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Suggested 4-year Sequence


B.S. in Biodiversity & Conservation Biology
Suggested 4-year schedule

The courses in italics must be taken in the semester indicated. Other courses could be taken at other times depending on when they are offered or the student’s schedule.

Some of the courses required for the major will count towards General Education program (GEP), as noted in parentheses. It is strongly recommended that students fulfill their GEP requirements by the end of the sophomore year.



Freshman Year
FALL SPRING
BIO 121 Principles of Bio I (SR, SD) BIO 122 Principles of Bio II (SD)
CHE 111 Chemical Principles (SR, SD) CHE 112 Chem. Equil. & Anal. (SD)
ENG 100 Basic Comp/Freshmen Scholars MAT 141 Calculus I (QMR, SD)

Sophomore Year   
FALL SPRING
BIO 234 Ecology (WRI2) BIO 231 Genetics
CHE 205 Organic Chemistry I BIO 307 Biod. & Cons Bio (GS, WRI2)
ANT100 Cultural Anthropology
(IHE, GS, WV)
CHE 320 Environmental Chem

Distribution Course


Junior Year   
FALL SPRING
BIO 3XX Evolution BIO 3XX GIS & Spatial Modeling
BIO 350 Junior Colloquium# BIO 248 Biostatistics (QMR)
PHY 101 Intro College Physics I PHY 101 Intro College Physics II
PSC 210 Am. Public Policy (IHE, WRI2) or PSC 212 Am. Nat. Sec. Policy (GS, WV, WRI2)# Distribution Course


Senior Year
FALL SPRING
Distribution Course BIO 3XX Case Studies in BCB
BIO 351 Biological Sciences Seminar BIO 353 Independent Research**
BIO 353 Independent Research** Bio 354 Thesis and Presentation**

Distribution Course


**If Thesis option is chosen