Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours
Semester Hours required for the concentration: 85-88 semester hours
Core Requirements
Biological Sciences majors with an Environmental Biology Option must complete a core which includes the following courses.
BIO 1150
Biology Forum. (1 credits)
BIO 1500
General Biology I. (4 credits)
BIO 1550
General Biology II. (4 credits)
BIO 3120
Molecular and Cellular Biology. (4 credits)
BIO 3180
Introduction to Ecology and Evolution. (4 credits)
BIO 3200
Genetics. (4 credits)
BIO 3330
Introduction to Botany. (4 credits)
or
BIO 3510
Plant Physiology. (4 credits)
or
BIO 3612
Plant Evolution and Diversity. (3 credits)
or
BIO 4810
Plant Ecology. (4 credits)
or
BIO 4960
Wetland and Aquatic Vascular Plants. (3 credits)
BIO 3322
Dendrology. (3 credits)
or
BIO 4948
Plant Taxonomy. (3 credits)
BIO 3520
Animal Physiology. (4 credits)
BIO 3973
Human Dimensions of Wildlife & Fisheries Management. (3 credits)
BIO 4275
Internship. (1 to 3, 6 or 12 credits)
(See Footnote 1)
BIO 4814
Conservation Biology. (3 credits)
BIO 4832
Animal Behavior. (4 credits)
BIO 4842
Wildlife Management. (4 credits)
BIO 4850
Wildlife Techniques. (4 credits)
BIO 4956
Mammalogy. (4 credits)
or
BIO 4954
Ornithology. (3 credits)
or
BIO 4952
Herpetology. (3 credits)
CHM 1310
General Chemistry I. (3 credits)
CHM 1315
General Chemistry Laboratory I. (1 credits)
CHM 1410
General Chemistry II. (3 credits)
CHM 1415
General Chemistry Laboratory II. (1 credits)
CHM 2430
Survey of Organic Chemistry. (3 credits)
or
CHM 2440
Organic Chemistry I. (3 credits)
CHM 2435
Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (1 credits)
or
CHM 2445
Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. (1 credits)
ECN 2800
Economics of Social Issues. (3 credits)
MAT 1271
College Algebra. (3 credits)
or
GEO 3810
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. (3 credits)
or
BIO 4820
Spatial Analysis for Environmental Sciences. (4 credits)
MAT 2110
Brief Calculus with Applications. (3 credits)
(See Footnote 2)
or
MAT 1441
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. (5 credits)
(See Footnote 2)
AND
BIO 4750
Statistical Analysis of Scientific Data. (4 credits)
Footnotes:
(Major GPA based on all biological sciences courses taken at EIU)
1听6 hours of BIO 4275 is required OR 6 total hours as a combination of BIO 4275 and BIO 3450 Undergraduate Research, BIO 3451 Independent Study, BIO 4444 Honors Independent Study, or BIO 4555 Honors Research. Research/Independent Study coursework hours counted here may not also be counted toward elective credit.
2听Students not prepared for this course will be required to take additional prerequisite math classes.
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
