Conservation and Field Biology Major

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Degree programs offered by the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics share a common core of courses. Students in these programs must complete the Basic Curriculum and the major curriculum detailed below.

V. Other Core Requirements

(If not previously taken as part of the Basic Curriculum)

BY 212. General Botany Credits: 4
BY 222. General Zoology Credits: 4
CH 111. General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CH 112. General Chemistry II Credits: 4
CH 241. Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
GE 102. Physical Geology Credits: 4
MH 113. Precalculus Algebra Credits: 3
MH 246. Introduction to Biostatistics Credits: 4
UWA 101. Freshman Seminar Credits: 1

Core Curriculum for Conservation and Field Biology: 28 hours

BY 308. Seminar in Biology Credits: 1
BY 340. Microbiology Credits: 4
BY 380. Genetics Credits: 4
BY 410. Field Botany Credits: 4
BY 420. Field Zoology Credits: 4
BY 450. Ecology Credits: 4
BY 454. Conservation Biology Credits: 3

Conservation and Field Biology: 25 hours

MH 121. Calculus I Credits: 4
PH 201. Physics I with Algebra Credits: 4
PH 202. Physics II with Algebra Credits: 4

Electives: 13 hours

BY 307. Independent Study in Biology Credits: 1-8
BY 309. Biological Science Internship Credits: 1-4
BY 393. Paleontology Credits: 4
BY 404. Research Design and Data Analysis Credits: 3
BY 413. Plant Biodiversity Credits: 4
BY 416. Endangered Species of Alabama Credits: 3
BY 417. Invasive Species of Alabama Credits: 3
BY 428. Vertebrate Zoology Credits: 4
BY 429. Entomology Credits: 4
BY 453. Appalachian Ecology Credits: 4
BY 456. Ecological Restoration Credits: 4
BY 458. Subtropical Ecology Credits: 4
BY 466. Alabama Natural Communities Credits: 4
BY 472. Cell Biology Credits: 4
BY 496. Research in Biological Sciences I Credits: 1
BY 497. Research in Biological Sciences II Credits: 2
EN 360. Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
EN 480. Environmental Law Credits: 3
GE 370. Environmental Geology Credits: 4