Biology (BS) – Ecology, Conservation and Field Biology Option
Administered by Biological and Allied Health Sciences
Effective Fall 2019
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
The option provides a biology major the opportunity to specialize in ecology, conservation and field biology while obtaining a general background in biology.
Concepts in Biology 1 (BIOLOGY.114) and Concepts in Biology 2 (BIOLOGY.115) should be taken during the freshman year; Ecology (BIOLOGY.351) and Cell Biology (BIOLOGY.271) should be taken during the sophomore year.
A maximum of 3 credit hours of BIOLOGY.490 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree. A maximum of 6 credit hours from among BIOLOGY.390, BIOLOGY.391, BIOLOGY.490, BIOLOGY.493 and BIOLOGY.494 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree.
BIOLOGY.114 Concepts in Biology I
BIOLOGY.115 Concepts in Biology II
BIOLOGY.271 Cell Biology
BIOLOGY.332 Genetics
BIOLOGY.351 Ecology
CHEM.115 Chemistry for the Sciences I
CHEM.116 Chemistry for the Sciences II
EGGS.120 Physical Geology
MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics
PHYSICS.201 Introductory Physics 1
Choose one of the following:
MATH.240 Statistical Methods
MATH.342 Design and Analysis of Experiments
MATH.343 Applied Regression Analysis
MATH.446 Biostatistics
Choose one of the following:
BIOLOGY.103 Biodiversity and Conservation
EGGS.100 Intro Environmental Science
Choose one of the following:
BIOLOGY.333 Molecular Biology and BIOLOGY.334 Molecular Biology Lab
CHEM.230 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
CHEM.321 Analytical Chemistry
EGGS.460 Aqueous Geochemistry
Electives (24 semester hours, 15 credits must be in Biology or Marine Science). Choose from:
BIOLOGY.200 Dendrology
BIOLOGY.211 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOLOGY.212 Vertebrate Zoology
BIOLOGY.222 Comp Biol Plants
BIOLOGY.242 Microbiology
BIOLOGY.252 Field Zoology
BIOLOGY.253 Freshwater Biology
BIOLOGY.263 Field Botany
BIOLOGY.350 Plant Pathology
BIOLOGY.390 Undergraduate Research in Biology 1
BIOLOGY.391 Undergraduate Research in Biology 2
BIOLOGY.420 Global Change Biology
BIOLOGY.421 Ecosystem Management
BIOLOGY.430 Evolution
BIOLOGY.451 Conservation Biology
BIOLOGY.452 Limnology
BIOLOGY.455 Environmental Microbiology
BIOLOGY.457 Entomology
BIOLOGY.459 Ornithology
BIOLOGY.460 Population Biology
BIOLOGY.461 Animal Behavior
BIOLOGY.477 Plant Physiology
BIOLOGY.480 Comparative Animal Physiology
BIOLOGY.489 Current Topics in Biology
BIOLOGY.490 Internship in Biology
BIOLOGY.493 Honors Independent Study 1
BIOLOGY.494 Honors Independent Study 2
CHEM.230 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
CHEM.321 Analytical Chemistry
EGGS.150 Quant. Meth in Earth Sci.
EGGS.242 Map Use and Analysis
EGGS.255 Meteorology
EGGS.259 Oceanography
EGGS.260 Earth Materials
EGGS.301 Water Resources Management
EGGS.302 Land Resources Management
EGGS.303 Soil Resources Management
EGGS.304 Environmental Valuation
EGGS.305 Environmental Risks and Hazards
EGGS.320 Remote Sensing of the Earth
EGGS.330 Spec. Topics in Fld. Geol.
EGGS.358 Environmental Conservation
EGGS.360 Principles of GIS 1
EGGS.365 Intro Paleontology
EGGS.370 Surface Hydrology
EGGS.460 Aqueous Geochemistry
MARSCI.221 Marine Invertebrates
MARSCI.241 Marine Biology
MARSCI.250 Wetland Ecology
MARSCI.260 Marine Ecology
MARSCI.300 Behavior of Marine Organisms
MARSCI.330 Tropical Invertebrates
MARSCI.334 Marine Embryology
MARSCI.342 Marine Botany
MARSCI.343 Marine Ichthyology
MARSCI.344 Anat Marine Chordates
MARSCI.345 Marine Ornithology
MARSCI.394 Comparative Physiology of Marine Organisms
MARSCI.431 Ecology of Marine Plankton
MARSCI.432 Marine Evolutionary Ecology
MARSCI.441 Biology of Molluscs
MARSCI.464 Biological Oceanography
MARSCI.470 Research Diver Meth
MARSCI.490 Aquaculture
MARSCI.491 Coral Reef Ecology
MARSCI.492 Marine Mammals
MARSCI.493 Behavioral Ecology
PHYSICS.202 Introductory Physics 2