Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BS

68-70 credit hours

Requirements

Major Coursework

26 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

BSC 24200Introduction to Biodiversity

3

BSC 24300Introduction to Biodiversity Laboratory

1

BSC 24400Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology

4

BSC 24800Introduction to Ecology and Evolution

4

BSC 28500Methods and Writing for Biology

1

BSC 40800Genetics

4

BSC 46400Evolution

3

BSC 46500General Ecology

4

BSC 48800Genetics of Evolution

2

Chemistry and Mathematics Coursework

22 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

CHM 23000General Chemistry 1

3

CHM 23100General Chemistry 2

3

CHM 23200General Chemistry 3

3

CHM 24100General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

1

CHM 24200General Chemistry 3 Laboratory

1

CHM 36100Organic Chemistry I

4

CHM 36200Organic Chemistry II

4

MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3

Biological Sciences Elective Coursework

10 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

BSC 30200Biometry I: Introduction to R

2

BSC 32000Plant Biology

4

BSC 34100Vertebrate Zoology

4

BSC 35800Parasitology

3

BSC 36200Advanced Environmental Biology

4

BSC 36400Entomology

4

BSC 36600Field Biology

3

BSC 36800Biology in Society

2

BSC 48000Independent Research

1-6

BSC 48400Biological Sciences Internship

1-3

Students may use up to 6 credit hours of BSC 48000 for this requirement.

Alternatively, other 30000-level or above courses may be an accepted elective with prior approval by the department.

Additional Coursework

10-12 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

Choose one of the following two course sets:

Option 1

MTH 17300Survey of Calculus

4

PHY 25100Introductory Physics I

4

PHY 25200Introductory Physics II

4

or

Option 2

MTH 27100Calculus I

5

MTH 27200Calculus II

5