The Environmental Biology program consists of a series of biology, chemistry, physical science and general education core requirements, which include a field internship. Students choose additional elective courses to design a major based on their academic goals. These courses include biology, chemistry, earth sciences, geology/geography, journalism, recreation, and psychology.
We also encourage students who are interested in natural resource management and conservation biology to consider participating in the interdisciplinary minor in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Note: requirements are based on catalog year.
| I. Common Core (74-75 Semester Hours) | ||
|---|---|---|
| BIO 1500 | 4 SH | General Biology I |
| BIO 1150 | 1 SH | Biology Forum |
| BIO 1550G | 4 SH | General Botany II |
| BIO 3120 | 4 SH | Cell and Molecular Biology |
| BIO 3180 | 4 SH | Ecology and Evolution |
| BIO 3200 | 4 SH | Genetics |
| BIO 3510 or BIO 3520 | 4 SH | Animal or Plant Physiology |
| BIO 3850 | 3 SH | Environmental Biology |
| BIO 4275 | 12 SH | Internship |
| CHM 1310G | 3 SH | General Chemistry I |
| CHM 1315G | 1 SH | General Chemistry I Lab |
| CHM 1410 | 3 SH | General Chemistry II |
| CHM 1415 | 1 SH | General Chemistry II Lab |
| CHM 2430 | 3 SH | Organic Chemistry |
| CHM 2435 | 1 SH | Organic Chemistry Lab |
| MAT 1441G | 5 SH | Calculus and Analytical Geometry I |
| BIO 4750 or MAT 2250G | 3 or 4 SH | Biometrics or Elementary Statistics |
| ECN 2800G | 3 SH | Economics of Social Issues |
| PLS 4763 | 3 SH | Environmental Policy and Politics |
| II. Elective Coursework (15 Semester Hours) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BIO 3300 | General Microbiology | BIO 3322 | Dendrology |
| BIO 3450 | Independent Study | BIO 3451 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 3612 | Plant Evolution and Diversity | BIO 3710 | Plant-Animal Interactions |
| BIO 3720 | Entomology | BIO 3810 | Freshwater Ecology |
| BIO 3950 | Vertebrate Natural History | BIO 3952 | Invertebrate Natural History |
| BIO 4400 | Teaching in the Lab | BIO 4810 | Plant Ecology |
| BIO 4812 | Fisheries Ecology and Management | BIO 4814 | Conservation Biology |
| BIO 4816 | Studies of Biotic Communities | BIO 4818 | Environmental Microbiology |
| BIO 4820 | Spatial Analysis | BIO 4840 | Resource Mngmt. and Environ. Assessment |
| BIO 4832 | Animal Behavior | BIO 4940 | Phycology |
| BIO 4942 | Mycology | BIO 4944 | Lichens |
| BIO 4946 | Bryology | BIO 4948 | Plant Taxonomy |
| BIO 4950 | Ichthyology | BIO 4952 | Herpetology |
| BIO 4954 | Ornithology | BIO 4956 | Mammalogy |
| BIO 4958 | Parasitology | BIO 4960 | Wetland and Aquatic Plants |
| BIO 4964 | Entomology | ||
| CHM 4750 | Environmental Chemistry | ||
| ECN 3810 | Economics of Natural Resources | ||
| ESC 3300 | Soils | ||
| ESC 3550 | Surface Water Processing and Resources | ||
| GEG 3780 | Land Use Planning | ||
| GEG 3810 | GIS I | ||
| GEG 3820 | Remote Sensing I | ||
| GEG 3860 | GIS II | ||
| GEG 3870 | Remote Sensing II | ||
| GEL 4850 | Environmental Geology | ||
Dept. of Biological Sciences
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Charleston, IL 61920
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