BS: Applied Biology: Environmental Biology

124 Credit Hours Beginning Fall 2019, Catalog Year 2020

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First Year, Semester 1
Course Name Hours
ENG 111 English Composition 3
BIO 115 Biological Concepts: Eco, Evo, Genetics and Diversity 4
GLG 121 Environmental Geology 3
MPF IIA Creative Arts 3
MPF IIB Humanities 3

Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

First Year, Semester 2
Course Name Hours
BIO 116 Biological Concepts: Structure, Function, Cellular and Molecular Biology 4
ECO 201 Microeconomics or POL 241 American Political System 3
GLG 115L Understanding the Earth 1
STA 261 Statistics 4
MPF III Global Perspectives 3

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Year, Semester 1
Course Name Hours
BIO 206 Evolutionary Biology 3
CHM 141/R College Chemistry I 3-4
CHM 144 College Chemistry I Lab  2-4
MPF III Global Perspectives 3
TOOL Tool Class 1 3

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15-16

Second Year, Semester 2
Course Name Hours
BIO 209 Fundamentals of Ecology 3
BSC 292 Applied Bio Sophomore Seminar 1
CHM 142 College Chemistry II 3
CHM 145 College Chemistry II Lab 2
TOOL Tool Class 2 3
MP-IP Intercultural Perspectives 3

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Third Year, Semester 1
Course Name Hours
BIO 312 Invertebrate Zoology 4
BIO 342 Genetics 3
TOOL Tool Class 3 3
TOOL Tool Class 4 3
ELECTIVE Elective 3

Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Third Year, Semester 2
Course Name Hours
BIO 311 Vertebrate Zoology 4
BIO 314 Plant & Fungal Diversity 4
GLG 307 Water & Society 3
TOOL Tool Class 5 3
ELECTIVE Elective 3

Total Semester Credit Hours: 17

Fourth Year, Semester 1
Course Name Hours
BIO 467 Conservation Biology 3
MP-AW Advanced Writing 3
TOOL Tool Class 6 3
ELECTIVE Elective 3
ELECTIVE Elective 3

Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Third Year, Semester 2
Course Name Hours
BIO 351 Environmental Education: Natural History 4
BSC 492 Applied Bio Senior Seminar 1
TOOL Tool Class 7 3
ELECTIVE Elective 3
ELECTIVE Elective 4

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Abbreviation Key

MP-EL = Experiential Learning

MPF I = English Composition

MPF IIC = Social Science

MPF V = Mathematics, Formal Reasoning, Technology

MPT = Thematic Sequence

MP-AW = Advanced Writing

MPF = Global Miami Plan Foundation

MPF IIB = Humanities

MPF IV = Natural Science

MP-IP = Intercultural Perspectives

MPF IIA = Creative Arts

MPF III = Global Perspectives