BIOLOGY CORE

Take the following courses:

BI-101 General Biology I

4 Credits

BI-102 General Biology II

4 CreditsPrerequisite: BI-101 or BI-105

BI-289 Frontiers of Biology

1 Credit  

BI-209 Cell & Molecular Biology

3 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101 and BI-102

CHEMISTRY CORE

Take the following courses:

CH-142 Integrated Chemistry Principles I

3 CreditsNCorequisite CH143

CH-143 Integrated Chem Principles I Lab

1 CreditsN, QSCH142 is a corequisite of this course. A lab fee is associated with this course.

CH-144 Integrated Chemistry Principles II

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: CH-142

CH-145 Integrated Chemistry Principles II Lab

1 CreditN, QSPrerequisite: CH-143. A lab fee is associated with this course.

CH-232 Organic Chemistry I

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: CH-144; Corequisite: CH-233.

CH-233 Organic Chemistry I Lab

1 CreditsNPrerequisite: CH-145. Corequisite: CH-232.

PHYSICS CORE

Complete one of the following options below:

OPTION 1:

PC-200 General Physics I

3 CreditsN, QMCorequisite: PC-200L.

PC-200L  General Physics Lab I

1 CreditNCorequisites: PC200.

OPTION 2:

PC-202 Intro Physics I

3 CreditsN, QM, WK-FRCorequisite: PC-202L. Corequisite or Prerequisite: MA-130 or MA-230.

PC-202L Intro Physics Lab I

1 CreditNCorequisite: PC-202. Prerequisite or corequisite: MA-130 or MA-230.

MATHEMATICS CORE

Take one of the following courses:

MA-205 Elementary Statistics

4 CreditsN, QS, WK-SPPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

BI-305 Biostatistics

4 CreditsN, QS, CTGESPrerequisites: BI106 or ESS100

WRITING CORE

Take one of the following courses:

BI-314 Talk Nerdy to Me

3 Credits

BI-315 Grant Writing for STEM

3 CreditsWK-FRPre- or Co-Requisite: FYC-101

ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION CORE

Take the following courses:

BI-339 Organic Evolution

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: BI207 or BI300.

BI-300 General Ecology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI-101 and BI-102. Corequisite: BI-301.

BI-301 General Ecology Lab

1 CreditsNCorequisite: BI300

ELECTIVES

Take four of the following courses:

BI-312 Altered Ecosystems

4 Credits

BI-318 Developmental Biology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI207

BI-316 Advanced Molecular and Cellular Biology

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: CH-312 or CH-342

BI-317 Principles of Genetics

4 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101 and BI-102.

BI-323 Mammalogy

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI105 or permission of the instructor.

BI-324 Ornithology

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: BI105

BI-325 Plant Ecology

3 CreditsNCorequisite: BI326. Prerequisites: BI105 and BI121 and Junior or Senior standing.

BI-326 Plant Ecology Lab

1 CreditNCorequisite: BI325

BI-327 Botany

4 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI105. Note: A special course fee is applied.

BI-333 Plant Diversity

4 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI105 and BI12

BI-350 Invertebrate Zoology

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: BI-101

BI-351 Invertebrate Zoology Lab

2 CreditsNCorequisite: BI350

BI-360 Vertebrate Zoology

3 CreditsNSuggested corequisites: BI361. Prerequisites: BI105 and Ecology/Biology related POE.

BI-361 Vertebrate Zoology Lab

2 CreditsNCorequisite: BI360

BI-362 Animal Behavior

4 CreditsNPrerequisites are BI 105 or with instructors permission.

BI-370 Herpetology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI105. Note: A special course fee will be applied.

BI-380 Biology Research Methods

4 CreditsN, CW, CTGESPrerequisites: BI105 and BI122 and sophomore, junior, senior standing and permission of the instructor.

BI-384 Experiential Ecology

4 CreditsSW-LE

BI-400 Environmental Genomics

4 CreditsN

BI-405  Bioinformatics Fundamentals

4 CreditsN,CTGESPre-req: BI-101 or BI-105, BI-102 or BI-106, CH-142, CH-143, CH-144, CH-145

BI-417 Reproductive Biology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI06

BI-432 Environmental Toxicology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: Take 2 courses from BI105 or CH142 or ESS100 and permission of the instructor.

BI-437 Molecular Ecology

3 CreditsPrerequisite: BI-101.

BI-489 Biology Research

1-6 CreditsNPrerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

ESS-325 Conservation Biology

3 CreditsS, NPrerequisites: ESS-100 or BI-101 or BI-105.

ESS-328 Limnology

4 CreditsNTake BI105 and BI121 and ESS100 or permission of the instructor.

CAPSTONE

Take the following course:

ND-498 Natural Sciences Capstone

1 Credit

POE Credit Total = 56-60

Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level.  Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.