Environmental Science Major: Biology Concentration

Core courses - all Environmental Science majors

• BIO 114 - Introduction to the Biological Sciences
• BIO 201 - Environmental Science
• CHEM 153 - Chemical Principles
• CHEM 232 - Aqueous Equilibria
• PHYS 160 - Geology

• One course from the following:

• BIO 241 - Biological Data Analysis
• MATH 104 - Calculus II
• MATH 141 - Introductory Statistics
• MATH 151 - Introduction to Data Science

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Core courses - Biology Concentration

• BIO 215 - Ecology
• CHEM 303 - Current Problems in Environmental Chemistry
• PHYS 165 - Climate Change, Past and Present

Four additional courses from the general electives list:

Of these, at least two courses must be at the 300 level

• BIO 200 - Research Experience in Biology

• must be taken concurrently with BIO 202 Science Communication In Biology  

• BIO 211 - Genetics

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• BIO 226 - Comparative Animal Behavior or
• PSY 226 - Comparative Animal Behavior

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• BIO 231 - Marine Biology
• BIO 261 - Economic Botany
• BIO 303 - Evolution
• BIO 318 - Tropical Field Biology
• BIO 360   or ENV 360 Conservation Science  
• BIO 364 - Freshwater and Marine Botany
• BIO 375 - Ornithology
• BIO 398 - Microbial Evolution
• BIO 398 - Mycology
• CHEM 254 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 321 - Chemistry of Natural Waters
• CHEM 332 - Instrumental Analysis
• PHYS 227 - Remote Sensing
• PHYS 228 - Scientific Computing

Capstone

BIO 401 /BIO 402 - Senior Seminar  or BIO 499 /BIO 500 - Independent Research  

Internship

Students must complete an internship or independent research project.  Internships must be approved by the Program Coordinator prior to January of their senior year.