Jan 30, 2025

Lee University Catalog 2020-2021

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Lee University Catalog 2020-2021 [Archived Catalog]

Biological Science, Ecology/Environmental Emphasis (BIOLB.BS)

Degree Checklist

For a checklist of all the courses required for this major, as well as a suggested four-year sequence of study, please click on the link below.

General Education Core

Please click on the link below to see the General Education Core requirements:

General Eduation Core

The general core Mathematics and Lab Science requirements are fulfilled by courses in the Specialty Areas.

Specialty Area I (100-200 Level Courses)

A grade of C- or better is required to fulfill all Specialty Area I course requirements.

BIOS 161 - Principles of Biology I Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 162 - Principles of Biology II Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 261 - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
CHYS 161 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHYS 162 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHYS 261 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
MTHS 135 - Introduction to Statistics Credit Hours: 3
OR
MTHS 261 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
SUBTOTAL SPECIALTY AREA I: 26-27 hours

Specialty Area II (300-400 Level Courses)

A grade of C- or better is required to fulfill all Specialty Area II course requirements.

A minimum of 12 credit hrs of Specialty Area II courses must be taken at Lee University.

BIOS 361 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOS 362 - Ecology Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 364 - Animal Behavior Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 365 - Ecological Methods Credit Hours: 2
BIOS 462 - Evolutionary Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 490 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1
BIOS 495 - Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 3
AND

Two 4-hr courses (total 8 credit hrs) taken through the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies. A current list of Au Sable courses is available at www.ausable.org. Financial aid is available from Au Sable.

AND

Five (5) credit hrs of offerings in Biology at the 300 level or above [BIOS-495 does not count]. Recommended classes include BIOS-363 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, BIOS-384 Australian Biodiversity and Biogeography, BIOS-383 Internship, and BIOS-390 Intro to Research.

SUBTOTAL SPECIALTY AREA II: 34 hours

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General Electives: 11-17 hrs

Total Hours in Program: 120