Department of Biological Sciences

Biology Program

Environmental Option

The Environmental Option is designed to cover the aspects of biology, chemistry, and earth science most applicable to employment, consultation, or graduate studies in environmental protection and remediation.  Consequently, the overall curriculum and many of the individual courses are interdisciplinary.  Furthermore, the program specifically provides opportunities for students to interact with others who are following the Environmental Option associated with Chemistry and Geology majors.     

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

1See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements". ECON 2003 Principles of Economics I and SOC 1003 Introductory Sociology are recommended for Social Science courses.
2BIOL 4094 Coastal Ecology which is offered during the May mini-term can serve as an alternative to BIOL 3114 Principles of Ecology.
3Recommended electives include: AGSS 2014 Soils, ANTH 2103 Ozark-Ouachita Studies, FW 4014 Forest Ecology and Management, FW 4034 Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resources, GEOL 1014 Physical Geology and GEOL 3153 Environmental Geology, POLS 2013 Introduction to Political Science, COMM 2003 Public Speaking, SOC 3033 Environment and Society, or SOC 3113 Social Movements and Social Change (but also see the following footnote, relative to calculus).
4FW 3173 Biostatistics or MATH 2914 Calculus I is recommended if you are considering graduate school in this field. Furthermore,MATH 2924 Calculus II should be considered for a general elective. Otherwise MATH 2243 Calculus for Business and Economics is recommended.
5MATH 2163 Introduction to Statistical Methods, PSY 2053 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, or SOC 2053 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences.