Biology: Field Naturalist Requirements
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
|
Introductory Biology: Ecology & Evolution+ |
4 |
__________ |
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Introductory Biology: Cells & Genetic Basis of Life*+ |
4 |
__________ |
|
Plant Biology |
4 |
__________ |
|
Invertebrate and Vertebrate Zoology |
4 |
__________ |
|
Fundamentals of Ecology* |
4 |
__________ |
|
Current Topics in Biology (spring only) OR |
|
|
|
Current Topics in Environmental Science (fall only) |
1 |
__________ |
|
BIO-4810 |
Internship in Biology OR |
|
|
Senior Thesis |
3-12 |
__________ |
|
General Chemistry I*+ |
4 |
__________ |
|
General Chemistry II* |
4 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Earth Science*+ |
4 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Environmental Problems* |
3 |
__________ |
|
The Natural History of Vermont* |
3 |
__________ |
|
Electives (select a minimum of 4 courses from the following)
Field Ornithology* OR |
|
|
|
Ornithology |
3 |
__________ |
|
Animal Behavior |
4 |
__________ |
|
Mammalogy |
4 |
__________ |
|
Limnology |
4 |
__________ |
|
Environmental Toxicology |
4 |
__________ |
|
Conservation Biology |
3 |
__________ |
|
Wildlife Field Methods* |
4 |
__________ |
|
Environmental Interpretation* |
3 |
__________ |
|
Applications in GIS |
4 |
__________ |
|
Field Geology* |
4 |
__________ |
|
Total |
|
55-67 |
|
*These courses may fulfill requirements in the ENV, HSC, OER, and WAM programs.
+These courses also fulfill the General Education Core Curriculum requirements.