161 and BIOL 162 before upper-level biology electives may be taken.

Upper Division Electives (19-20 crs.)

Cellular Elective (3-4 crs.)

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

Physiology Elective (4 crs.)

BIOL 351 is recommended.

Conservation and Management Elective (3 crs.)

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 425 - Biota of Florida Credits: 3
BIOL 428 - Entomology 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
BIOL 475 - Natural History of Costa Rica Credits: 3

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:

Allied Fields (17-18 crs.)

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.

Physics

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

PHYS 123 - Physics Ia Laboratory Credits: 1

Chemistry

Note:

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

General Education

General Education Requirements

General Education Program (45 crs.)
- Due to some 4 credit directed gen eds, Biology majors must all take 47 credits of gen ed coursework.

General Education Requirements Specific for this major:

Quantitative (Q): MATH 211
Natural World (N): BIOL 161 grade of C or better required
Natural World (N):PHYS 121
Natural World (N): CHEM 121

Advising Notes:

Students should begin either their math sequence or chemistry coursework in their 1st year, in addition to taking BIOL161 and BIOL162.
Physics often fits in best during the junior year.
Students lacking strong chemistry/math backgrounds could consider taking CHEM105 before CHEM121.