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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology - Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Concentration, BS

Program Code: 142*/142C
CIP Code: 26.0101

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

CHE 1101 -CHE 1110  and CHE 1102 -CHE 1120  fulfill the Science Inquiry. MAT 1110  fulfills the Quantitative Literacy requirement.

Biology Major Requirements (67 Hours)

Not including 12 hours counted in General Education, above

2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major discipline, plus any other courses under Major Requirements. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian.

Biology Core Requirements (8 Hours)

Must be completed before taking any other biology courses

Additional Required Biology Courses (14 Hours)

Pre: BIO 1801  & BIO 1802  required for all additional BIO courses

One of The Following Senior Capstones

Pre: Senior Standing; WID

Ecology, Evolution, Environmental Concentration (38 Hours)

Courses with a BIO prefix in all elective sections, including Other Sciences, must be numbered 2000 and above. (Courses may only meet one requirement. If a course is chosen in one area, it may not be used in another. e.g. If BIO 3314  is used to fulfill an Evolution or Ecology requirement, the course may not also be used to fulfill a Biodiversity requirement.)

****Student MUST choose one Junior Writing [WID] course. All WID Pre: R_C 2001 ****

Evolution or Ecology or Environmental

Choose three courses (9-12 hous) from the following

Biodiversity

Choose two courses (6-8 hours) from the following

Cellular/Subcellular or Anatomy & Physiology

Choose one course (3-4 hours) from the following

Other Sciences (14-20 Hours)

Courses from BIO, CHE, PHY, GES or courses listed below may be chosen to bring total in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Concentration to 38 hours. Additional courses from the following programs may also be approved with permission from the Biology department: Anthropology (ANT), Exercise Science (ES), Geography (GHY), Mathematics (MAT), Philosophy (PHL), Public Health (PH), Psychology (PSY), Sustainable Development (SD), and Statistics (STT).

Required Cognate Courses (19 Hours)

Chemistry

Mathematics

Minor

Optional

Electives (9 Hours)

Taken to a minimum of 120 hours for the degree

 

Total Required (120 Hours)

Notes

BIO 3500  and BIO 4900  may count in the major concentration elective section that is most relevant to the focus of the research/internship. Please contact your department chair/assistant chairperson to seek approval.