Major in Conservation Biology

Additional Program Requirements

Choose one from the following: 3-4 hours

MAT 114Introduction to Statistics & Probability

3

MAT 208Statistics

3

BIO 304Experimental Design & Biostatistics

4

Prerequisites or Corequisites: 4 hours

CHE 111General Chemistry

4


Major Requirements: 63-65 Hours

Required Courses: 41-42 hours

BIO 112Principles of Biology

4

BIO 200Introduction to Conservation Biology

4

BIO 210Zoology

4

BIO 215Botany

4

BIO 303Natural Resources Policy

3

BIO 304Experimental Design & Biostatistics

4

BIO 335Wildlife Management

4

BIO 355Environmental Ethics

3

BIO 425Introduction to Research

1

BIO 426Research Experience I

1

BIO 427Research Presentation

1

BIO 498Biology Seminar

1

BIO 318Ecology

4

Or

BIO 328Tropical Ecology

4

PHY 112 Earth and Space Science or higher

3-4

Select two courses from the following: 8 hours

BIO 314Applied Plant Science

4

BIO 337Taxonomy of the Vascular Plants

4

BIO 359Dendrology

4

Select four courses from the following: 14-16 hours

BIO 301Invertebrate Zoology

4

BIO 312Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

4

BIO 315Genetics

4

BIO 316Physiology

4

BIO 329Environmental GIS

4

BIO 336Ecology & Conservation of the Vertebrates

4

BIO 356Marine Biology

3

BIO 357Ornithology

3