Environmental Science and Biology, BS

Biology (44 Credits)

• BIOL 161 - Biological Concepts I—Principles of Evolution and Ecology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 165 - Lab for Biological Concepts I 0 Credit(s)
• BIOL 162 - Biological Concepts II—Plant and Animal Structure and Function 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 166 - Biological Concepts II - Plant and Animal Structure and Function Laboratory 0 Credit(s)
• BIOL 261 - Biological Concepts III—Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 265 - Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory 0 Credit(s)
• BIOL 262 - Principles of Modern Genetic Analysis 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 266 - Principles of Modern Genetic Analysis 0 Credit(s)
• BIOL 299  or ENVR 299  - Research Methods and Statistics (W) 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 298  or ENVR 298  - Lab for Research Methods and Statistics 0 Credit(s)
• BIOL 301 - Introductory Ecology 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 308 - General Botany 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 319 - Principles of Microbiology 4 Credit(s)
• Three BIOL Electives with lab 12 Credit(s)*

• * BIOL Electives

  • Organismal Biology: 303, 305, 307, 308, 309, 311, 324, 325, 327
  • Cell & Molecular Biology: 302, 306, 310, 314, 316, 319, 320, 326, 419
  • Interorganismal Biology: 312, 313, 318, 340/342, 345, 401, 419

Chemistry (13 Credits)

• CHEM 175 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 177 - General Chemistry I Lab 1 Credit(s)
• CHEM 176 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 178 - General Chemistry Lab II 1 Credit(s)
• CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry I 4 Credit(s)
• CHEM 257 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1 Credit(s)

Environmental Science (15 Credits)

• ENVR 171 - Principles of Environmental Science 3 Credit(s)
• ENVR 173 - Investigating Environmental Science 1 Credit(s)
• ENVR 172 - Principles of Sustainability Science 3 Credit(s)
• ENVR 261 - Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s)
• ENVR 304 - Environmental Pollution 4 Credit(s)

English (3 Credits)

• ENGL 102 - Literature and Critical Writing (W) 3 Credit(s)

•   or

• ENGL 115–ENGL 124 3 Credit(s)

Math (8 Credits)

• MATH 131 - Calculus With Review I (Q) 4 Credit(s)
• MATH 132 - Calculus With Review II 4 Credit(s)

Physics (10 Credits)

• PHYS 141 - College Physics I 4 Credit(s)
• PHYS 143 - College Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
• PHYS 142 - College Physics II 4 Credit(s)
• PHYS 144 - College Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit(s)

Capstone (3-5 Credits)*

• ENVR 490 - Environmental Science Internship 3-12 Credit(s)

•   or

• Senior Thesis Sequence (5 Credits)

• ENVR 408 - Senior Thesis Proposal in Environmental Science 1 Credit(s)
• ENVR 409 - Senior Thesis in Environmental Science I 2 Credit(s)
• ENVR 410 - Senior Thesis in Environmental Science II 2 Credit(s)

•   or

• ENVR 498 - Research Experience in Environmental Science and Sustainability 1 - 3 Credit(s)

• *If ENVR Capstone is approved by the Biology department it  may count as one of the BIOL electives following the specifications for BIOL 498 or BIOL 499.

Total Credits: 96-98

First Year

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

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.