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. If a student chooses a minor, they may not choose Biology. 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 hour(s))
BIOL 161L - Foundations of Biology I Laboratory (1 hour(s))
CHEM 115 - Introductory Chemistry (3 hour(s))
CHEM 116L - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory (1 hour(s))
CSCI 312 - Quantitative Modeling and Computer Simulation (3 hour(s))
MATH 110 - Extended College Algebra (4 hour(s)) 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 and BIOL 161L.

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 120 hours (may vary according to degree) required of all CSU students.

Choose one of the following courses:

ARAB 110 and 110L, 120, 201, or 202 or
FREN 110 and 110L, 120, 201, or 202 or
SPAN 110, 111 or 112 and 110L, 101, 102, 120, 201, or 202 or
CHST 121, 122, 131, or 132 or
Any other 3 hour foreign language course.

Major Studies (51-52 hours)

BIOL 220 - Microbiology (3 hour(s))
BIOL 220L - Microbiology Laboratory (1 hour(s))
BIOL 241 - Zoology (3 hour(s))
BIOL 241L - Zoology Laboratory (1 hour(s))
BIOL 242 - Botany (3 hour(s))
BIOL 242L - Botany Laboratory (1 hour(s))
BIOL 307 - Conservation Biology (3 hour(s))
BIOL 307L - Conservation Biology Laboratory (1 hour(s))
BIOL 380 - Genetics (3 hour(s))
BIOL 380L - Genetics Laboratory (1 hour(s))
BIOL 407 - Wildlife Management (3 hour(s))
BIOL 407L - Wildlife Management Laboratory (1 hour(s))
BIOL 410 - Ecology (3 hour(s))
BIOL 410L - Ecology Laboratory (1 hour(s))
BIOL 440 - Plant Taxonomy (3 hour(s))
BIOL 440L - Plant Taxonomy Laboratory (1 hour(s))
BIOL 462 - Mammalogy (3 hour(s))
BIOL 462L - Mammalogy Laboratory (1 hour(s))
BIOL 202 - Vertebrate Natural History (3 hour(s))
BIOL 202L - Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory (1 hour(s))
or
BIOL 345 - Nutrition (3 hour(s))
Choose three of the following courses:
BIOL 316 - Introduction to Aeroponics and BIOL 316L - Introduction to Aeroponics Lab
BIOL 325 - Entomology and BIOL 325L - Entomology Laboratory
BIOL 340 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and BIOL 340L - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory
BIOL 360 - Parasitology and BIOL 360L - Parasitology Laboratory
BIOL 442 - Plant Physiology and BIOL 442L - Plant Physiology Laboratory
BIOL 461 - Herpetology and BIOL 461L - Herpetology Lab
BIOL 463 - Ornithology and BIOL 463L - Ornithology Laboratory
BIOL 475 - Environmental Science and BIOL 475L - Environmental Science Laboratory

Required Supporting Studies (24 hours):

BIOL 305 - Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy (3 hour(s))
BIOL 315 - Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment (3 hour(s))
CHEM 117 - Elementary Organic Biochemistry (4 hour(s))
COMM 214 - Mass Media (3 hour(s))
MATH 130 - Precalculus (4 hour(s))
MATH 213 - Probability and Statistics (3 hour(s))
Choose one of:
GEOL 101 - Physical Geology (4 hour(s))
GEOL 103 - Ocean Science (4 hour(s))
GEOL 104 - Environmental Geology (4 hour(s))
PHYS 201 - Introductory Physics I (3 hour(s))
PHYS 201L - Introductory Physics I Laboratory (1 hour(s))

Note:

All students must have at least 120 hours to graduate. Students who took MATH 099 or ENGL 099 will need at least 124 hours to graduate. Full Bridge students will need at least 128 hours. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.