Catalog Navigator : Graduation Requirements for the Major

Students matriculating prior to the fall semester 2015 in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) must complete the SEBS general education requirements. In addition, students majoring in ecology, evolution, and natural resources must complete the major requirements described below.

Students matriculating fall 2015 or after and transfer students matriculating in 2016 and after must complete a goal-based Core Curriculum in place of general education requirements. The goal-based core is described here: http://sebs.rutgers.edu/core. Courses are certified for the Core Curriculum by a faculty committee. A current list of certified courses can be found here: http://sebs.rutgers.edu/core. Ecology, evolution, and natural resources major requirements are as described below.

For an up-to-date description of ecology, evolution, and natural resources major requirements, courses, and course sequences please refer to the program webpage at http://deenr.rutgers.edu/undergrad/graduation-requirements.html.

Major Requirements for All Students Regardless of Matriculation Date

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

A. Required Courses (2 courses)

Quantitative Methods (7 credits)

01:640:135 Calculus 1 or 01:640:151 Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4) or 01:640:250 Introductory Linear Algebra (3) and

01:960:401 Basic Statistics for Research (3) or 01:960:211 Statistics I (3)

Major Requirements (seven courses)

11:216:104 Topics in Ecology and Evolution (1)

11:216:217 Principles of Natural Resource Management (3)

11:216:251 Fundamentals of Evolution (3) and 11:216:252 Fundamentals of Evolution Lab (1) or 11:216:486 Principles of Evolution (3)

11:216:351 Principles of Ecology (3) and 11:216:352 Principles of Ecology (1)

11:216:499 Senior Capstone (1)

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

Techniques (two courses)

Option 1 (two courses)

11:216:274 Field Techniques (4) or

11:216:431 Fundamental Ecology and Environmental Model (4) or

11:216:461 Field Ecology (2) or

11:216:464 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3)

Option 2 (three courses)

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

11:372:233 Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics Lab (1) and

11:216:274 Field Techniques (4) or

11:216:431 Fundamental Ecology and Environmental Model (4) or

11:216:461 Field Ecology (2) or

11:216:464 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3)

Option 3 (three courses)

01:447:380 Genetics (4) and 01:447:382 Genetics Lab (1)

11:216:274 Field Techniques (4) or

11:216:431 Fundamental Ecology and Environmental Model (4) or

11:216:461 Field Ecology (2) or

11:216:464 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3)

Option 4 (four courses)

01:447:380 Genetics (4) and 01:447:382 Genetics Lab (1) or

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

11:372:233 Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics Lab (1)

Critical Reasoning (one course)

01:640:300 Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning (3)

01:730:101 Logic, Reasoning, and Persuasion (3)

01:730:225 Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (3)

11:374:325 Environmental Communication (3)

11:216:416 Environmental Education (3)

Biodiversity (two courses)

11:216:272 Dendrology (4)

11:216:323 Ornithology (4)

11:216:324 Invertebrate Zoology (4)

11:216:325 Vertebrate Zoology (4)

11:216:411 Plant Diversity and Evolution (4)

11:370:381 Insect Biology (4)

11:370:402 Aquatic Entomology (4)

11:370:409 Insect Classification (4)

11:628:321 Ichthyology (4)

11:680:491 Microbial Ecology and Diversity (3)

11:770:402 Mycology: Fungi in the Environment (3)

Functional Systems (one course)

11:216:302 Parasite Ecology (4)

11:216:317 Conservation Ecology (3)

11:216:332 Plant Ecology (4)

11:216:335 Limnology (4)

11:216:360 Animal Physiological Ecology (3)

11:216:421 Wetland Ecology (3)

11:216:450 Landscape Ecology (3)

11:216:451 Global Change Ecology (3)

11:216:464 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3)

11:216:469 Wildlife Diseases (3)

11:216:487 Urban Ecology (3)

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

B. Additional Courses (five courses)

Approved 216 Electives

11:216:101 Introduction to Ecology and Evolution (3)

11:216:110 Evolution, Disease, and Medicine (3)

11:216:211 The Natural Resources Professions (1)

