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COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY CONCENTRATION
Revised 10-10-15
INSTRUCTIONS: If you completed the course at TU, indicate grade received on/in the blank. Alternatively put “AP” if you received
Advanced Placement credit, “TRANS” if you received transfer credit for the course, or “Waive” if the requirement was waived. If you are
currently enrolled in the course, put “IP” for “in progress.”
Foundation Courses (13 credits)
BIOL 201 or 203 Biology I: Cellular Biology and Genetics (4)
BIOL 202 Biology II: Introduction to Ecology and Evolution (4)
BIOL 204 Educational and Career Planning for the Biologist (1)
BIOL 309 Principles of Genetics (4)
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Breadth Courses (11-20 credits)
Need: BIOL 205 Gen Botany (4) and BIOL 207 Gen Zoology (4)
Need: BIOL 325 Anim Physiol (4) or both BIOL 221/221L and 222/222L Human A&P I, II (4, 4)
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Need one of the following:
BIOL 405
BIOL 408
BIOL 409
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Molecular Ecology and Evolution (4)
Cell Biology (4)
Molecular Biology (4)
Elective Courses (10-16 credits)
Principles of Ecology Elective: Need one of the following:
BIOL 310 Conservation Biology (4)
BIOL 402 General Ecology (4)
BIOL 406 Limnology (4)
BIOL 435 Plant Ecology (4)
Diversity Elective: Need one of the following:
BIOL 331 Plant Morphology (4)
BIOL 334 Humans, Science and the Chesapeake (3)
BIOL 347 Marine Biology (3)
BIOL 353 Invertebrate Zoology (4)
BIOL 371 Animal Behavior (4)
BIOL 413 Evolution (3)
BIOL 432 Vascular Plant Taxonomy (4)
BIOL 439 Plant Anatomy (4)
BIOL 444 Wildlife Biology (3)
BIOL 446 Tropical Ecology & Conservation (3)
BIOL 452 Tropical Field Ecology (4)
BIOL 455 Fish Biology (4)
BIOL 456 Ornithology (4)
BIOL 458 Mammalogy (4)
BIOL 461 Entomology (4)
BIOL 467 Herpetology (4)
Additional Elective – Need one additional Ecology or Diversity elective course
or need to complete BIOL 491 or complete BIOL 499
Note: Two additional electives needed if BIOL 208 was taken instead of 205+207
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Second course taken (if needed):
Ancillary courses (25-30 credits)
Chemistry (13-18 credits) CHEM 131/131L and 132/132L General Chemistry I, II (4, 4)
Also take CHEM 330 Essentials of Organic Chemistry (5)
or CHEM 331 and 332 Organic Chemistry I, II (5, 5)
Physics (8 credits)
PHYS 211 and 212 General Physics I, II (4, 4)
or PHYS 241 and 242 Gen Physics I, II Calculus-based (4, 4)
Mathematics (4 credits)* MATH 237 Elem Biostats (4) or PSYC 212 Behav Stats (4)
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Also recommended:
BIOL 484 – Discussion
Seminar in Ecology,
Evolution, Behavior
and Conservation (1)
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*NOTES: Students transferring in MATH 231 Basic Statistics from a community college or other university
or from a previous major at TU may substitute it for MATH 237.