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Biological Sciences: Environmental Biology Option

An option in the Biological Sciences (B.S.) offerings.

Core Requirements

Biological Sciences majors with an Environmental Biology Option must complete a core which includes the following courses and a 15-semester hours of electives selected from the Option Electives list below.

(Major GPA based on all biological sciences courses taken at EIU)

BIO 1100
General Biology.  (4 credits)
BIO 1200G
General Botany.  (4 credits)
BIO 1300G
Animal Diversity.  (4 credits)
BIO 3002G
Environmental Life Science.  (3 credits)
BIO 3200
Genetics.  (4 credits)
BIO 3510
Plant Physiology.  (4 credits)

or

BIO 3520
Animal Physiology.  (4 credits)
BIO 3800
Ecology.  (4 credits)
BIO 4275
Internship.  (12 credits)
BIO 4750
Biometrics.  (3 credits)

or MAT 2250G

BIO 4984
Organic Evolution.  (3 credits)
CHM 1310G
General Chemistry I.  (3 credits)
CHM 1315G
General Chemistry Laboratory I.  (1 credits)
CHM 1410
General Chemistry II.  (3 credits)
CHM 1415
General Chemistry Laboratory II.  (1 credits)
CHM 2430
Survey of Organic Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 2435
Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory.  (1 credits)
ECN 2800G
Economics of Social Issues.  (3 credits)
ESC 1300G
Introduction to Earth Sciences.  (4 credits)

or

ESC 1400G
Weather and Climate.  (4 credits)
MAT 1441G
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I.  (5 credits)
MAT 2250G
Elementary Statistics.  (4 credits)

or BIO 4750

PLS 3763
Environmental Politics and Policy.  (3 credits)

Option Electives

Option electives to choose from (15 semester hours required):

BIO 3300
General Microbiology.  (4 credits)
BIO 3322
Dendrology.  (3 credits)
BIO 3450
Independent Study.  (1 to 3 credits)
BIO 3451
Undergraduate Research.  (1 to 3 credits)
BIO 3700
Parasitology.  (3 credits)
BIO 3720
Entomology.  (4 credits)
BIO 3810
Freshwater Ecology.  (3 credits)
BIO 3950
Vertebrate Natural History.  (3 credits)
BIO 3952
Invertebrate Natural History.  (3 credits)
BIO 4400
Teaching in the Lab.  (1 credits)
BIO 4800
Research Techniques.  (2 credits)
BIO 4810
Plant Ecology.  (3 credits)
BIO 4812
Fisheries Ecology and Management.  (3 credits)
BIO 4814
Conservation Biology.  (3 credits)
BIO 4816
Study of Biotic Communities.  (3 credits)
BIO 4818
Environmental Microbiology.  (4 credits)
BIO 4832
Animal Behavior.  (4 credits)
BIO 4940
Phycology.  (3 credits)
BIO 4942
Mycology.  (3 credits)
BIO 4944
Lichens.  (3 credits)
BIO 4946
Bryology.  (3 credits)
BIO 4948
Plant Taxonomy.  (3 credits)
BIO 4950
Ichthyology.  (3 credits)
BIO 4952
Herpetology.  (3 credits)
BIO 4954
Ornithology.  (3 credits)
BIO 4956
Mammalogy.  (3 credits)
ECN 3810
Economics of Natural Resources.  (3 credits)
ESC 3300
Soils.  (3 credits)
ESC 3550
Surface Water Processes and Resources.  (3 credits)
GEG 3780
Land Use Planning.  (3 credits)
GEG 4890
Geographic Information Systems.  (3 credits)
GEL 4335
Environmental Geology.  (3 credits)
JOU 3920
Public Relations in Society.  (3 credits)
REC 3860
Environmental Interpretation.  (2 credits)
REC 3900
Operation of Leisure Facilities.  (3 credits)
REC 4600
Planning and Design of Leisure Facilities.  (4 credits)
SPC 3920
Public Relations in Society  (3 credits)

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study

First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 14

  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
BIO 1100
General Biology.  (4 credits)
CHM 1310G
General Chemistry I.  (3 credits)
CHM 1315G
General Chemistry Laboratory I.  (1 credits)
ENG 1001G
Composition and Language.  (3 credits)

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16

BIO 1200G
General Botany.  (4 credits)
CHM 1410
General Chemistry II.  (3 credits)
CHM 1415
General Chemistry Laboratory II.  (1 credits)
ENG 1002G
Composition and Literature.  (3 credits)
MAT 1441G
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I.  (5 credits)

(Students not prepared for this course will be required to take additional prerequisite math classes.)

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 14

  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
BIO 1300G
Animal Diversity.  (4 credits)
CHM 2430
Survey of Organic Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 2435
Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory.  (1 credits)
SPC 1310G
Introduction to Speech Communication.  (3 credits)

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 17

  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
BIO 3200
Genetics.  (4 credits)
ECN 2800G
Economics of Social Issues.  (3 credits)
ESC 1300G
Introduction to Earth Sciences.  (4 credits)

or

ESC 1400G
Weather and Climate.  (4 credits)

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 14

BIO 3510
Plant Physiology.  (4 credits)

or

BIO 3520
Animal Physiology.  (4 credits)
BIO 3800
Ecology.  (4 credits)
HIS 3600G
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation.  (3 credits)

or

PLS 1153G
American Government and Constitution.  (3 credits)
PLS 3763
Environmental Politics and Policy.  (3 credits)

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 12-13

  • Option Elective. Credits: 3

  • Option Elective. Credits: 3

BIO 3002G
Environmental Life Science.  (3 credits)
BIO 4750
Biometrics.  (3 credits)

or

MAT 2250G
Elementary Statistics.  (4 credits)

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 12-13

  • Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
  • Option Elective. Credits: 3
  • Elective or Foreign Language. Credits: 3-4
BIO 4984
Organic Evolution.  (3 credits)

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 12-13

  • Option Elective. Credits: 3
  • Option Elective. Credits: 3
  • Elective. Credits: 3
  • Elective or Foreign Language. Credits: 3-4

Summer Term - Total Hours: 12

BIO 4275
Internship.  (12 credits)

Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

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