Apr 15, 2026  
Undergraduate College Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate College Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIO 318 - Tropical Field Biology


An exploration of the biology of tropical rain forests and coral reefs. Course will be taught in alternating years in Costa Rica and Belize. Previous 200-level courses in biology and permission of the instructors required.

Prerequisites
BIO 114  and any 200-level Biology course and Permission of Instructor.  Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

BIO 111 also accepted, in lieu of BIO 114, for students who entered Wheaton prior to Fall 2021.

Credits 4



Notes
Field component in Belize and Costa Rica during January intersession. Credit will be awarded after completion of January term.

Area
Natural Science

Division
Natural Science

Compass Attributes
Natural Science