DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

 

B.S. in Biology (Ecology and Organismal Biology concentration)

 

The Department offers a B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Ecology and Organismal Biology.  The degree offers broad training in biology that prepares students for admission to graduate or medical school, licensure examinations for secondary school science teachers, and employment in a wide range of life sciences fields.  

 

Requirements specific to our B.S. Biology major:

 

EEES 2150 (Biodiversity) (4)

EEES 2160 (Biodiverstiy laboratory) (1)

BIOL 2170 (Fundamentals of Life Science II) (4)

BIOL 3010 (Molecular Genetics) (3)

BIOL 3030 (Cell Biology) (3)

EEES 3050 (Ecology) (3)

EEES 3060 (Ecology laboratory) (1)

EEES 3900 (Literature and communication in environmental science) (3)

EEES 4150 (Evolution) (3)

 

12 additional hours from EEES elective courses, to include at least one advanced laboratory:

EEES 4250 (Soil ecology), 4260 (Soil Ecology laboratory), 4300 (Field Botany), 4330 (Vertebrate Ecology), 4510 (Environmental Microbiology), 4730 (Aquatic Ecology), 4740 (Aquatic Ecology Laboratory), 4750 (Conservation Biology), 4760 (Landscape Ecology), 4790 (Ecology Field Trip), 4910 (undergraduate research), 4940 (internship)

 

MATH 1750 and 1760 (Math for Life Sciences) (7)

PHYS 2070 and 2080 (General Physics) (10)

CHEM 1230, 1240, 1280, 1290 (General Chemistry) (10)

CHEM 2410, 2420, 2460 (Organic Chemistry) (7)

 

 

College and University Requirements:

 

All Students majoring in this program must fulfill the following requirements, in addition to requirements specific to their major:

 

  1. Distributive Requirements

 

- 15 semester hours of courses in the Humanities (choose from History, English above 2000, Foreign language above 2150, Music, Theatre, Art, Philosophy, Religion).  The 15 hours must include a History course, a Fine Arts course (music, art, theatre) and an English literature course.

 

- 9 semester hours in the Social Sciences (choose from Geography & Planning, Political Science, Communications, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Economics)

 

  1. Foreign Language Requirement

 

Pass the 2150 course in a foreign language

 

  1. Multicultural Requirement

 

Pass at least one U.S. multicultural course and one non-Western multicultural course (see course list in the combined schedule of classes)

 

  1. WAC Requirement

 

Pass two WAC (writing-intensive) courses; one must be in the major field of study.  Biology majors will satisfy the major field WAC requirement by taking EEES 3900.

 

  1. Pass at least 64 hours of courses 2000 and above, of which at least 32 must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

 

  1. Maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average overall, as well as in the major field.

 

  1. Pass at least 124 hours of non-developmental courses (e.g., Math 0910, 0950, 0980 and 0990 are developmental courses and do not count toward graduation; only 3 of the 5 credit hours for English 1100 count toward graduation).

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

 

Dr. Elliot J. Tramer, Advisor, B.S. Biology Program

Environmental Sciences Department, Mail Stop 604

The University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio 43606

Phone:  (419) 530-2451   FAX: (419) 530-4421

Email:  elliot.tramer@utoledo.edu