Organismal Biology and Public Ou

Organismal Biology and Public Outreach Sequence

for the Biological Sciences Major

Sequence Requirements:

Major Core: BSC 196, 197, 201, 203, 219, 220, 297, 304 or 293, and the chemistry, math, and physics requirements of the major;
Organismal Electives: minimum of 16 hrs of organismal courses (listed below) of which at least two must be laboratory courses (*)
Public Outreach: minimum of 120 hrs (2 credit hrs of BSC 398.02, Professional Practice) of practical experience in designing and/or constructing educational materials, and/or presenting science to the general public. Please see Dr. Armstrong to coordinate your Professional Practice internship.

Organismal Courses: (for more information check individual faculty web pages)

BSC 211* (4) - Economic Botany (Armstrong)

BSC 212* (4) - Principles of Botany (Byers)

BSC 222* (4) - Plant Diversity (Armstrong)

BSC 223* (4) - Ecology and Identification of Plants (Anderson)

BSC 283* (4) - Animal Physiology (Rubin)

BSC 286* (4) - Animal Behavior (Sakaluk)

BSC 290 (1-3) - Research in Biological Sciences (see faculty web pages)

BSC 292* (4) - Invertebrate Zoology (Perry)

BSC 295* (4) - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (Bowden)

BSC 296 (3) - Mammalian Biology (Loew)

BSC 301* (4) - Entomology (Whitman)

BSC 306.08* (2) - Rainforest Ecology (instructors rotate)

BSC 308* (3) - Field Biology (various faculty)

BSC 325 (3) - Physiological Ecology of Animals (Bowden)

BSC 330* (4) - Phycology (Cook)

BSC 334* (4) - Introductory Mycology (Armstrong)

BSC 335 (3) - Plant Taxonomy (Armstrong)

BSC 336* (1) - Laboratory in Plant Identification (Armstrong)

BSC 337* (3) - Restoration Ecology (Anderson)

BSC 378 (3) - Limnology (Perry)

BSC 379* (1) - Limnology Laboratory (Perry)

BSC 395* (4) - Biology of the Lower Vertebrates (Bowden)

BSC 396* (4) - Avian Biology (Capparella/Thompson)