Biology: Wildlife Emphasis (BS Degree)

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A major in Biology with a Wildlife Emphasis consists of 75-76 hours; 51-52 semester hours of Biology courses, plus the required 24 hours of supporting studies courses and does not require a minor. Courses from other departments are also required as shown below.

Biology: Wildlife Emphasis (75-76 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

Liberal Arts Core and additional 100-level requirements (47 hours):

See Liberal Arts Core (LAC) for all bachelor degrees ; must include the following courses:
BIOL 161 - Foundations of Biology I (3 hours)
BIOL 161L - Foundations of Biology I Laboratory (1 hours)
CHEM 115 - Introductory Chemistry (3 hours)
CHEM 116 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory (1 hours)
MATH 110 - Extended College Algebra (4 hours) or higher

Note:

All students placed in ENGL 099 and/or MATH 099 must complete the course(s) successfully before being allowed into BIOL 161, BIOL 161L, BIOL 162 or BIOL 162L.

Foreign Language requirement (hours included above)

Students are required to take a minimum of 3 credit hours but are not required to progress past FL 202 (Intermediate II) if the student places higher than FL 201. If a student places higher than 202, the student has completed her/his required FL credit. Note that this placement does not count toward the required 125 hours (may vary according to degree) required of all CSU students. Choose one of the following courses:

ARAB 101, 102. 201, 202
FREN 101, 102, 201, 202
SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202
CHST 121, 122, 131, 132 or
Any other 3 hour foreign language course

Major Studies (51-52 hours)

BIOL 162 - Foundations of Biology II (3 hours)
BIOL 162L - Foundations of Biology II Laboratory (1 hours)
BIOL 220 - Microbiology (3 hours)
BIOL 220L - Microbiology Laboratory (1 hours)
BIOL 241 - Zoology (3 hours)
BIOL 241L - Zoology Laboratory (1 hours)
BIOL 242 - Botany (3 hours)
BIOL 242L - Botany Laboratory (1 hours)
BIOL 307 - Conservation Biology (3 hours)
BIOL 307L - Conservation Biology Laboratory (1 hours)
BIOL 380 - Genetics (3 hours)
BIOL 380L - Genetics Laboratory (1 hours)
BIOL 407 - Wildlife Management (3 hours)
BIOL 407L - Wildlife Management Laboratory (1 hours)
BIOL 410 - Ecology (3 hours)
BIOL 410L - Ecology Laboratory (1 hours)
BIOL 440 - Plant Taxonomy (3 hours)
BIOL 440L - Plant Taxonomy Laboratory (1 hours)
BIOL 442 - Plant Physiology (3 hours)
BIOL 442L - Plant Physiology Laboratory (1 hours)
BIOL 462 - Mammalogy (3 hours)
BIOL 462L - Mammalogy Laboratory (1 hours)
Choose one of:
BIOL 461 - Herpetology (3 hours)
BIOL 461L - Herpetology Lab (1 hours)
or
BIOL 463 - Ornithology (3 hours)
BIOL 463L - Ornithology Laboratory (1 hours)
Choose one of:
BIOL 202 - Vertebrate Natural History (3 hours)
BIOL 202L - Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory (1 hours)
or
BIOL 345 - Nutrition (3 hours)

Required Supporting Studies (24 hours):

BIOL 305 - Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy (3 hours)
BIOL 315 - Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment (3 hours)
CHEM 117 - Elementary Organic Biochemistry (4 hours)
COMM 214 - Mass Media (3 hours)
MATH 130 - Precalculus (4 hours)
MATH 213 - Probability and Statistics (3 hours)
Choose one of:
GEOL 101 - Physical Geology (4 hours)
GEOL 103 - Ocean Science (4 hours)
GEOL 104 - Environmental Geology (4 hours)
PHYS 120 - Weather and Climate (4 hours)
PHYS 201 - Introductory Physics I (4 hours)

Note:

All students must have at least 125 hours to graduate. Students who took MATH 099 or ENGL 099 will need at least 129 hours to graduate. Full Bridge students will need at least 133 hours. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.