May 03, 2026

2026-2027 Academic Catalog

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2026-2027 Academic Catalog

Ecology and Field Biology, BS

Location(s): Traditional

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Foundation Courses: 35 hours

Foundations for College Success

FCS 1010 - Intro. College Life And Christian W 1 hours

Effective Communication

ENG 1010 - English Composition I 3 hours
OR
ENG 1030 - Advanced Freshman Composition I 3 hours
ENG 1020 - English Composition II 3 hours
OR
ENG 1040 - Advanced Freshman Composition II 3 hours
COM 1010 - Introduction To Communication 3 hours

Select one of the following:

ENG 2110 - Intro To Literature: American I 3 hours
ENG 2111 - Intro to Lit.: African American Lit 3 hours
ENG 2112 - Introduction To Literary Studies 3 hours
ENG 2115 - Intro To Literature: American II 3 hours
ENG 2120 - Intro To Literature-British I 3 hours
ENG 2125 - Intro To Literature British II 3 hours
ENG 2140 - Intro To Literature: World I 3 hours
ENG 2145 - Intro To Literature World II 3 hours
ENG 2151 - Children’s Literature 3 hours
ENG 2161 - Intro: C.S. Lewis 3 hours
ENG 2163 - Intro. To Literature: Jane Austen 3 hours
ENG 2170 - Intro To Literature: Southern Amer 3 hours
ENG 2172 - Intro To Lit: American Bus. Culture 3 hours
ENG 2180 - Intro To Literature: Colonial Literature 3 hours
ENG 2190 - Intro To Literature: Span. & Latin 3 hours

Biblical Perspective

CST 1011 - Survey Of The Old Testament 3 hours
CST 1012 - Survey Of The New Testament 3 hours

Historical & Social Perspective

Choose 1: 3 hours

HIS 1020 - Modern Civilization Since 1648 3 hours
HIS 2010 - Dev. Of Civilization To 1648 3 hours
HIS 2050 - American Civilization I 3 hours
HIS 2060 - American Civilization II 3 hours

Choose 1: 3 hours

ECO 2100 - Principles Of Microeconomics 3 hours
POS 2110 - American Government 3 hours
PSY 1010 - Intro. To Psychology 3 hours
SOC 1010 - Introduction To Sociology 3 hours

Artistic Expression

Choose 1: 3 hours

ART 1500 - Art Fundamentals: Design 3 hours
ART 2010 - Art, Culture, And Values 3 hours
DAN 2260 - Dance Appreciation 3 hours
MUS 2030 - Music Appreciation 3 hours
MUS 2430 - World Music 3 hours
THE 2250 - Theatre Appreciation 3 hours

Quantititative & Scientific Reasoning

Choose 1: 4 hours

BIO 1010 - General Biology I 4 hours *
BIO 1011 - Biology Lab I 0 hours *
BIO 1020 - General Biology II 4 hours
BIO 1021 - Biology Lab II 0 hours
CHE 1030 - General Chemistry I 4 hours
CHE 1031 - Chemistry Lab I 0 hours
EAS 2010 - Physical Geography 4 hours
EAS 2011 - Physical Geography Lab 0 hours
EAS 2020 - Geology 4 hours
EAS 2021 - Geology Lab 0 hours
NAS 1010 - Physical Science I 4 hours
NAS 1011 - Physical Science I Lab 0 hours
NAS 1020 - Physical Science II 4 hours
NAS 1021 - Physical Science II Lab 0 hours
PHY 1030 - General Physics I 4 hours
PHY 1031 - General Physics I Lab 0 hours

Choose 1: 3 hours

MAT 1060 - Math For Liberal Arts 3 hours
MAT 1110 - College Algebra 3 hours *
MAT 1120 - Precalculus Math 3 hours
MAT 2610 - Calculus I 4 hours

Bachelor of Science Math/Science Courses: 11 hours

Complete the following courses:

CHE 1030 - General Chemistry I 4 hours
CHE 1031 - Chemistry Lab I 0 hours
BIO 1020 - General Biology II 4 hours
BIO 1021 - Biology Lab II 0 hours
MAT 1120 - Precalculus Math 3 hours

Ecology and Field Biology Courses: 22 hours

BIO 2040 - General Botany 4 hours
BIO 2041 - Botany Lab 0 hours
BIO 2060 - General Zoology 4 hours
BIO 2061 - Zoology Lab 0 hours
BIO 3060 - Genetics 4 hours
BIO 3061 - Genetics Lab 0 hours
BIO 3250 - Intro. To Conservation Biology 3 hours
BIO 4140 - Ecology 4 hours
BIO 4141 - Ecology Lab 0 hours
BIO 4340 - Evolutionary Biology 3 hours

Biology Courses: 12 hours

Choose 12 hours from the following courses:

BIO 3080 - Local Flora & Taxonomy 4 hours
BIO 3081 - Local Flora & Taxonomy Lab 0 hours
BIO 3090 - Developmental Biology 4 hours
BIO 3091 - Developmental Lab 0 hours
BIO 3110 - Entomology 4 hours
BIO 3111 - Entomology Lab 0 hours
BIO 3120 - Cell Biology 3 hours
BIO 3190 - Plant Anatomy 4 hours
BIO 3191 - Plant Anatomy Lab 0 hours
BIO 3200 - Plant Physiology 4 hours
BIO 3201 - Plant Physiology Lab 0 hours
BIO 3220 - Ichthyology 4 hours
BIO 3221 - Ichthyology Lab 0 hours
BIO 3450 - Freshwater Biology 4 hours
BIO 3451 - Freshwater Biology Lab 0 hours
BIO 3990 - Special Topics 1-6 hours
BIO 4100 - Molecular Biology 3 hours

No more than one of the following courses may be taken:

BIO 3010 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 hours
BIO 3011 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab 0 hours
BIO 3030 - Microbiology 4 hours
BIO 3031 - Microbiology Lab 0 hours
BIO 3180 - Parasitology 4 hours
BIO 3181 - Parasitology Lab 0 hours

Chemistry Courses: 12 hours

CHE 1040 - General Chemistry II 4 hours
CHE 1041 - Chemistry Lab II 0 hours
CHE 3030 - Organic Chemistry I 4 hours
CHE 3031 - Organic Chemistry Lab 0 hours
CHE 4110 - Biochemistry I 4 hours
CHE 4111 - Biochemistry Lab 0 hours

Statistics Course: 3 hours

Choose 1 of the following:

MAT 3180 - Introduction To Statistics 3 hours
PSY 3500 - Statistical Methods 3 hours

Other Major Courses: 13 hours

NAS 2100 - Scientific Literacy 3 hours
NAS 2001 - Science Seminar 1 hours
NAS 2002 - Science Seminar 1 hours
NAS 3001 - Science Seminar 1 hours
NAS 3002 - Science Seminar 1 hours
NAS 4001 - Science Seminar 1 hours
NAS 4002 - Science Seminar 1 hours

Choose 1 of the following: 4 hours

EAS 2020 - Geology 4 hours
EAS 2021 - Geology Lab 0 hours
EAS 2010 - Physical Geography 4 hours
EAS 2011 - Physical Geography Lab 0 hours
PHY 1030 - General Physics I 4 hours
PHY 1031 - General Physics I Lab 0 hours

Required Minor: 18 hours

Minimum Semester Hours for Degree: 126 hours

Other Graduation Requirements:

A cumulative 2.0 GPA.
The minimum acceptable grade in a course required of or applied to the major or minor is “C”. ENG 1010 and ENG 1020 must be passed with a “C” or better.

*Required for Ecology and Field Biology major.

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