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Academic/Graduate Studies Track

Required Courses:
(In addition to General Education requirements)

Department # Course Title Credits Semester Offered
CHM 111 & 112 General Chemistry 8 1 & 2
Chm 201 Organic Chemistry 4 1
PHY 120 Physics 4 1
PSY 202 Statistics 4 1 or 2
BIO 110 General Biology 4 1
BIO 111/112 Invertebrate Zoology 4 1 (alt. years)
BIO 115 General Botany 4 1
BIO 215 Survey of the Plant Kingdom 4 2 (alt. years)
BIO 370 Ecology 4 2
BIO 265 Environmental Issues 4 1 (alt. years)
BIO 309 Vertebrate Natural History 4 2 (alt. years)
BIO 400 Environmental Biology Practicum* 4 - 8 1 or 2
BIO 410 Biology Seminar 2 2

One of the following:

Department # Course Title Credits Semester Offered
BIO 305 Genetics 4 2
BIO 360 Microbiology 4 1
BIO 365 Environmental Law & Policy 4 2 (alt. years)

Recommended electives:

Department # Course Title Credits Semester Offered
BIO 263/363 Environmental Topics Seminar (may take 2 semesters) 2 1 and 2
BIO 320 General Physiology 4 2
BIO 330 Vertebrate Morphogenesis 4 1
BIO 340 Cell Biology 4 2
BIO 342 Instrumental Analysis 4 2 (alt. years)
CHM 332 Environmental Chemistry 4 1

*Practicum experience has 4 credit hour minimum increment; one interterm requirement can be met by doing practicum during January.

Professional/Naturalist Track

Required Courses:
(In addition to General Education requirements)

Department # Course Title Credits Semester Offered
CHM 111 & 112 General Chemistry 8 1 & 2
SCI 102 Energy and the Environment 4 2
SCI 103 Earth and Space Science 4 1 and 2
BIO 110,112 General Biology 8 1 & 2
BIO 115 General Botany 4 1
BIO 215 Survey of the Plant Kingdom 4 2 (alt. years)
BIO 309 Vertebrate Natural History 4 2 (alt. years)
BIO 370 Ecology 4 2
BIO 265 Environmental Issues 4 1 (alt. years)
BIO 365 Environmental Law & Policy 4 2 (alt. years)
BIO 400* Environmental Biology Practicum* 4-8 1 or 2
BIO 410 Biology Seminar 2 2

One of the following:

Department # Course Title Credits Semester Offered
BIO 111 Invertebrate Zoology 4 1 (alt. years)
BIO 305 Genetics 4 2
BIO 360 Microbiology 4 1

Recommended electives:

Department # Course Title Credits Semester Offered
BIO 263/363 Environmental Topics Seminar
(may take 2 semesters)
2 1 and 2
BIO 320 General Physiology 4 2
BIO 330 Vertebrate Morphogenesis 4 1
BIO 340 Cell Biology 4 2
BIO 342 Instrumental Analysis 4 2 (alt. years)
CHM 332 Environmental Chemistry 4 1

*Practicum experience has 4 credit hour minimum increment; one interterm requirement can be met by doing practicum during January.