Students with this major must take the following:

• CHEM 1013 - General Chemistry I Sem. Hrs: 3
• CHEM 1011 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1
• BIO 2013 - Biology of the Cell Sem. Hrs: 3
• BIO 2011 - Biology of the Cell Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1
• COMS 1203 - Oral Communication Sem. Hrs: 3 (Required Departmental Gen. Ed. Option)

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• MATH 2194 - Survey of Calculus Sem. Hrs: 4

• OR

• MATH 2204 - Calculus I Sem. Hrs: 4

Emphasis electives:

Select two of the following:

• BIO 3322 - Invertebrate Zoology Sem. Hrs: 2 ​AND
• BIO 3332 - Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 2

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• BIO 4083 - Evolution Sem. Hrs: 3
• BIO 4333 - Marine Biology Sem. Hrs: 3
• BIO 4463 - Freshwater Mussels Sem. Hrs: 3

Botany elective:

• BIO 3542 - Plant Pathology Sem. Hrs: 2 AND
• BIO 3541 - Plant Pathology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

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• BIO 3553 - Economic Botany Sem. Hrs: 3
• BIO 4513 - Plant Physiology Sem. Hrs: 3

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• BIO 4522 - Wetland Plant Ecology Sem. Hrs: 2 AND
• BIO 4521 - Wetland Plant Ecology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

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• BIO 4542 - Mycology Sem. Hrs: 2 AND
• BIO 4541 - Mycology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

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• BIO 4552 - Medical Mycology Sem. Hrs: 2 AND
• BIO 4551 - Medical Mycology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

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• BIO 4704 - Plant Systematics Sem. Hrs: 4
• BIO 4714 - Dendrology Sem. Hrs: 4
• Other courses approved by advisor

Conservation electives:

Select two of the following:

• BIO 3673 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Sem. Hrs: 3
• BIO 4613 - Conservation Biology Sem. Hrs: 3
• POSC 4633 - Environmental Law and Administration Sem. Hrs: 3

Physical Science and Agriculture electives:

Select three of the following (associated lab, if any, required):

• CHEM 1021 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1 AND
• CHEM 1023 - General Chemistry II Sem. Hrs: 3

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• GIS 3543 - Fundamentals of GIS/GPS Sem. Hrs: 3
• PHYS 2054 - General Physics I Sem. Hrs: 4
• PHYS 2064 - General Physics II Sem. Hrs: 4

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• PSSC 2811 - Soils Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1 ​AND
• PSSC 2813 - Soils Sem. Hrs: 3

Statistics elective:

Select one of the following:

• BIO 4043 - Biometry Sem. Hrs: 3

• OR

• STAT 3233 - Applied Statistics I Sem. Hrs: 3

Zoology elective:

Select one from the following (associated lab, if any, required):

NOTE: An individual course cannot be used as both a required course and an elective.

• BIO 3303 - General Entomology Sem. Hrs: 3 AND
• BIO 3301 - General Entomology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

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• BIO 3313 - Economic Entomology Sem. Hrs: 3 AND
• BIO 3311 - Economic Entomology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

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• BIO 3322 - Invertebrate Zoology Sem. Hrs: 2 AND
• BIO 3332 - Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 2

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• BIO 3693 - Vertebrate Natural History Sem. Hrs: 3
• BIO 4324 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Sem. Hrs: 4

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• BIO 4332 - Animal Histology Sem. Hrs: 2 AND
• BIO 4342 - Animal Histology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 2

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• BIO 4333 - Marine Biology Sem. Hrs: 3

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• BIO 4343 - Animal Embryology Sem. Hrs: 3 AND
• BIO 4341 - Animal Embryology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

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• BIO 4354 - Mammalogy Sem. Hrs: 4
• BIO 4362 - Applied Aquaculture Sem. Hrs: 2
• BIO 4372 - Applied Fisheries Sem. Hrs: 2
• BIO 4374 - Behavioral Ecology Sem. Hrs: 4
• BIO 4384 - Parasitology Sem. Hrs: 4

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• BIO 4423 - Ornithology Sem. Hrs: 3 AND
• BIO 4421 - Ornithology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

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• BIO 4433 - Field Experience in Marine Environments Sem. Hrs: 3

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• BIO 4443 - Comparative Animal Physiology Sem. Hrs: 3 AND
• BIO 4441 - Comparative Animal Physiology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

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• BIO 4454 - Herpetology Sem. Hrs: 4
• BIO 4463 - Freshwater Mussels Sem. Hrs: 3

Additional electives:

NOTE: An individual course cannot be used as both a required course and an elective.

• Choose 9-11 hours in any combination from Botany and/or Zoology electives above, or the following additional possible electives:

• BIO 4013 - Population Genetics Sem. Hrs: 3
• BIO 4083 - Evolution Sem. Hrs: 3
• BIO 4374 - Behavioral Ecology Sem. Hrs: 4

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• BIO 4651 - Wildlife Management Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1 AND
• BIO 4653 - Wildlife Management Sem. Hrs: 3

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• BIO 4661 - Wildlife Management Investigational Techniques Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1 AND
• BIO 4663 - Wildlife Management Investigational Techniques Sem. Hrs: 3

Sub-total: 81