Biology Major - Ecology Concentration
This major and concentration provides a background for further study or for introductory positions of employment in fish and wildlife management, forestry, environmental science and other natural resource fields. Students interested in a career in wildlife biology should obtain information from the Biology Department on course selection for certification as an associate wildlife biologist by the Wildlife Society.
A 2.00 grade point average is required for all biology courses taken in the department. Exceptions must be requested via petition to the department’s academic programs committee.
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- Total Credits Required for Degree120
- General Education30-40
- Biology Core24
- Ecology Concentration35-38
- Core Courses for Ecology Concentration8
- BI 412 Biostatistics (4 cr.)
- Electives for Ecology Concentration27-30
- Physiology Elective4
- Choose one course from the following:
- BI 327 Animal Physiology (4 cr.)
- BI 431 Plant Physiology (4 cr.)
- Conservation and Management Elective4
- Choose one course from the following:
- BI 240 Conservation Biology (4 cr.)
- BI 441 Fisheries Management (4 cr.)
- BI 442 Wildlife Management (4 cr.)
- Advanced Ecology Electives8
- Choose two courses from the following:
- BI 402 Microbial Ecology (4 cr.)
- BI 411 Limnology (4 cr.)
- BI 428 Behavioral Ecology (4 cr.)
- BI 434 Plant Ecology (4 cr.)
- BI 435 Boreal Ecosystems (4 cr.)
- BI 465 Aquatic Insect Ecology (4 cr.)
- BI 466 Stream Ecology (4 cr.)
- Other Biology Electives7
- Choose from the groups above or from the following:
- BI 229 Field Marine Biology (1-4 cr.)
- BI 230 Plant Kingdom (4 cr.)
- BI 262 Field Ornithology (3 cr.)
- BI 288 Research in Biology (1-4 cr.)
- BI 322 Vertebrate Zoology (4 cr.)
- BI 324 Invertebrate Zoology (4 cr.)
- BI 390 Field Experience (1-2 cr.)
- BI 412 Biostatistics (4 cr.)
- BI 423 Parasitology (3 cr.)
- BI 424 Entomology (4 cr.)
- BI 429 Advanced Field Marine Biology (1-4 cr.)
- BI 433 Boreal Flora (2-3 cr.)
- BI 460 Ichthyology (4 cr.)
- BI 461 Herpetology (4 cr.)
- BI 462 Ornithology (4 cr.)
- BI 463 Mammalogy (4 cr.)
- BI 488 Advanced Research in Biology (1-4 cr.)
- BI 498 Directed Studies in Biology (1-4 cr.)
- BI 499 Internship (1-6 cr.)
- Geography Electives4
- Choose from the following list:
- GC 202 Soils (4 cr.)
- GC 225 Introduction to Maps (2 cr.)
- GC 255 Physical Geology (4 cr.) [SCII]
- GC 401 Biogeography (4 cr.)
- Other Required Courses19-20
- Outside of the major concentration. See Biology Major for complete list of other required courses.