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DEPARTMENT: Biological and Allied Health Sciences MAJOR: Environmental and Field Biology TOTAL CREDIT HOURS (minimum of 30 hours): 63 or 66 DEGREE: B.S. *MAJOR COURSES (Required Courses in the major subject area) *Grades must be "C" or better. CRSE SUBJ # CRSE TITLE (Limited to 30 characters w/spaces) BIOL 1951 Biology Orientation BIOL 1311 Biology 1: Cells and Molecules BIOL 1321 Biology 2: Genes and Organisms BIOL 2001 Biology 3: Diversity of Life BIOL 2131 Natural History BIOL 2511 Ecology BIOL BIOL BIOL xxx1 4941 CREDIT HRS 1 4 4 4 2 4 Field Semester1 15 2
Capstone Experience Capstone Seminar TOTAL 1 or 4 1 36 or 39 **OTHER REQUIRED COURSES (Required courses outside of the major subject area) **Grades must be "D" or better. CRSE SUBJ # CRSE TITLE (Limited to 30 characters w/spaces) CREDIT HRS MATH/STAT xxxX 2 courses in Math and/or Statistics 6 CHEM 1711 2 courses in Chemistry w/Lab 8 PHYS xxx1 1 course in Physics w/Lab OR 4 GEOL 2801 Geology AND GEOL 2811 Geology Lab GEOG 2481 Intro to GIS 3 PHIL 3101 Environmental Ethics 3 PLSC 3061 Environmental Law 3 TOTAL 27 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 63 or 66 Explanatory Notes: 1
Field Semester consists of 5 courses that will be taken concurrently by the student. Current courses consist of: Environmental Research Methods, Field Botany, Field Invertebrate Biology, Marine Biology, and Ichthyology. 2
"Capstone Experience" must be approved by the Department and may be a research experience, internship, study abroad, or other approved experience. OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY Department of Biological & Allied Health Sciences Required and/or Recommended Curriculum for ENFB majors (BS Degree) FIRST YEAR: Fall Spring Transitional Experience (Univ. Gen Ed) 3 Biology Orientation 1 Biology 1: Cells & Molecules 4 Biology 2: Genes & Organisms 4 General Chemistry 1 5 General Chemistry 2 5 Writing Seminar (Univ. Gen Ed.) 3 Natural History 2 Math elective 3 15 15 Each student must belong to a professional organization pertinent to their field of study and be able to show evidence of such membership. SECOND YEAR: Fall Biology 3: Diversity of Life Math Elective Environmental Ethics (Humanities GE) GIS with Lab Health and Wellness THIRD YEAR: 4 3 3 4 1 15 Fall Environmental Research methods Field Botany Ichthyology Field Invertebrate Biology Marine Biology (Field Semester) SUMMER BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH YEAR: 3 3 3 3 3 15 Capstone Experience 1 Spring Ecology General Education Requirement Environmental Law (Social Science GE) General Education Requirement Elective Spring Elective Physics or Geology w/ Lab Extradisciplinary seminar Elective Elective 4 3 3 3 3‐4 16‐17 3 or 4 3 or 4 3 3 or 4 3 or 4 15‐19 FOURTH YEAR: Fall Spring Capstone Seminar 1 General Education Requirement 3 General Education Requirement 3 Elective 3 or 4 Elective 3 or 4 Elective 3 or 4 Elective 3 or 4 Elective 3 or 4 Elective 3 or 4 Elective 3 or 4 13‐16 15‐19 An application for graduation must be filed with the registrar one semester prior to graduation date. GRE should be taken in the fall of senior year if student is considering/applying to graduate school. Additional General Education Requirements not in framework above (* indicates an Environmental & Field Biology Major requirement which doubles as a general education requirement) Students must complete a total of 120 semester hours to graduate 3 Humanities: Environmental Ethics (will fulfill 1 or 3 Humanities)* 2 additional Humanities chosen from RELG, LIT, HIST 1 Social Science Environmental Law (Will fulfill Social Science Requirement)* 1 Extradisciplinary seminar 1 Communication Arts course 1 Fine Arts Course 1 Health and Wellness After the required hours for Environmental and Field Biology major and general electives there should have approximately ~33 elective hours left (depending on load). These hours (indicated by “Elective” in framework above) could be filled by selecting from the classes below: Recommended Biology Electives BIOL 204 Systematic Plant Survey BIOL 210 Introduction in Genetics BIOL 223 Invertebrate Zoology BIOL 263 Biogeography BIOL 305 Environmental Toxicology BIOL 360 North American Mammals BIOL 361 Entomology BIOL 363 Ornithology BIOL 362 Parasitology BIOL 364 Herpetology BIOL 383 Animal Behavior Biology 490 Plant Taxonomy Biology 490 Mammalogy Recommended Non‐biology Electives CE 321 Environmental Science CE 371 Urban Planning CE 427 Watershed Water Quality Analysis GEOG 348 Applied GIS Environmental Chemistry TECH 260 Fluid and Mechanical Systems Organic Chemistry Physics or Geology with Lab (which ever not taken for major) Chemical Instrumentation