Biology, B.S., Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Concentration

Chemistry (5 Credits)

Choose from:

• CHEM 221 - Analytical Chemistry 3 Credit Hour(s)

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• CHEM 222 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit Hour(s)

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• CHEM 232 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Credit Hour(s)

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• CHEM 234 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 2 Credit Hour(s)

General Electives (7 Credits)

Zoology Systematics (3-4 Credits)†

Choose from:

• BIOL 321 - Entomology 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 405G - Mammalogy 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 413G - Herpetology 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 414G - Ornithology 4 Credit Hour(s) _#
• BIOL 436G - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 445G - Ichthyology 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 462G - Invertebrate Zoology 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺

Plant Systematics (3-4 Credits)†

Choose from:

• BIOL 308 - Plant Anatomy 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 333 - Local Flora 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 433G - Plant Systematics and Biodiversity 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 451 - Wetland Vegetation 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#+!
• BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants 4 Credit Hour(s) ^+#
• BIOL 485G - Marine Botany 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺

Physiology (3-4 Credits)

Choose from:

• BIOL 325 - General Physiology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 482G - Comparative Environmental and Metabolic Physiology 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 484G - Integrative Physiology 4 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIOL 326 - Microbial Physiology and Genetics 3 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIOL 328 - Microbial Physiology and Genetics Laboratory 2 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIOL 408G - Plant Physiology 3 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIOL 409G - Plant Physiology Laboratory 2 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIOL 472G - Neurophysiology 3 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIOL 473G - Neurophysiology Lab 1 Credit Hour(s)

Ecology/Management (6-8 Credits)†

Choose from:

• BIOL 307 - Field Techniques 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 309 - Wildlife Ecology and Management 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 360 - Principles of Ecology 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#+
• BIOL 407G - Environmental Toxicology 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 412G - Conservation Biology and Biodiversity 3 Credit Hour(s) ^+#
• BIOL 440G - Estuarine Ecology and Coastal Marine Biology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 441G - Limnology and Oceanography 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 446G - Fish Ecology and Management 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 447G - Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 448 - Marine Invertebrate Ecology 3 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 449 - Marine Fish Ecology 3 Credit Hour(s) ^+!
• BIOL 450 - Marine Field Ecology 4 Credit Hour(s) ^+!
• BIOL 456 - Coral Reef Ecology 3 Credit Hour(s) ^+!
• BIOL 459 - Changing Coastal Oceans 3 Credit Hour(s) ^+!
• BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants 4 Credit Hour(s) ^+#
• BIOL 471G - Climate Change Biology 3 Credit Hour(s) ⁺

English Literature (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

Communication (3 Credits)

Choose from:

• CMCN 310 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• ENGL 365 - Technical Writing 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#

• Students interested in certification as a wildlife or fisheries biologist should take both ENGL 365  and CMCN 310 .

History (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of History courses.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses. Three hours must be at the 200-level or above.

Physical Science (3 Credits)

Choose from:

• GEOL 355 - Environmental Geology 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#+
• GEOL 440G - Oceanography 3 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• GEOL 455G - Geology of the Gulf Coastal Plain 3 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• PHYS 208 - Introduction to Physics II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Systematics and Evolution (3-4 Credits)†

Choose from:

• BIOL 321 - Entomology 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 322 - Survey of Biological Diversity 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 345 - Animal Behavior 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 401G - Quantitative Evolution 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 405G - Mammalogy 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 413G - Herpetology 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 414G - Ornithology 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 415G - Biogeography 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 433G - Plant Systematics and Biodiversity 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#+
• BIOL 445G - Ichthyology 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 462G - Invertebrate Zoology 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 485G - Marine Botany 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺

Skill/Tools (3-5 Credits)

Choose from:

• BIOL 307 - Field Techniques 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 410 - Individual Project 1-6 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 417 - Biology Internship 1-4 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 418G - Microscopy Theory and Applications 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 427G - Experimental Design and Analysis 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#

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• ENVS 310 - Environmental Field Techniques 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ENVS 484G - Watershed Science 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ENVS 486G - Water Quality 4 Credit Hour(s)
• ENVS 455G - Geographic Information Science I 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#

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• BIOL 416G - Introduction to R Programming for Biologists 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 453G - Molecular and Cellular Engineering 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 454G - Molecular and Cellular Engineering Laboratory 2 Credit Hour(s)

Ecology/Management (3-4 Credits)†

Choose from:

• BIOL 307 - Field Techniques 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 309 - Wildlife Ecology and Management 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#
• BIOL 360 - Principles of Ecology 4 Credit Hour(s) ^+#
• BIOL 407G - Environmental Toxicology 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 412G - Conservation Biology and Biodiversity 3 Credit Hour(s) ^#+
• BIOL 440G - Estuarine Ecology and Coastal Marine Biology 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 441G - Limnology and Oceanography 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 446G - Fish Ecology and Management 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 447G - Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 448 - Marine Invertebrate Ecology 3 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 449 - Marine Fish Ecology 3 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 450 - Marine Field Ecology 4 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 456 - Coral Reef Ecology 3 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 459 - Changing Coastal Oceans 3 Credit Hour(s) ⁺
• BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants 4 Credit Hour(s) ^#+
• BIOL 471G - Climate Change Biology 3 Credit Hour(s) ⁺

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Fine Arts courses.

Statistics (3 Credits)

Choose one from:

• STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• STAT 417G - Biometry 3 Credit Hour(s)
• STAT 427G - Statistical Methods for Researchers I 3 Credit Hour(s)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses. Three hours must be at the 200-level or above.

General Electives (11 Credits)

Choose from ANTH, ECON, GEOG, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI.

Students interested in certification as a wildlife or fisheries biologist should take two policy courses from the following:

• BLAW 435 - Environmental Law 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ECON 404G - Environmental Economics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ENVS 329 - Environmental Management Systems 3 Credit Hour(s)
• PHIL 316 - Professional Ethics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• POLS 340 - Public Administration 3 Credit Hour(s)
• POLS 442G - Bureaucratic Power 3 Credit Hour(s)
• POLS 452G - Environmental Policy 3 Credit Hour(s)
• SOCI 325 - Population Dynamics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• SOCI 440G - Environmental Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s)