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2026-2027 Catalog

Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here .

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 , CHEM 001 , WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year
Fall Spring
BIO 011: Introduction to Molecular Biology  and BIO 011L   BIO 012: Introduction to Organismal Biology  and BIO 012L  
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   WRI 010: College Reading and Composition  
MATH 011: Calculus I   MATH 012: Calculus II  
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I  and CHEM 002L   CHEM 010: General Chemistry II  and CHEM 010L  

Second Year
Fall Spring
BIO 148: Fundamentals of Ecology   BIO 141: Evolution  
DSC 008: Introduction to Data Science   BIO 149: Conservation Biology  
PHYS 018: Introductory Physics I for Biological Sciences  and PHYS 018L   PHYS 019: Introductory Physics II for Biological Sciences  and PHYS 019L  
General Education: Lower Division Language General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Third Year
Fall Spring
BIO 140: Genetics   Major Upper Division Practicum Elective
Major Upper Division EECB Elective Major Upper Division Science/Engineering Elective or Emphasis Requirement
Major Quantitative Elective General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
Lower/Upper Division Elective or Emphasis Requirement Lower or Upper Division Elective

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
Major Upper Division EECB Elective Major Upper Division EECB Elective
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past Major Upper Division Science/Engineering Elective or Emphasis Requirement
General Education: Upper Division Crossroads General Education: Upper Division Culminating Experience
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective