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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

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

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.