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Biology
B.S. IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES – ENVIRONMENTAL BIOSCIENCES TRACK
EXAMPLE PLAN OF STUDY*

  Fall Semester Hours   Spring Semester Hours
FIRST YEAR
 Principles of Chemistry I 4:11 4  Principles of Chemistry II 4:12 4
 Rhetoric
4
 Rhetoric
4
 Intro. Geology 12:005 3  Intro. Env. Sci. 159:008 4
 Calculus I 22M:025 4  Calculus II 22M:026 4
SECOND YEAR
 Biology I 2:10 4  Biology II 2:11 4
 Foreign Language I 3-4  Foreign Language II 3-4
 Organic Chemistry 4:121 3  GE Hist. Prospect. 3
 Statistics requirement 3  Geocomp. 159:153 or GIS 44:005 3
 Environmental Seminar I 159:100:A01 0  - -
THIRD YEAR
 Ecology 159:134 4  Evolution 2:131 4
 Fundamental Genetics 2:128 4  Foreign Language IV 3-4
 Foreign Language III 3-4  Environ. Bio. Sciences Foundations course 3-4
 Earth Systems Processes 159: 102 3  Biosciences elective course 3-4
 Environmental Seminar II 159:100:A02 1  - -
FOURTH YEAR
 Environ. Bio. Science Foundation course 3-4  GE course 3-4
 Biosciences elective course 3  Literature 08G:001 3
 Remote Sensing 159:110 4  GE courses (2) 6
 GE course 3  Cont. Environ. Issues 44:019 ** 3

* for the well-prepared student
** satisfies the Social Science General Education requirement

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