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Program of Study:Conservation Biology
Advisor:
Entered: 2008 as a Freshman
Printed: August 05, 2008
Admission Officer:
Date:
This date indicates that all Admissions requirements
have been satisfied.
REQUIRED COURSES
EARNED COURSES
CORE COURSE REQUIREMENTS (total 63 credit hours for freshman entrants, 62 for transfer students)
Transfer
- - - ESF Offered Credits
Credits College Semester Grade
ID
CLL190 Writing and the Environment
CLL290 Writing, Humanities & Envrn
EFB132 Orientation Seminar: EFB [1]
EFB101 General Bio I: Organismal Bio & Ecol
EFB102 General Biology I Laboratory
EFB103 General Bio II: Cell Biology & Genetics
EFB104 General Biology II Laboratory
EFB120 Global Environment
EFB202 Ecol Monitoring & Bio Assessment
EFB307 Principles of Genetics
EFB308 Principles of Genetic Laboratory
EFB311 Principles of Evolution
EFB320 General Ecology
EFB413 Introduction to Conservation Biology
EFB414 Senior Synthesis in Conservation Bio
EFB419 Problem Solving Con Biol
One of the following () choices:
 EFB420 Internship in EFB
 EFB498 Research Problems in EFB
FCH150 General Chemistry Lec I
FCH151 General Chemistry Lab I
FCH152 General Chemistry Lec II
FCH153 General Chemistry Lab II
PHY101 Major Concepts of Physics I [2]
APM105 Survey of Calculus I
APM391 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
F
S
F
F
F
S
S
F,S
CLBS
F
F
S
F
S
S
S
F,S
F,S
F
F
S
S
F
F,S
F,S
Type
3
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
3
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
4
4
3
Total Hours
REQUIRED COURSES
EARNED COURSES
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ( 12 credit hours beyond the core: see list in Information Items )
Transfer
- - - ESF Offered Credits
Credits College Semester Grade
ID
American History
Western Civilizations
Other World Civilizations
The Arts
3
3
3
3
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Program of Study:Conservation Biology
Advisor:
Entered: 2008 as a Freshman
Printed: August 05, 2008
DIRECTED ELECTIVE COURSES ( 30 credit hours )
Transfer
Credits College
ID
- - - ESF Semester Grade
Type
Total Hours
DIRECTED ELECTIVES (30 credits)
A. Field Experience Elective
NOT YET MET
B. Organismal Diversity (at least one course from 3 of the following 4 subject areas)
1. Diversity of Microorganisms
NOT YET MET
2. Diversity of Plants
NOT YET MET
3. Diversity of Invertebrate Animals
NOT YET MET
4. Diversity of Vertebrate Animals
NOT YET MET
C. Applied Conservation Biology (at least 6 credits)
NOT YET MET
D. Human Dimensions (at least 3 credits)
NOT YET MET
E. Communications and Interpretation (at least 3 credits)
NOT YET MET
F. Technical Skills (at least 3 credits)
NOT YET MET
OPEN ELECTIVES ( 21 credit hours available; 22 for transfer students)
Transfer
Credits College
ID
- - - ESF Semester Grade
Type
Total Hours
SUMMARY
Required:
Earned:
In Progress:
Deficient:
126
0
0
0
FOOTNOTES
[1] Transfer students instead take ESF332 Seminar for New Transfer Students (0 credits).
[2] Physics 211 and 221 (taken together) will also satisfy this requirement.
