Biological Sciences: Environmental Biology Option (B.S.)

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Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours

Semester Hours required for the Biological Sciences Major- EVB Option: 85-87 semester hours

Core Requirements

Biological Sciences majors with an Environmental Biology Option must complete a core which includes the following courses and a 15-semester hours of electives selected from the Option Electives list below.

BIO 1100 - General Biology. Credits: 4
BIO 1150 - Biology Forum Credits: 1
BIO 1200G - General Botany. Credits: 4
BIO 1300G - Animal Diversity. Credits: 4
BIO 3120 - Molecular and Cellular Biology. Credits: 4
BIO 3200 - Genetics. Credits: 4
BIO 3510 - Plant Physiology. Credits: 4
or
BIO 3520 - Animal Physiology. Credits: 4
BIO 3800 - Ecology. Credits: 4
BIO 3850 - Environmental Biology. Credits: 4
BIO 4275 - Internship. Credits: 6 or 12
(12 hours of BIO 4275 is required in the major)
BIO 4984 - Organic Evolution. Credits: 3
CHM 1310G - General Chemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 1315G - General Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1
CHM 1410 - General Chemistry II. Credits: 3
CHM 1415 - General Chemistry Laboratory II. Credits: 1
CHM 2430 - Survey of Organic Chemistry. Credits: 3
CHM 2435 - Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory. Credits: 1
ECN 2800G - Economics of Social Issues. Credits: 3
MAT 1441G - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. Credits: 5
(See Footnote 1)
PLS 3763 - Environmental Politics and Policy. Credits: 3

AND

BIO 4750 - Statistical Analysis of Scientific Data. Credits: 3
or
MAT 2250G - Elementary Statistics. Credits: 4

Option Electives

Option electives to choose from (15 semester hours required):

BIO 3300 - General Microbiology. Credits: 4
BIO 3322 - Dendrology. Credits: 3
BIO 3450A - Independent Study I. Credits: 1 to 3
or BIO 3450B
BIO 3451A - Undergraduate Research I. Credits: 1 to 3
or BIO 3451B
BIO 3612 - Plant Evolution and Diversity. Credits: 3
BIO 3710 - Plant – Animal Interactions. Credits: 3
BIO 3810 - Freshwater Ecology. Credits: 3
BIO 3950 - Vertebrate Natural History. Credits: 3
BIO 3952 - Invertebrate Natural History. Credits: 3
BIO 4400A - Teaching in the Lab I. Credits: 1
or BIO 4400B
BIO 4810 - Plant Ecology. Credits: 3
BIO 4812 - Fisheries Ecology and Management. Credits: 3
BIO 4814 - Conservation Biology. Credits: 3
BIO 4816 - Study of Biotic Communities. Credits: 3
BIO 4818 - Environmental Microbiology. Credits: 4
BIO 4820 - Spatial Analysis for Environmental Sciences. Credits: 4
BIO 4832 - Animal Behavior. Credits: 4
BIO 4840 - Resource Management and Environmental Assessment. Credits: 3
BIO 4842 - Wildlife Ecology and Management. Credits: 3
BIO 4940 - Phycology. Credits: 3
BIO 4942 - Mycology. Credits: 3
BIO 4944 - Lichens. Credits: 3
BIO 4946 - Bryology. Credits: 3
BIO 4948 - Plant Taxonomy. Credits: 3
BIO 4950 - Ichthyology. Credits: 3
BIO 4952 - Herpetology. Credits: 3
BIO 4954 - Ornithology. Credits: 3
BIO 4956 - Mammalogy. Credits: 3
BIO 4958 - Parasitology. Credits: 4
BIO 4960 - Wetland and Aquatic Vascular Plants. Credits: 3
BIO 4964 - Entomology. Credits: 4
CHM 4750 - Environmental Chemistry. Credits: 3
ECN 3810 - Economics of Natural Resources. Credits: 3
ESC 3300 - Soils. Credits: 3
ESC 3550 - Surface Water Processes and Resources. Credits: 3
GEG 3780 - Land Use Planning. Credits: 3
GEG 3810 - Geographic Information Systems I. Credits: 3
GEG 3820 - Remote Sensing I. Credits: 3
GEG 3860 - Geographic Information Systems II. Credits: 3
GEG 3870 - Remote Sensing II. Credits: 3
GEL 4850 - Environmental Geology. Credits: 3

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all biological sciences courses taken at EIU)

¹Students not prepared for this course will be required to take additional prerequisite math classes.

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Biological Sciences: Environmental Biology Option (B.S.)

Core Requirements

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Option Electives

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