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Degree Requirements

Ecology (BS)

100 Credits Minimum, Including 40 Upper Division (UD)

General Core Requirements

BIO 1859 Biology Cornerstone Seminar

BIO 2101 General Biology (5)
BIO 2102 General Biology (5)
BIO 2103 General Biology (5)

WKFS
-
WKAS

BIO 3310 Ecology

UD, W

BIO 3325 Genetics

BIO 3453 Biodiversity:Plant Ident & Tax (5)
BIO 4744 Marine Botany (5)

BIO 4256 Environmental Physiology (5)
BIO 4413 Animal Physiology (5)
BIO 4415 Plant Physiology (5)
BIO 4418 Neurobiology (5)

UD, W
UD, W
UD, W
UD

BIO 3899 Scientific Literature

BIO 4330 Evolutionary Mechanisms

UD, W

BIO 4360 Biostatistics

Section Credits Required

Applied Ecology

BIO 3302 Coral Reef Ecology (5)
BIO 3303 Evolutionary Ecology Galapagos (5)
BIO 3305 Marine Restoration Ecology (5)
BIO 4810 Marine Ecology (5)
BIO 4815 Aquatic Ecology (5)
BIO 4825 Forest Ecology (5)
BIO 4835 Conservation Biology (5)
BIO 4840 Chemical Ecology (5)

CUE, UD
UD
CUE, UD
UD, W
UD
UD
UD
UD, W

Section Credits Required

Electives (From this List or Applied Ecology)*

BIO 3000 Intro Biological Anthropology (5)
BIO 3304 Oceanography of the Galapagos (5)
BIO 3432 Biodiversity:Vertebrate Biolgy (5)
BIO 3434 Animal Behavior (5)
BIO 3899 Scientific Literature (1)
BIO 4744 Marine Botany (5)
BIO 4880 Blakely Field Studies (1)

CUE, WE, UD
UD
UD
UD, W
UD
UD
UD

Section Credits Required

Capstone Experience*

BIO 4899 Natural Sciences Seminar

- OR -

BIO 4978 Biological Research Proposal (1)
BIO 4979 Biological Research (2)

UD, W
UD

Section Credits Required

Chemistry and Math Supporting Courses

CHM 1211 General Chemistry I (5)
CHM 1212 General Chemistry II (5)

WKFS
-

CHM 1330 Survey of Organic Chemistry (5)
CHM 3371 Organic Chemistry I (5)

MAT 2360 Intro to Stats for Sciences

WKQR

MAT 1221 Survey of Calculus (5)
MAT 1234 Calculus I (5)

WKQR
WKQR

Section Credits Required

Quantitative Supporting Courses**

BIO 1145 Oceanography (5)
MAT 1235 Calculus II (5)
MAT 1236 Calculus III (5)
MAT 3333 Statistical Modeling (3)
CHM 1213 General Chemistry III (3)
CHM 2213 Inorganic Qualitative Analysis (2)
CHM 3372 Organic Chemistry II (5)
CHM 3373 Organic Chemistry III (5)
CSC 1230 Problem Solving & Programming (5)
CSC 2430 Data Structures I (5)
CSC 2431 Data Structures II (5)
PHY 1101 General Physics (5)
PHY 1102 General Physics (5)
PHY 1103 General Physics (5)
PHY 1121 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 1122 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 1123 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 3011 Global Climate Change (5)
ECN 3500 Environmental Economics (5)

WKFS
-
-
UD
-
-
UD
UD
WKAS
-
-
WKFS
-
-
WKFS
-
-
WE, UD
UD

Section Credits Required

Field Bio Requirement (3cr)-(may be met in other sections)

BIO 3302 Coral Reef Ecology (5)
BIO 3303 Evolutionary Ecology Galapagos (5)
BIO 3304 Oceanography of the Galapagos (5)
BIO 3305 Marine Restoration Ecology (5)
BIO 4256 Environmental Physiology (5)
BIO 4744 Marine Botany (5)
BIO 4810 Marine Ecology (5)
BIO 4815 Aquatic Ecology (5)
BIO 4825 Forest Ecology (5)
BIO 4835 Conservation Biology (5)
BIO 4880 Blakely Field Studies (1)

CUE, UD
UD
UD
CUE, UD
UD, W
UD
UD, W
UD
UD
UD
UD

Section Credits Required

Recommended Courses

CHM 1213 General Chemistry III

CHM 2213 Inorganic Qualitative Analysis

MAT 1235 Calculus II

PHY 1101 General Physics (5)
PHY 1102 General Physics (5)
PHY 1103 General Physics (5)

WKFS
-
-

- OR -

PHY 1121 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 1122 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 1123 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)

WKFS
-
-

Section Credits Required

Minimum Total Credits Required

100

Additional Requirements and Information

Max 6 credits from BIO 4900-4999 may be applied to major.
count for ELECTIVES if not used elsewhere
*BIO 3302,3303,3305,4810,4815,4825,4835 and 4979
**BIO 3304 & 4840 can count for Quant if not used elsewhere

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Ecology Degrees

Ecology (BS)

Degree Requirements

Ecology (BS)

General Core Requirements

Applied Ecology

Electives (From this List or Applied Ecology)*

Capstone Experience*

Chemistry and Math Supporting Courses

Quantitative Supporting Courses**

Field Bio Requirement (3cr)-(may be met in other sections)

Recommended Courses

Additional Requirements and Information

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