INFORMATION ITEMS
TYPICAL SCHEDULE
Freshman year
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Program of Study:Conservation Biology
Advisor:
Entered: 2008 as a Freshman
Freshman year
Fall
EFB101
EFB102
FCH150
FCH151
APM105
CLL190
EFB132
Spring
EFB103
EFB104
FCH152
FCH153
Printed: August 05, 2008
General Bio I: Organismal Bio & Ecol
General Biology I Laboratory
General Chemistry Lec I
General Chemistry Lab I
Survey of Calculus I
Writing and the Environment
Orientation Seminar: EFB
Total Credits
3
1
3
1
4
3
1
16
General Bio II: Cell Biology & Genetics
General Biology II Laboratory
General Chemistry Lec II
General Chemistry Lab II
Elective
Total Credits
3
1
3
1
6
14
Summer
EFB202 Ecol Monitoring & Bio Assessment
SUMMFE Field Elective
Total Credits
Sophomore year
Fall
PHY101 Major Concepts of Physics I
EFB307 Principles of Genetics
EFB308 Principles of Genetic Laboratory
EFB320 General Ecology
Elective
Total Credits
Spring
EFB311 Principles of Evolution
CLL290 Writing, Humanities & Envrn
EFB120 Global Environment
APM391 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Elective
Total Credits
Junior year
Fall
ELECT
Directed Electives in Conservation Biology
Elective
Total Credits
Spring
EFB413 Introduction to Conservation Biology
EFB419 Problem Solving Con Biol
ELECT
Directed Electives in Conservation Biology
Total Credits
Senior year
Fall
ELECT
Directed Electives in Conservation Biology
Total Credits
Spring
EFB414 Senior Synthesis in Conservation Bio
ELECT
Directed Electives in Conservation Biology
Elective
3
3
6
4
3
1
4
3
15
3
3
3
3
3
15
12
3
15
3
3
9
15
15
15
3
9
6
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Program of Study:Conservation Biology
Advisor:
Entered: 2008 as a Freshman
Printed: August 05, 2008
Senior year
Total Credits
18
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES ( in areas not covered by core courses).
These are the approved ESF courses. A full list, including those offered at Syracuse University, is available from the ESF catalog
( http://www.esf.edu/registrar/catalog/). See also ESF Registrar's webpage for current Gen Ed offerings
(http://www.esf.edu/registrar/).
AMERICAN HISTORY
EST201
American History: Reconstruction to Present S
EST361
History/Am Envrn Movement (3 cr.) F
FOR204
Natural Resources in American History F
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
EIN471
History of Landscape Arch (3 cr.) S
FOR203
Western Civilization&the Envrn (3 cr.) S
OTHER WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
EST200
Cultural Ecology (3 cr.) S
THE ARTS
EFB215
LSA182
LSA205
LSA206
PSE201
Interpreting Science Through Art F
Drawing Studio (3 cr.) F
Art,Culture&Landscape I (3 cr.) F
Art,Culture&Landscape II (3 cr.) S
Art &Early History/Papermaking
American History - EIN 371, EST 361, and ETS 116 are only for students scoring above 84 on the U.S. History Regents
examination.
DIRECTED ELECTIVES (30 credits)
To ensure that Conservation Biology undergraduates obtain both strength and breadth of knowledge, 30 elective credit
hours must be distributed in a way that satisfies seven requirements (A-F, below).
A. Field Experience Elective
At least three elective credits must come from an approved field course in biology, either at Cranberry Lake Biological
Station or another approved field site.
B. Organismal Diversity (at least one course from 3 of the following 4 subject areas)
To encourage breadth in organism-level biology, students must complete at least one course from three of the following
four subject areas (a course from each group is strongly recommended). The availability of courses that satisfy this
requirementvaries; consult with your advisor about current possibilities.
1. Diversity of Microorganisms
EFB303
EFB340
EFB342
EFB440
EFB441
EFB443
Introductory Environmental Microbiology (4 cr.) F
Forest and Shade Tree Pathology (3 cr.) S
Fungal Diversity and Ecology (3 cr.) CLBS
Mycology (3 cr.) F
Field Plant Pathology (3 cr.) CLBS
Plant Virology (3 cr.) S
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Program of Study:Conservation Biology
Advisor:
Entered: 2008 as a Freshman
Printed: August 05, 2008
2. Diversity of Plants
EFB326
EFB327
EFB336
EFB446
EFB535
Diversity of Plants (3 cr.) S
Adirondack Flora (3 cr.) CLBS
Dendrology (3 cr.) F
Ecology of Mosses (3 cr.) S
Systematic Botany (3 cr.) F
3. Diversity of Invertebrate Animals
EFB351
EFB352
EFB355
EFB554
Principles of Forest Entomology (3 cr.) S
Elements of Entomology (3 cr.) F
Invertebrate Zoology (4 cr.) S
Aquatic Entomology (3 cr.) F
4. Diversity of Vertebrate Animals
EFB384
EFB388
EFB479
EFB482
EFB483
EFB485
EFB486
Field Herpology (3 cr.) CLBS
Ecology of Adirondack Fisheries (3 cr.) CLBS
Field Ornithology (3 cr.) CLBS
Ornithology (4 cr.) F
Mammal Diversity (3 cr.) S
Herpetology (3 cr.) F
Ichthyology (3 cr.) S
C. Applied Conservation Biology (at least 6 credits)
EFB390
EFB444
EFB493
EFB502
EFB522
EFB542
Wildlife Ecology and Management (4 cr.)
