Core Requirements

Biological Sciences majors with an Environmental Biology Option must complete a core which includes the following courses.

• BIO 1150 - Biology Forum. Credits: 1
• BIO 1500 - General Biology I. Credits: 4
• BIO 1550G - General Biology II. Credits: 4
• BIO 3120 - Molecular and Cellular Biology. Credits: 4
• BIO 3180 - Introduction to Ecology and Evolution. Credits: 4
• BIO 3200 - Genetics. Credits: 4
• BIO 3330 - Introduction to Botany. Credits: 4
• or  BIO 3510 - Plant Physiology. Credits: 4
• or  BIO 3612 - Plant Evolution and Diversity. Credits: 3
• or  BIO 4810 - Plant Ecology. Credits: 4
• or  BIO 4960 - Wetland and Aquatic Vascular Plants. Credits: 3
• BIO 3322 - Dendrology. Credits: 3
• or  BIO 4948 - Plant Taxonomy. Credits: 3
• BIO 3520 - Animal Physiology. Credits: 4
• BIO 3973 - Human Dimensions of Wildlife & Fisheries Management. Credits: 3
• BIO 4275 - Internship. Credits: 1 to 3, 6 or 12

• (See Footnote 1)

• BIO 4814 - Conservation Biology. Credits: 3
• BIO 4832 - Animal Behavior. Credits: 4
• BIO 4842 - Wildlife Management. Credits: 4
• BIO 4850 - Wildlife Techniques. Credits: 4
• BIO 4956 - Mammalogy. Credits: 4
• or  BIO 4954 - Ornithology. Credits: 3
• or  BIO 4952 - Herpetology. 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
• or  CHM 2440 - Organic Chemistry I. Credits: 3
• CHM 2435 - Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory. Credits: 1
• or  CHM 2445 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1
• ECN 2800G - Economics of Social Issues. Credits: 3
• MAT 1271 - College Algebra. Credits: 3
• or  GEO 3810 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. Credits: 3
• or  BIO 4820 - Spatial Analysis for Environmental Sciences. Credits: 4
• MAT 2110G - Brief Calculus with Applications. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote 2)

• or  MAT 1441G - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. Credits: 5

• (See Footnote 2)

Footnotes:

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

¹ 6 hours of BIO 4275 is required OR 6 total hours as a combination of BIO 4275 and BIO 3450 Undergraduate Research, BIO 3451 Independent Study, BIO 4444 Honors Independent Study, or BIO 4555 Honors Research. Research/Independent Study coursework hours counted here may not also be counted toward elective credit.

² Students not prepared for this course will be required to take additional prerequisite math classes.