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- Biological Science: Natural Sciences - Environmental Biology
Credit Hours: 120
Requirements
- A 240-hour, 6-credit internship, usually in the summer between the junior and senior year must be completed prior to graduation.
- Students must complete at least two credits of Field Biology.
- The academic adviser assists the student in planning his/her curriculum and in preregistration; however, the student is ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements of the curriculum selected.
Recommended Sequence of Courses
The recommended course sequences listed here are for marketing purposes only. Students should consult their academic adviser for course selection and degree progress.
| FIRST YEAR | |||
| Dept and No. |
Descriptive Title of Course |
Credits |
|
|
Semester: |
FALL |
SPRING |
|
| BIOL 113 | General Biology I | 4 | |
| CHEM 105 | General Chemistry I | 4 | |
| IT 105 | PC Office Applications | 3 | |
| ENGL 101 | College Writing I | 3 | |
| IDS 101 | The First-Year Seminar | 1 | |
| BIOL 108/109 | Field Biology | 1-4 | |
| BIOL 114 | General Biology II | 4 | |
| CHEM 106 | General Chemistry II | 4 | |
| ENGL 102 | College Writing II | 3 | |
| MATH 225 | Calculus I | 4 | |
|
Total Semester Credits |
16 | 15 | |
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| Dept and No. | Descriptive Title of Course |
Credits |
|
|
Semester: |
FALL | SPRING | |
| CHEM 203 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 | |
| COMM 107 | Speech Communication | 3 | |
| ENVT 225 | Environmental Policy & Management | 3 | |
| MATH | Math Elective (200 level or higher) | 3 | |
| PHED 105 | Wellness and Fitness | 2 | |
| ELECTIVE | Arts/ Humanities Elective¹ | 3 | |
| SOSC ELECT | Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective (200-level or above) | 3 | |
| CHEM 204 | Organic Chemistry | 4 | |
| FREE | Free Elective | 3 | |
| PHSC 110 | Global Change | 3 | |
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 | 16 | |
| THIRD YEAR | |||
| Dept and No. | Descriptive Title of Course |
Credits |
|
|
Semester: |
FALL | SPRING | |
| BIOL 214 | Introductory Ecology | 4 | |
| ENVT 210 | GIS/GPS | 3 | |
| ENVT 215 | Environmental Ethics | 3 | |
| PHSC 201 | Physical Geology | 3 | |
| PHYS 200 | General Physics I | 4 | |
| ELECTIVE | Arts/ Humanities Elective (200 level)¹, 6 | 3 | |
| MATH 200+ | Math Elective7 | 3 | |
| ENVT 423P | Internship Preparation | 0 | |
| MATH 205 | Statistics | 3 | |
| SCI ELECT | Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| SOSC ELECT | Social/Behavioral Science Elective (200-level or above) | ||
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 | 12 | |
SUMMER: ENVT 423 Environmental Biology Internship
| FOURTH YEAR | |||
| Dept and No. | Descriptive Title of Course |
Credits |
|
|
Semester: |
FALL | SPRING | |
| BIOL 215 | Genetics | 3 | |
| BIOL 445 | Biology Seminar & Research | 3 | |
| ENVT 413 | Internship4 | 6 | |
| MATH 314 | Statistics & Research | 3 | |
| BIOL 450 | Biology Capstone Project | 3 | |
| SCI ELECT | Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| SCI ELECT | Natural Science Lab Elective | 4 | |
| SOSC ELECT | Social/ Behavioral Science Elective (200-level or above) | 3 | |
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 | 12 | |
Free Electives: Sufficient free electives must be taken to ensure the student has 120 credits for graduation.
Footnotes:
¹Please see page 60 of catalog for a list of courses fulfilling this requirement.
²Students must complete at least 2 credit of Field Biology.
³Students must complete ENVT 423P, Internship Preparation during their sixth semester.
4Students must complete ENVT 423, a 240-hour, 6 credit internship, usually in the summer between the junior and senior years.
5POSC 101, American Government or POSC 201, State & Local Government recommended.
6ENGL 330, Nature & Environment Recommended.
7MATH 205 does NOT satisfy the Mathematics elective requirement.
Students must either take or test out of ENGL 050: Critical and Analytical Reading, in their first semester at Keystone College. The credits and quality points earned are included in student averages; however, these credits do not count toward fulfilling graduation requirements.


