Biological Sciences—Environmental Biology (B.A.)

College-level Requirements

Please see the appropriate college listing for college-level academic requirements.

Course requirements (minimum 47 hours)

• BIOS 170 - Introduction to Zoology Credit Hours: 5
• BIOS 171 - Introduction to Zoology Credit Hours: 5
• BIOS 172 - Introduction to Zoology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOS 173 - Introduction to Zoology Credit Hours: 1
• BIOS 275 - Ecology in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 4
• BIOS 376 - Field Ecology Credit Hours: 4
• BIOS 473 - Animal Behavior Credit Hours: 5

• or

• BIOS 481 - Animal Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 4

Extradepartmental requirements (minimum 56 hours)

• - Complete CHEM 121-122-123 or 151-152-153

• CHEM 121 - Principles of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 122 - Principles of Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 123 - Principles of Chemistry III Credit Hours: 4

• or

• CHEM 151 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 5
• CHEM 152 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II Credit Hours: 5
• CHEM 153 - Fundamentals of Chemistry III Credit Hours: 5

• -

• GEOG 201 - Environmental Geography Credit Hours: 4
• GEOG 357 - Environmental Law Credit Hours: 4
• GEOL 215 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 115 - Pre-Calculus Credit Hours: 5
• PBIO 211 - Diversity of Life Credit Hours: 5

• or

• PBIO 248 - Trees and Shrubs Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 201 - Introduction to Physics Credit Hours: 5
• PHYS 202 - Introduction to Physics Credit Hours: 5
• POLS 425 - Environmental and Natural Resource Politics and Policy Credit Hours: 4
• PSY 221 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 5

Note:

Students who complete this curriculum will also complete the requirements for the undergraduate Certificate in Environmental Studies. Students might want to consider a minor in geography or environmental health sciences.