Please note that the list below refers to recommended courses in a pathway of Ecology and Environmental Biology for students interested in graduate study or employment in these fields. This list is followed by a chart of requirments for a degree in the Biology Major for students in this pathway. Courses required outside of the major for graduation (i.e. for the Canisius Core or All-College Honors Core Curricula) are not included.
Biology Majors on this pathway are strongly encouraged to plan accordingly to obtain an official Minor in Environmental Biology.
Alternatively, students with particularly strong interests in Ecology and the Enviornment may be interested in enrolling in the Environmental Science Program, managed in cooperation between departments including Biology, rather than enrolling as Biology Majors.
Recommended Courses for Ecology and Enviornmental Biology Emphasis:
BIO 305/L (Environmental and Pathogenic Microbiology with optional lab)
BIO 320/L (Field Ecology with required lab)
BIO 322 (Conservation Biology)
BIO 335/L (Plant Biology with optional lab)
BIO 343/L (Entomology with required lab)
BIO 360 (Environmental Health)
BIO 365/L (Vertebrate Zoology and Ecology with required lab)
BIO 366/L (Ornithology with required lab)
BIO 370/L (Plant Morphology with optional lab)
BIO 375/L (Community Ecology with optional lab)
BIO 377/L (Freshwater Biology with required lab)
BIO 378/L (Wetlands with optional lab)
BIO 477 (Plants and Society)
BIO 499 (Biology Internship)
Freshman:
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| BIO 111/L (Introductory Biology I with Lab) | BIO 112/L (Introduction Biology II with Lab) |
| CHM 111/L (General Chemistry I with Lab) | CHM 112/L (General Chemistry II with Lab) |
|
MAT 111 (Calculus I)* |
MAT 141 (Inferential Statistics and Computers for Science) |
Sophomore:
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| BIO 211/L (Biochemistry and Cellular Biology I with Lab) | BIO 212/L (Biochemistry and Cellular Biology II with Lab) |
| CHM 227/L (Organic Chemistry I with Lab) | CHM 228/L (Organic Chemistry II with Lab) |
| BIO 300/301 (Research Methods)* * [Strongly recommended for students considering/intending graduate research] |
BIO 351 (Biology Seminar I) |
| BIO 300/301 (Research Methods)* * [Strongly recommended for students considering/intending graduate research] |
Junior:
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| PHY 201/L (College Physics I with Lab) | PHY 202/L (College Physics II with Lab) |
| Any BIO Upper Level/Elective with or without lab as needed | Any BIO Upper Level/Elective with or without lab as needed |
| BIO 300/301 (Research Methods)* * [Strongly recommended for students considering/intending graduate research] |
BIO 300/301 (Research Methods)* * [Strongly recommended for students considering/intending graduate research] |
Senior:
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| BIO 353 (Biology Seminar II) | Any BIO Upper Level/Elective with or without lab as needed |
| Any BIO Upper Level/Elective with or without lab as needed | BIO 498 (Biology with Distinction Thesis)* * [Strongly recommended for students considering/intending graduate research] |
| BIO 300/301 (Research Methods)* * [Strongly recommended for students considering/intending graduate research] |