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.