Conservation & Biodiversity Minor

Core Courses (7 hours)

• BIOL 151 - General Biology I (C)
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab (C)
• BIOL 311 - Principles of Ecology (C)

Electives (12 hours)

Two courses from the Biodiversity Course Group
Two courses from the Conservation & Ecology Course Group

Lab Course: Two of the elective courses must include a laboratory component.

Biodiversity Course Group

• BIOL 401 - Plant Systematics ^B
• BIOL 401L - Plant Systematics Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 405 - Insect Biology ^Z
• BIOL 405L - Insect Biology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 407 - Plants and Civilization ^B
• BIOL 434 - Herpetology ^Z
• BIOL 434L - Herpetology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 435 - Animal Diversity & Evolution ^Z
• BIOL 436 - Biogeography
• BIOL 452 - Comparative Plant Morphology ^B
• BIOL 452L - Comparative Plant Morphology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 463 - Ornithology ^Z
• BIOL 463L - Ornithology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 469 - Fish Biology ^Z
• BIOL 469L - Fish Biology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 473 - Evolution
• BIOL 485 - Invertebrate Paleontology
• BIOL 485L - Invertebrate Paleontology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 486 - Vertebrate Paleontology
• BIOL 486L - Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory ^L

Conservation & Ecology Course Group

• BIOL 310 - Environmental Science
• BIOL 311 - Principles of Ecology (C)
• BIOL 311L - Principles of Ecology Lab (C) ^L
• BIOL 402 - Animal Behavior ^Z
• BIOL 408 - Landscape Ecology
• BIOL 408L - Landscape Ecology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 410 - Conservation Biology
• BIOL 412 - Freshwater Ecology
• BIOL 412L - Freshwater Ecology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 414 - Animal Ecology ^Z
• BIOL 414L - Animal Ecology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 417 - Field Ecology
• BIOL 417L - Field Ecology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 419 - Plant Ecology ^B
• BIOL 419L - Plant Ecology Laboratory ^L
• BIOL 436 - Biogeography
• BIOL 440 - Restoration Ecology
• BIOL 440L - Restoration Ecology Lab ^L
• BIOL 466 - Environmental Toxicology & Contaminants (C)