Biodiversity and Geography of Nature (3 cr.) F
Management of Wildlife Habitats & Populations (3 cr.) F
Ecology and Management of Invasive Species (3 cr.) F
Ecology, Resources and Development (2 cr.) S
Freshwater Wetland Ecosystems (3 cr.) S
D. Human Dimensions (at least 3 credits)
CLL390
CMN393
EFB404
EFB405
EST353
EST366
EST390
EST496
FOR312
FOR360
FOR465
FOR542
Intro to Literature of Nature (3 cr.) F
Enviorn Discourse (3 cr.) F
Nat Hist Museums of Modern Sci (3 cr.) S
Literature of Natural History (3 cr.) S
Environ Psychology (3 cr.) S
Attitudes, Values, & Env. (3 cr.) S
Social Processes and Environment (3 cr.) S
Land Use Law (3 cr.) S
Sociology/Natural Resources (3 cr.) S
Principles of Management (3 cr.) F
Natural Resources and Environ. Policy (3 cr.) F
Watershed Management (3 cr.) F
E. Communications and Interpretation (at least 3 credits)
CLL405
EFB416
EFB417
EFB521
Writing for Science Professionals (3 cr.) F,S
Intro. Environmental Intrepretation (3 cr.)
Perspectives in Interpretive Design (3 cr.)
Principles of Interpretive Programming (3 cr.)
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Program of Study:Conservation Biology
Advisor:
Entered: 2008 as a Freshman
Printed: August 05, 2008
F. Technical Skills (at least 3 credits)
APM360
BTC425
BTC426
EFB401
EFB518
EFB519
ENS550
ERE445
ESF300
ERE550
ERE563
Intro Computer Programming (3 cr.) F
Plant Biotechnology (3 cr.) S
Plant Tissue Culture Methods (3 cr.) F
Molecular Biol. Techniques (3 cr.) S
System Ecology (4 cr.) F
Geographic Modeling (3 cr.) S
Environ Impact Analysis (3 cr.) F
Hydrological Modeling (3 cr.) F
Introduction to Geospatial Information Technology (3 cr.) F
Intro Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.) F
Photogrammetry (3 cr.) S
HOW TO READ THIS PLAN SHEET
Student must match "required courses" with "earned courses" in order to satisfy curriculum requirements. Required courses are
derived from the SUNY- ESF Course Catalog for the appropriate year. Earned courses may be a combination of ESF courses and
transfer courses, including advanced placement credit. The requirements are split between lower and upper division, and the
"summaries" display the total credit hours required, earned, and deficient in each division.
"ID" refers to the Course ID, which may be an official College course ID or an abbreviation for a transfer course or course
requirement.
Transfer courses will refer to the number of a transfer college identified at the top of the plan sheet.
Courses taken at ESF will display the semester taken and the grade received.
"Semester" - term and year in
which course was taken:
FA - Fall term
SP - Spring term
SU - Summer term
"Type" of Course
IP - course in progress
Memo - credit added via memo
Petn - credit added via petition
This report has been prepared to assist you in determining your academic progress at ESF. If this report does not appear to be
accurate, contact your academic advisor and bring this report with you. Please be advised: final confirmation that you have met all
degree requirements is subject to approval by your Faculty Chair and the Registrar.
CERTIFIED FOR
Hours:
GPA:
Registrar
Date
Faculty Chair/ Designee
Date
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