Bachelor of Science in Biology, Wildlife

1. Specific Courses Required for this degree

Core Requirements

Completion of the following required courses:

  • BIOL 209: General Biology I (5 hours)
  • BIOL 210: General Biology II (5 hours)
  • BIOL 321: Genetics (3 hours)
  • BIOL 323: Cellular Biology (3 hours)
  • BIOL 325: Cellular Biology/Genetics Lab (1 hours)
  • BIOL 330: Ecology (4 hours)
  • BIOL 332: Evolution (3 hours)
  • BIOL 493: Thesis I (1 hours)
  • BIOL 494: Thesis II (1 hours)

Plus a minimum of 4 credits from the following:

  • BIOL 467: Wildlife Management (2 hours)
  • BIOL 468: Vegetation/Habitat Management (2 hours)
  • BIOL 469: Fisheries Management (2 hours)
  • GEOG 212: Natural Resource Management on Public Lands (3 hours)

Plus a minimum of 2 courses from each of the following sections (Sections A, B & C):

A.

  • BIOL 460: Ornithology (3 hours)
  • BIOL 461: Entomology (3 hours)
  • BIOL 463: Ichthyology (3 hours)
  • BIOL 464: Mammalogy (3 hours)
  • BIOL 471: Herpetology (3 hours)

B.

  • BIOL 404: Physiological Zoology (3 hours)
  • BIOL 411: Comparative Anatomy (4 hours)
  • BIOL 423: Plant Physiology (4 hours)
  • GEOG 307: Biogeography (3 hours)

C.

  • BIOL 417: Vascular Plant Systematics (4 hours)
  • BIOL 420: Mycology (4 hours)
  • BIOL 430: Plant Ecology (4 hours)
    • Nine hours of plant-related courses are required for positions with the Federal Government

Completion of required support courses:

  • CHEM 111: Introductory Chemistry GT-SC1 (4 hours)
  • CHEM 111L: Introductory Chemistry Lab (1 hours)
  • CHEM 112: Intro Organic/Biological Chem (4 hours)
  • CHEM 112L: Intro Organic/Biol Chem Lab (1 hours)
  • MATH 106: College Algebra GT-MA1 (3 hours)
  • MATH 205: Intro to Statistical Methods (3 hours)

Recommended Courses:

  • BIOL 314: Conservation Biology (3 hours)

When to take these courses

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2. All Requirements for this degree

Graduation Requirements