11:216:240 Behavioral Biology (4)

11:216:269 Evolution of Animal Behavior (3)

11:216:272 Dendrology (4)

11:216:274 Field Techniques (4)

11:216:302 Parasite Ecology (4)

11:216:317 Conservation Ecology (3)

11:216:320 Sustainable Environmental Management (3)

11:216:323 Ornithology (4)

11:216:324 Invertebrate Zoology (4)

11:216:325 Vertebrate Zoology (4)

11:216:332 Plant Ecology (4)

11:216:335 Limnology (4)

11:216:360 Animal Physiological Ecology (3)

11:216:365 Arboriculture (4)

11:216:369 Analytical Methods (3)

11:216:401 Evolution of Eukaryotes (3)

11:216:403 Urban Forestry (3)

11:216:405 Evolution of Infectious Diseases (3)

11:216:411 Plant Diversity and Evolution (4)

11:216:416 Environmental Education (3)

11:216:421 Wetland Ecology (3)

11:216:428 Conversational Mathematical Modeling (3)

11:216:431 Fundamental Ecology and Environmental Model (4)

11:216:440 Practical Experience in Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (BA)

11:216:441 Animal Behavior (3)

11:216:450 Landscape Ecology (3)

11:216:451 Global Change and Ecology (3)

11:216:454 Molecular Ecology (3)

11:216:456 Trees and the Environment (3)

11:216:464 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3)

11:216:468 China's Ecological Agricultural and Environmental Challenges and Global Impacts (3)

11:216:469 Wildlife Diseases (3)

11:216:470 Conservation Techniques (3)

11:216:475 Winter Field Ecology (3)

11:216:484 Research Problems in Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (BA)

11:216:486 Principles of Evolution (3)

11:216:487 Urban Ecology (3)

11:216:488 Restoration Ecology (4)

Approved Electives Taught by Other Departments

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)

01:335:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3)

01:119:380 Genetics (4)

01:447:382 Genetics Laboratory (1)

01:460:101 Introductory Geology (4)

01:640:136 Calculus II (4)

01:640:138 Calculus II for Biological Sciences (4)

01:640:250 Introductory Linear Algebra (3)

01:640:300 Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning (3)

01:730:101 Logic, Reasoning, and Persuasion (3)

01:730:201 Introduction to Logic (3)

01:730:225 Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (3)

11:115:301 Introductory Biochemistry (3)

11:115:313 Introductory Biochemistry Lab (1)

11:300:416 Environmental Education (3)

11:370:202 The World of Insects(3)

11:370:308 Apiculture (3)

11:370:381 Insect Biology (4)

11:370:402 Aquatic Entomology (4)

11:370:404 Insect Structure and Function II (3)

11:370:409 Insect Classification (4)

11:370:430 Urban Entomology (3)

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

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

11:372:233 Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics Laboratory (1)

11:372:322 Land Measurement and Mapping (3)

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

11:372:362 Intermediate Environmental Geomatics (3)

11:372:371 Air-Photo Interpretation (3)

11:372:474 Advanced Remote Sensing (3)

11:373:363 Natural Resource Economics (3)

11:374:313 U.S. Environmental Policy (3)

11:374:314 Human Dimensions of Policy (3)

11:374:325 Environmental Communications (3)

11:375:360 Soils and Water (4)

11:375:407 Environmental Toxicology (3)

11:375:411 Environmental Microbiology (3)

11:375:421 Air Pollution (3)

11:375:444 Water Chemistry (3)

11:375:453 Soil Ecology (3)

11:628:342 Marine Conservation (3)

11:670:201 Elements of Meteorology (3)

11:670:202 Elements of Climatology (3)

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

11:628:491 Microbial Ecology and Diversity (3)

11:776:210 Principles of Botany (4)

11:776:305 Plant Genetics (4)

11:776:382 Plant Physiology (4)

Unspecified Electives

In addition to courses meeting the above requirements, students can take any other courses offered by the university, for which they meet the course eligibility requirements, to bring their total number of credits to the minimum of 128 required for graduation.