ECOLOGY and ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

This track emphasizes the study of interrelationships of organisms and their environment. It is intended for students with career goals in environmental fields such as resource management, fisheries and wildlife biology, public health, pollution abatement, conservation, environmental education and other related areas. Many of the students in this track pursue graduate studies in ecology, zoology, botany or environmental biology. Students who are interested in environmental aspects of biology are encouraged to minor in geology, chemistry or economics and communications.

The Ecology track provides a concentration in field-oriented studies and takes advantage of a great variety of relatively pristine habitats in rural central Pennsylvania.  As a member of the Marine Science Consortium, LHU students may take courses during the summer at Wallops Island Virginia.

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Requirements for BS in Ecology and Environmental Biology

AREA REQUIRED COURSES (30 s.h.)

CHEM120 Principles of Chemistry I.................................4 s.h. CHEM121 Principles of Chemistry II................................4 s.h. CHEM220 Organic Chemistry I........................................4 s.h. CHEM221 Organic Chemistry II.......................................4 s.h. GEOS110 Physical Geology..............................................3 s.h. PHYS130 Physics I..........................................................4 s.h. PHYS131 Physics II.........................................................4 s.h. Mathematics through Calculus I.........................................3 s.h. (Note 1:  Students who qualify for Calculus I may take 3 s.h. of electives. Students who test out of Calculus may take 6 s.h. of electives.) (Note 2: MATH107 Statistics is required under general education)

CORE REQUIREMENTS (15 s.h.)

BIOL106 Principles of Biology I (counted as Gen Ed).............3 s.h. BIOL107 Principles of Biology II (counted as Gen Ed)............3 s.h. BIOL202 Genetics..................................................................3 s.h. BIOL206 Botany ....................................................................3 s.h. BIOL240 Zoology...................................................................3 s.h. BIOL309 Ecology...................................................................3 s.h. BIOL410 Organismal Physiology.............................................3 s.h.

RESTRICTED ELECTIVES (9 s.h.)
BIOL405 Field Ecology............................................3 s.h. BIOL409 Ornithology...............................................3 s.h. BIOL411 Aquatic Biology.........................................3 s.h. BIOL413 Entomology...............................................3 s.h.

UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES (14 s.h.)

Additional electives in biology.....................................14 s.h. SUMMARY General Education.......................................................52 s.h. Area Courses..............................................................30 s.h. Majors Courses...........................................................38 s.h. Total..........................................................................120 s.h.

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