major: Biology
Degree: Bachelor of Science (BS) Concentration: Ecology and Evolution Biology 2024-2025
Prerequisites (31 credits)
Requires grades of C or above.
BSC1010C General Biology I (4 Credits)CHEMISTRY 1 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2045 General Chemistry I
CHM 2045L General Chemistry I Lab
CHEMISTRY 2 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2046 General Chemistry II
CHM 2046L General Chemistry II Lab
ORGANIC 1 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I Lab
ORGANIC 2 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II
CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab
MAC2311 (GM) Calculus I (4 Credits)
Core Requirements (12 credits)
The Department of Biology has specific requirements that must be completed as preparation for major courses. The following courses must be taken in addition to the prerequisites indicated above.Requires a grade of C or above
BSC2012C General Biology III (4 Credits)SELECT 1 SEQUENCE FROM:
Any Organic I & II or Physics I & II not completed as part of the prerequisites must be taken as core courses.
PHY 2048C Calculus Physics I
PHY 2049 Calculus Physics II
PHY 2049L Calculus Physics II Lab
Or
PHY 2053 Algebra Physics I
PHY 2053L Algebra Physics I Lab
PHY 2054 Algebra Physics II
PHY 2054L Algebra Physics II Lab
Or
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II
CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab
Students may take either CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II & CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II lab or CHM 3120 Quantitative Analytical Chemistry & CHM3120L Quantitaive Analytical Chemistry Lab:
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I Lecture
CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHM 3120/3120L Quantitative Analytical Chemistry and Lab
Major Requirements (18 credits)
Requires grades of C or above. Courses must be taken in prerequisite order. Electronic approval must be obtained each semester for courses whose prerequisites are transfers. Please check the catalog course description section for prerequisites required for each course prior to registering. If one course is a prerequisite for another, the two may not be taken together. Students will be administratively withdrawn from courses if earned grades in prerequisite courses are less than a C.
PCB3043C Principles of Ecology (4 Credits)SELECT 1 from the following:
BSC4801C Animal Physiology (4 credits)
Major Electives (11 credits)
Major electives require a grade of C or above. Students are encouraged to take BSC 4921 Biology Lecture Series as part of their major elective coursework. No more than 2 credits of BSC 4921 may be used in the Major Elective area.
PCB4674 Evolution (3 Credits)
SELECT 1 ADVANCED ECOLOGY COURSE:PCB 4301C Limnology
ZOO 4208C Coastal Invertebrate Biology (4 Credits)
ZOO 4485 Biology of Marine Mammals (3 Credits)
SELECT 1 SURVEY COURSE:
ZOO 3713C Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4 credits)
ZOO 4208C Coastal Invertebrate Biology (4 credits)
ZOO 4234C Parasitology (4 credits)
ZOO 4454C Ichthyology (4 credits)
ZOO 4462C Herpetology (4 credits)
ZOO 4823C General Entomology (4 credits)
MCB 3020C Microbial Biology (4 credits)
BOT 4404C Marine Botany (4 credits)
PCB 4253C Developmental Biology (4 credits)
ZOO 4485 Biology of Marine Mammals (3 credits)
ZOO 4485L Biology of Marine Mammals Laboratory (1 credits)
BSC 4930 Special Topics in Biology (3 credits)
FAS 4354 Coastal Fisheries Management (3 credits)
BSC 4022 Biology of Aging (3 credits)
ZOO 4513 Animal Behavior (3 credits)
ZOO 4513L Animal Behavior Lab (1 credits)
OCB 3108L Field Studies in Marine Science (4 credits)
ZOO 4407 Biology of Sharks and Rays (3 credits)
ZOO 4559L Shark Ecology (3 credits)
ZOO 4551C Dolphin Behavioral Ecology (4 credits)
Free Electives (19 credits)
ELECTIVES 3000/4000 LEVEL
This degree requires a minimum of 120 total hours with 48 upper (3000/4000) level hours. Free electives may be courses in any discipline (provided the required prerequisites are met) and they are the hours needed to satisfy the total hour requirement. These hours may vary (consult your advisor about free elective hours needed to graduate).