Ecology & Conservation Biology Specialization
Suggested First Two Years Course Sequence
These recommendations assume that you place into MATH1280, Precalc
First Year
Fall
BIOL2000
BIOL2040 or 2050
GSW 1100/1110
MATH1280
Spring
BIOL2040 or 2050
MATH 1340 or 1310
GSW 1120
BG Perspective*
1
5
3-5
5
14 -16
Year cumulative hours: 28-32
Fall
BIOL3500 or 3540
4 or 3
CHEM 1250 **
5
MATH1350 (if needed)
3
BG Perspective*
3
Foreign language (if no math)
3-4
14-15
5
3-5
3
3
14-16
Program cumulative hours: 28 -32
Second Year
Spring
BIOL3500 or 3540
4 or 3
BIOL3000 or 4000 (Group A-D) 3-4
CHEM 1270/1280
5
BG Perspective*
3
Foreign language
3-4
15-16
Year cumulative hours: 30-31
Program cumulative hours: 58-63
See the Specialization check sheet for
complete requirements beyond Sophomore
year
The rest of your program needs to include:
PHYS 2010
CHEM 3440/3450
CHEM 3060 or 3410
BIOL 3000 or 4000 classes from Groups A-D
Foreign language (if not completed)
BG Perspective classes*
See classes listed on backside for semester scheduling information
*One course must meet cultural diversity requirement and one must meet international
perspective requirement.
**Math 1220 or Math Placement Score of 41 required for CHEM 1250.
The following list is intended to make you aware of the semester schedules that is typical
for certain courses and may change! Many of these courses are only offered in alternate
years, so plan ahead.
Fall Courses
BIOL 4090 Conservation Biology
BIOL 4160 Landscape Ecology
BIOL 4200 Animal Behavior
BIOL 4220 Restoration Ecology
BIOL 4290 Evolutionary Ecology
BIOL 3740 Marine Biology
BIOL 4450 Environmental Microbiology
BIOL 4710 Sensory Ecology
ENVS 4120 Great Lakes Ecosystems
BIOL 4140 Plant Taxonomy and Evolution
BIOL 4350 Entomology
BIOL 4620 Principles of Biometry
BIOL 4720 Ichthyology
BIOL 4270 Invertebrate Biology
Spring courses
BIOL 4510 Evolution
BIOL 4010 Conservation in Practice
BIOL 4250 Limnology
BIOL 3430 Botany
BIOL 4050 Parasitology
BIOL 4730 Mammalogy
BIOL 4760 Herpetology
BIOL 4770 Ornithology