Environmental Science and Biology, BS

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Curriculum Sequence

First Year

Fall (18.5 Credits)

ASC 101 - Thinking Through 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 161 - Biological Concepts I—Principles of Evolution and Ecology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 165 - Lab for Biological Concepts I 0 Credit(s)
CHEM 175 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 177 - General Chemistry I Lab 1 Credit(s)
ENGL 101 - Reading, Thinking and Writing 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 171 - Principles of Environmental Science 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 173 - Investigating Environmental Science 1 Credit(s)
Physical Education Elective 0.5 Credit(s)

Spring (14.5 Credits)

BIOL 162 - Biological Concepts II—Plant and Animal Structure and Function 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 176 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 178 - General Chemistry Lab II 1 Credit(s)
ENGL 102 - Literature and Critical Writing (W) 3 Credit(s)
or
ENGL 115 –ENGL 124 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 172 - Principles of Sustainability Science 3 Credit(s)
Physical Education Elective 0.5 Credit(s)

Sophomore

Fall (16 Credits)

BIOL 261 - Biological Concepts III—Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry I 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 257 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1 Credit(s)
MATH 131 - Calculus With Review I (Q) 4 Credit(s)
HUM/SSCI Elective 3 Credit(s)

Spring (17 Credits)

BIOL 262 - Principles of Modern Genetic Analysis 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 299 - Research Methods and Statistics (W) 4 Credit(s)
MATH 132 - Calculus With Review II 4 Credit(s)
HUM/SSCI Electives 4 Credit(s)

Junior

Fall (17 Credits)

BIOL 301 - Introductory Ecology 4 Credit(s) ⁺
CHEM 365 - Analytical Chemistry 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 367 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (W) 1 Credit(s)
ENVR 261 - Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s)
PHYS 141 - College Physics I 4 Credit(s)
PHYS 143 - College Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit(s)

Spring (19 Credits)

ENVR 201 - Environmental Geology 4 Credit(s)
ENVR 209 - Meteorology 4 Credit(s)
PHYS 142 - College Physics II 4 Credit(s)
PHYS 144 - College Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
HUM/SSCI Electives 6 Credit(s)

Senior

Fall (15 Credits)

BIOL 319 - Principles of Microbiology 4 Credit(s)
ENVR 304 - Environmental Pollution 4 Credit(s)
BIOL/ENVR Elective 4 Credit(s) **
HUM/SSCI Elective 3 Credit(s)

Spring (19 Credits)

BIOL 308 - General Botany 4 Credit(s)
BIOL Electives 8 Credit(s) *
BIOL/ENVR Elective 4 Credit(s) **
ASC 401 - Transformations Capstone 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 136

*BIOL elective is to be selected from the list provided under the biology curriculum ladder.

**BIOL/ENVR elective is to be selected from the following co-listed courses: BIOL 401 /ENVR 401 , ENVR 499 or BIOL 302 , BIOL 303 , BIOL 306 , BIOL 307 , BIOL 309 , BIOL 310 , BIOL 311 , BIOL 312 , BIOL 313 , BIOL 320 , BIOL 327 , BIOL 340 , 405.

⁺BIOL 301 is only taught in the fall of even-numbered years.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.