BA in Biological Sciences - Ecological/Environmental/Organismal Concentration

Departmental Requirements

Biol. 210 General Biology I (4 hours)
Biol. 211 General Biology II (4 hours)
Biol. 418 General Ecology (4 hours)
Biol. 419 Genetics (4 hours)
Biol. 420 Molecular Cell Biology (4 hours)
Biol. 497 Biology Colloquium (1 hour) OR Biol. 499 Undergraduate Research (2 hours)
AND

One Course Chosen from the following:
Biol. 502 Vascular Plants (4 hours)
Biol. 503 Taxonomy and Geography of Flowering Plants (4 hours)
Biol. 523 Freshwater Invertebrates (4 hours)
Biol. 524 Vertebrate Zoology (3 hours)
Biol. 532 Entomology (4 hours)
AND

Five additional hours chosen from the following:
Biol. 330 - General Microbiology (5 hours)
Biol. 502 - Vascular Plants (4)
Biol. 503 - Taxonomy and Geography of Flowering Plants (4)
Biol. 523 - Freshwater Invertebrates (4)
Biol. 524 - Vertebrate Zoology (3)
Biol. 527 - Comparative Anatomy (5)
Biol. 528 - Parasitology (4)
Biol. 530 - Applied & Envrionmental Biology (3)
Biol. 532 - Entomology - (4)
Biol. 540 - Developmental Biology (4)
Biol. 560 - Plant Ecology (2)-must be taken with Biol 561
Biol. 561 - Plant Ecology Lab (2)
Biol. 570- Conservation Biology (3)
Biol. 575 - Field Ecology (3)
Biol. 578 - Aquatic Ecology (4)
Biol. 595 - Avian Biology (3)
Biol. 610 - Topics in Botany (3-4)
Biol. 630 - Behavioral Ecology (3)
Biol. 640 - Topics in Zoology (3-4)
Biol. 773 - Biostatistics (3)

PLUS

Additional hours to total 35 hours of biology courses approved for the major

Other required science courses:
Chem. 211 General Chemistry I (5 hour)
Chem. 212 General Chemistry II (5 hour)
Chem. 531 Organic Chemistry I (5 hour)

Participation in Departmental Assessment Program including the Field Achievement Test in Biology

General Education Requirements

Basic Skills: 12 hours minimum (grade of C or above)
English 101 (or 100) and 102
Communication 111
Mathematics 111 (or higher)

Approved Courses For The Following Requirements Are Published In The WSU Schedule Of Classes

Fine Arts and Humanities: 12 hours minimum
One Introductory Course from a Fine Arts discipline
One Introductory Course from each of two different Humanities disciplines
One Further Study Course from the same discipline as one of the Introductory Courses OR an Issues and Perspectives Course in Fine Arts or Humanities
One course in English or foreign language literature must be included

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 12 hours minimum
One Introductory Course from each of two different disciplines
One Further Study Course from the same discipline as one of the Introductory Courses OR an Issues and Perspectives Course in Social or Behavioral Sciences

Natural Sciences and Mathematics: 9 hours minimum
One Introductory Course from each of two different Natural Sciences disciplines
One Further Study Course from the same discipline as one of the Introductory Courses OR an Issues and Perspectives Course in Natural Sciences
Completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences fulfill this requirement
Biology courses required for the major may not be used to fulfill this requirement

Additional:
At least one and not more than two Issues and Perspectives courses must be included
History 131, History 132 or Political Science 121 must be included
A minimum of 120 hours and 45 hours of courses numbered 300 or greater are required for graduation
A total of 27 hours from the Fine Arts/Humanities and Social/Behavioral Sciences
5 hours of foreign language beyond the level of 112 in one language or completion of 112 in two languages