Graduation Requirements for the Major

All SEBS students must complete the SEBS core requirements appropriate for students majoring in ecology and natural resources (Areas I through VII below), plus the additional major requirements (Area VIII A and VIII B below).

I.  School Mission:  Interdisciplinary Critical Analysis (3 credits)

One 3-credit Junior/Senior Colloquium (See the Degree Requirements chapter for a description of this requirement.)

II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences

A. Life Sciences (8 credits)

01:119:101-102  General Biology (4,4)

B. Physical Sciences (17 credits)

01:160:161-162  General Chemistry (4,4)

01:160:171  Introduction to Experimentation (1)

01:750:193-194  Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or 01:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3) and 01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1)

III. Humanities and The Arts (6 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.

IV. Multicultural and International Studies (6 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.

V. Human Behavior, Economic Systems, and Political Processes (9 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.

VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.

VII. Experience-Based Education (no more than 3 credits)

All students are required to obtain practical experience in an area of ecology and natural resources. Students can complete this requirement in either of two ways. They can demonstrate appropriate employment or volunteer service with a public agency, private industry, or nonprofit organization. Or they can, with their adviser's permission, fulfill the requirement by research or field experience in suitable courses. A partial list of such courses is:

11:015:497,498  George H. Cook Scholars Program (BA,BA)

11:199:___  Cooperative Education (BA)

11:300:487  Student Teaching (9)

11:372:493,494  Special Problems in Environmental Resources (BA,BA)

11:704:375  Practicum in Wildlife Management (BA)

11:704:376  Practicum in Fishery Management (BA)

11:704:377  Practicum in Forest Management (BA)

11:704:483,484  Research Problems in Applied Ecology (BA,BA)

To receive credit for satisfying this requirement, students must, before starting their work experience, discuss their proposed course/outside work with their adviser.

VIII. Competence in Ecology and Natural Resources (59-61 credits)

A. Required Courses (19-20 credits )

Quantitative Methods (7 credits)

01:640:115  Precalculus College Mathematics (4) or

01:640:1__ CALC1 or equivalent

01:960:401  Basic Statistics for Research (3)

Computer and Information Technology Competence

Students are expected to have or develop basic competence in the use of computers and their application in the field of natural resources. If basic computing skills need to be developed at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, students should take 01:198:110 Introduction to Computers and Their Application (3) or equivalent. Students who enter the school with basic proficiency in the use of computers can meet the curriculum computing requirement by completing 11:372:369 Analytical Methods for Environmental Geomatics or 11:704:453 Natural Resource Biometrics. Consult the faculty adviser for the appropriate course selection.

Professional Ethics

Ethical aspects of ecology and natural resources are incorporated into many of the advanced courses through case studies.

Additional Course Requirements  (12-13 credits)

01:460:101  Introductory Geology (3)

01:460:103  Introductory Geology Laboratory (1)

11:704:351  Principles of Ecology (4)

B. Electives (40-41 credits)

At least 20 of the 40 (or 41) credits must be fulfilled by courses in ecology and natural resources (11:704). The remaining credits should come from the list of approved courses below and chosen in consultation with the student's adviser. Students may count credits outside of the below list upon approval of their adviser or the curriculum coordinator.

01:160:209  Elementary Organic Chemistry (3)

01:160:211  Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)

01:160:307-308  Organic Chemistry (4,4)

01:160:311  Organic Chemistry Lab (2)

11:115:301  Introductory Biochemistry (3)

11:115:313  Introductory Biochemistry Lab (1)

11:300:416  Environmental Education (3)

11:370:381  Insect Biology (4)

11:370:402  Aquatic Entomology (3)

11:370:409  Insect Classification (4)

11:372:231  Fundamentals of Environmental Planning (3)

11:372:232  Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics (3)

11:372:362  Intermediate Environmental Geomatics (3)

11:372:369  Analytical Methods in Environmental Geomatics (3)

11:372:371  Air Photo Interpretation (3)

11:372:374  Global Positioning Systems (1.5)

11:372:462  Advanced Environmental Geomatics (3)

11:372:474  Advanced Remote Sensing (3)

11:372:381  Introduction to Systems Thinking and the Systems Approach (3)

11:374:314  Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (3)

11:374:315  International Environmental Policy (3)

11:374:325  Environmental Communications (3)

11:628:120 (cross-listed as 01:460:120)  Introduction to Oceanography (3)

11:628:320  Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems (4)

11:628:476  History of the Earth System (3)

11:776:205  Introduction to Ethnobotany (3)

IX. Unspecified Electives (9-14 credits)