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:
- 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)
Pass the 2150 course in a foreign language
Pass at least one
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Elliot J.
Tramer, Advisor, B.S. Biology Program
Environmental
Sciences Department, Mail Stop 604
The
Phone: (419) 530-2451 FAX: (419) 530-4421
Email: elliot.tramer@utoledo.edu