Apr 28, 2026

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [OFFICIAL CATALOG]

Biology, Ecology & Organismal Concentration, B.S.

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General: 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence

First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)

Required of full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit.

University Core (35 hours)

(See General Education Requirements ) In completing courses required in the biology major, 8-hour lab science core requirement also met.

Second Language Proficiency

(none required)

Major (79 hours)

Biology Foundation Courses-All Concentrations (23 hours)

Students must achieve a C or greater in each of these courses to complete the Foundation Course requirements.

Ecology and Organismal Biology Required Courses (17 hours)

Ecology and Organismal Electives (12 hours from the following)

Physical Sciences and Mathematics (27 hours)

CHEM 1400 - Fundamental Chemistry I
and
CHEM 1401 - Fundamental Chemistry II
or
CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry I
and
CHEM 1403 - General Chemistry II
CHEM 2450 - Organic Survey
or
CHEM 3150 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
and
CHEM 3350 - General Organic Chemistry I
STAT 2350 - Introduction to Statistical Methods
or
MATH 1342 - Applied Calculus I for Business, Engineering Technology, and the Life Sciences
and
MATH 1111
12 additional upper‐level credits in mathematics, statistics, or science courses other than biology (i.e. Earth Science, Physics, or Chemistry)

Minor

(none required)

Unrestricted General Electives

Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), or 30 hours in residence.

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