Bachelor’s Degree in Biology Wildlife Biology and Ecology Emphasis

Expected Outcomes:

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of laboratory skills relevant to the life sciences. They will understand how to formulate rational hypotheses, test them experimentally, gather and analyze data, and present their results professionally.

• Students will be able to explain how the structure and function of DNA underlies heredity, and how genetic information flows according to the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology.

• Students will understand both cell structure and the fundamentals of metabolism, and explain how all life shares a common molecular basis.

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of ecological principles, ecosystem structures, and human impact on ecosystems.

• Students will be able to describe how evolutionary processes lead to organismal diversity, and also explain the phylogenetic relationships between major groups of organisms.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Core

Note: The Core should include

REL 241	Introduction to Philosophy	3
MAT 231	Statistics	3
CHE 111	General Chemistry I	4
CHE 112	General Chemistry II	4

Required Chemistry Courses (8)

CHE 211	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHE 212	Organic Chemistry II	4

Required Biology Courses (14)

BIO 111	General Biology I	4
	Or
BIO 115	General Biology I for Majors	4
BIO 112	General Biology II	4
	Or
BIO 116	General Biology II for Majors	4
BIO 301	Genetics	4
BIO 310	Biology Seminar	2

Wildlife Ecology Courses (15-16)

BIO 341	Ecology	4
BIO 350	Botanical Diversity	4

Choose one from the following:

BIO 317	Marine Biology	4
BIO 318	Conservation Biology	3

Choose one from the following:

BIO 440	Invertebrate Zoology	4
BIO 441	Vertebrate Zoology	4

Biology Electives (Choose from the following) (12)

BIO 201	Human Anatomy & Physiology I	4
BIO 202	Human Anatomy & Physiology II	4
BIO 261	Microbiology	4
BIO 312	Topics in Biology	3
BIO 313	Topics in Biology Lab	1
BIO 321	Parasitology	3
BIO 322	Parasitology Lab	1
BIO 331	Cell Biology	4
BIO 399	Bioethics	3
BIO 411	Immunology	3
BIO 426	Embryology	4
BIO 444	Independent Research	3
CHE 411	Biochemistry	3
PSY 424	Neuropsychology	3

For the Bachelor of Arts Degree a Foreign Language is Required (intermediate level) (6)

For the Bachelor of Science Degree Additional Math, Science or Social Science is Required (3-4)

Approved Electives (14-23)

Total Credit Hours: 121

Note : A minimum of forty-five (45) semester hours must be earned in courses numbered 300 or above.

Graduating seniors are required to take the major field test in biology before receiving their diploma.