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Environmental and Field Biology Curriculum

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Environmental and Field Biology (BS)
Year 1   Fall           Spring  
  BIOL 1301 Bio 1: Cells, Molecules & Evolution 4     BIOL 1401 Bio 2: Biodiversity, Organismal & Ecology 4
  BIOL 2011 Environmental Issues 3     BIOL 2131 Natural History 3
  BIOL 2021 Environmental Issues Lab 1     ENGL 1221 Writing Seminar 3
  GEOG 2481 Introduction to GIS 3         MATH/STAT elective* 3
  TREX 1001 Transitions Experience 3         Distribution Requirement 3
        14           16
Year 2                  
  BIOL 2561 Ecology 3     CHEM   Chemistry elective^ 4
  BIOL 2571 Ecology Lab 1     GEOG 3481 Applied GIS 3
  CHEM   Chemistry elective^ 4     PLSC 3061 Environmental Law 3
      PHYS 2x11 OR GEOL 2801 3         Distribution requirement 3
      PHYS 2341 OR GEOL 2811 1         Distribution requirement 3
      Distribution requirement 3            
        15           16
Year 3   (Field Semester)              
  BIOL 3581 Interpretive Methodology 1     BIOL 3661 Environmental Research Methods 3
  BIOL 3591 Wetland Delineation Practicum 1     BIOL 3741 Freshwater Ecology (rec.) 4
  BIOL 3671 Field Botany 3     PHIL 3101 Environmental Ethics 3
  BIOL 3681 Ichthyology 3         MATH/STAT elective* 3
  BIOL 3691 Field Entomology 3         Elective 3
  BIOL 3701 Marine and Coastal Conservation 3            
  BIOL 3731 Field Skills for Biologists 1            
  BIOL 3781 Behavioral Ecology 3            
        18           16
Summer                  
  BIOL 4771 Internship in Environmental and Field Biology Capstone#   1
Year 4                  
  BIOL 4871 Capstone Seminar in ENFB 1         Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective 3
                     
Updated 6/25   13           15
This plan should be used as a guide only. Semester course offerings are subject to change. For distributional requirements see DegreeWorks. Minimum required hours = 120.
Distribution requirements: 2 humanities, 1 fine arts, 1 communication
* Choose two non-remedial courses in mathematics or statistics totalling 6 credit hours    
^ Choose at least two non-remedial courses in chemistry totalling 7 - 10 credit hours    
# Internship experience must be approved by the department. 1 credit hour of summer tuition will be assessed.  
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