TYPICAL FIRST YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
CHEM 221Z/227Z General Chemistry I and Lab (5)
BIOL 221Z/221L Principles of Biology: Cells (5)
MATH 111Z Precalculus I: Functions (4) [2]
Winter
CHEM 222Z/228Z General Chemistry II and Lab (5)
BIOL 222Z/222L Principles of Biology: Organisms (5)
MATH 112Z Precalculus II: Trigonometry (4) [3]
Spring
CHEM 223Z/229Z General Chemistry III and Lab (5)
BIOL 223Z/223L Principles of Biology: Ecology/Evolution (5)
MATH 241 Survey Calculus (4)
TYPICAL SECOND YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
CHEM 334 Organic Chemistry I (4)
BIOL 341/341L Genetics (4)
WR 121Z Composition I*GTW(4)
Winter
CHEM 335 Organic Chemistry II (4)
BIOL 342/342L Genetics (4)
BIOL Elective
Spring
BIOL 334/334L Plant Taxonomy (4)
CHEM 360 Environmental Chemistry (4)
BIOL Elective
TYPICAL THIRD YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
BIOL 313 Riparian Biology w/Lab (3)
STAT 243Z or STAT 327 (4/5)
PHYS 201/201L or 221/221L (4/5)
Winter
PHYS 202/202L or 222/222L (4/5)
Spring
BIOL 357/358 General Ecology and Lab (5)
PHYS 203-203L or 223/223L (4/5)
TYPICAL FOURTH YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
BIOL Elective
Winter
BIOL Elective
Spring
BIOL 415 Forest Ecology w/L (3)
BIOL 490 Evolution (Capstone) (3)
NOTE(S):
[1] BIOL 221Z should NOT be taken in the second year if the student tests into MATH 111Z
[2] Prerequisite for MATH 112Z and co-requisite for CHEM221Z
[3] Prerequisite for PHYS201
NOTE: Students must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in a college-level chemistry sequence.
If STAT 327 is taken, STAT 243 & STAT 352 do not need to be taken.
Updated February 2025 - Name changed from Ecological Biology to Conservation Biology
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