2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology, B.S.: Environmental Biology Option

General Education 32

Foundations Requirements 13

 

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or better.

MATH 1054 Prerequisite: MATH 1000, which may be used as a free elective by students needing to take MATH 1000.

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

MATH 1016: Course required by Major.

CHEM 1084: Requires a grade of C or better to advance to CHEM 1084.

Additional Required Courses 32

Additional Required Courses 32

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

4

BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIV- ERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

CHEM 2180PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEM

4

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

CHEM 1084 and CHEM 2180: Requires a grade of C or better.

Select any two of the below four courses:

BIO 2500PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY

4

BIO 3400ZOOLOGY: FORM AND FUNCTION

4

BIO 3709GENETICS

4

PHYS 2092GENERAL PHYSICS II

4

Academic Major 47-51

Major Required Courses 28-29

ENV 1000INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

3

ENV 2000EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY

4

ENV 2100ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE

4

 

ENV 3051FIELD BIOLOGY: TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS

4

OR

ENV 4605FIELD METHODS IN MARINE RESEARCH

4

 

ENV 3100PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL SCIENCE

4

ENV 3201BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT

4

ENV 4210CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

4

 

ENV 4961INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES I

1

OR

ENV 4962INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES II

2

Program Focus-Related Electives 16-19

To be selected with advisement from approved program list maintained in the School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and in consultation with the Program Coordinator. At least 50% must be at the 3000-4000 level. A maximum of 12 S.H. of ENV courses count toward degree.

ES 1996 (Optional) Freshman Research.

ES 3171, ES 3172 and ES 3173 (Optional) Internship.

Major Capstone Course 3

SUST 4300INDEPENDENT PRACTICUM IN SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE

3

SUST 4300: Course required by Major. A grade of C or better is required.

Free Electives 5-9

At-least 50% must be 3000/4000 level.

Total Credit Hours: 120