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Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Ecology & Organismal Biology

 

The Ecology and Organismal Biology concentration within the B.S. Biology degree is for students interested in the biology of organisms (specifically plants or animals) and/or the biology of populations and communities.  Course offerings include those from organismal biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation biology. This option is a graduate prep program, and it is designed for students interested in academia or employment with a government agency (e.g.  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service), or non-governmental conservation organizations.  This option is also an excellent choice for pre-veterinary students.

Iris McKean Ecology and Organismal Biology

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Iris McKean talks about her work as an undergraduate in Dr. Emlen's evolutionary biology lab.

Degree Requirements

Checklist of Requirements (one page PDF)

(link to catalog)

 

Graduation Plans

There are two tracks for the Ecology & Organismal Biology concentration: one for students primarily interested in ecology/field biology, and one for pre-veterinary students or students primarilty intererested in organismal biology.  

Example plan for ecology/field biology track (PDF)

Example plan for pre-veterinary/organismal biology track (PDF)

 

Are you an Honors student?  Check out these Honors pathways: 

Honors - intro chem

Honors - advanced chem