Biology: Wildlife and Conservation Biology, BS

University Requirement (2 hours)

• GSTD 1002 - Freshman Seminar

General Education (24 hours)

Note: 11 hours of mathematics, natural science, and physical science requirements are included in the major.

Biology (40 hours)

• BIOL 1051 - Issues in Conservation Biology
• BIOL 1203 - Principles of Biology I and BIOL 1201 - Principles of Biology I Lab 
• BIOL 1213 - Principles of Biology II and BIOL 1211 - Principles of Biology II Lab 
• BIOL 3023 - Microbiology and BIOL 3021 - Microbiology Lab 
• BIOL 3033 - Genetics and BIOL 3031 - Genetics Lab 
• BIOL 3143 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and BIOL 3141 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Lab 
• BIOL 3183 - Botany and BIOL 3181 - Botany Lab *
• BIOL 3583 - Biostatistics
• BIOL 3703 - Vertebrate Physiology and BIOL 3701 - Vertebrate Physiology Lab *
• BIOL 3763 - Evolutionary Biology
• BIOL 4013 - Ecology and BIOL 4011 - Ecology Lab *
• BIOL 4101 - Biology Colloquium

Wildlife and Conservation (26 hours)

• BIOL 3083 - Plant Physiology and BIOL 3081 - Plant Physiology Lab 
• BIOL 3303 - Systematic Botany and BIOL 3301 - Systematic Botany Lab 
• BIOL 3443 - Global Environmental Change
• BIOL 4063 - Wildlife Ecology & Management and BIOL 4061 - Wildlife Ecology and Management Lab 
• BIOL 4663 - Natural Resource Policy and Administration

Chemistry (12 hours)

• CHEM 1023 - University Chemistry I and CHEM 1021 - University Chemistry I Lab 
• CHEM 1123 - University Chemistry II and CHEM 1121 - University Chemistry II Lab 
• CHEM 3003 - Organic Chemistry I and CHEM 3001 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 

Mathematics (5-6 hours)

Select one of the following options:

• MATH 1023 - College Algebra and MATH 1033 - Plane Trigonometry 
• MATH 1045 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics
• MATH 1525 - Calculus I

Physics (4 hours)

Selection one of the following course combinations:

• PHYS 2003 - College Physics I and
  PHYS 2001 - College Physics I Lab
    

• or

• PHYS 2203 - University Physics I and
  PHYS 2201 - University Physics I Lab
    

Electives (6-7 hours)

• 6-7 hours of unrestricted electives

Total Hours - 120

Note:

*These courses are required for Wildlife Certification from The Wildlife Society.