Biology - Environmental Science Concentration (B.S.)

Certain pre-qualified students may be accepted into the major; others will need to complete the following:

2.5 overall GPA required

Please note: The Biology, Molecular Biology, and Marine Biology and Coastal Science majors have retention policies. By the end of their second semester in the major (i.e. spring semester), students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 and have completed the following courses with a C- or better grade: BIOL112 or BIOL113, and CHEM106 or CHEM120, and MATH111 or AMAT120.

Students are required to meet with their assigned advisor.

Contact: Dr. Dirk Vanderklein, Science Hall 107A, vanderkleid@montclair.edu.

Program Requirements Overview

Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
General Education Requirements		32
World Languages and Cultures Requirements		3-9
Major Requirements		75-78
Free Electives		10-1
Total Credits		120

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Biology Major Requirements
BIOL 112	Principles of Biology: Introduction to the Cell	4
BIOL 113	Principles of Biology: Organisms and Diversity	4
BIOL 213	Introduction to Ecology	4
BIOL 230	Cell and Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 380	Genetics	4
BIOL 417	Evolutionary Biology	3
Major Electives
Select two courses from the list (see below)		7
Environmental Science Concentration
EAES 105	Physical Geology	4
Concentration Electives
Select three courses from the list below.		9-12
Collateral Chemistry Courses
CHEM 120	General Chemistry I	4
CHEM 121	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 230	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 231	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 232	Experimental Organic Chemistry I	2
Collateral Mathematics Courses
Select two of the following options:		8
STAT 230 & STAT 231	Data Science and Statistics and Data Science and Biostatistics
AMAT 120	Applied Calculus A
or MATH 122	Calculus I
AMAT 220	Applied Calculus B
or MATH 221	Calculus II
Collateral Physics Courses
Select one of the following sequences:		8
PHYS 191 & PHYS 192	University Physics I and University Physics II
PHYS 193 & PHYS 194	College Physics I and College Physics II
Total Credits		75-78

Concentration Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
BIOL 300	Environmental Biology and Related Controversial Issues	3
BIOL 330	Introduction to Animal Behavior	3
BIOL 370	Principles of Ecology	3
BIOL 406	Scanning Electron Microscopy	4
BIOL 429	Herpetology	4
BIOL 430	Ornithology	4
BIOL 431	Entomology	3
BIOL 436	Phylogenetic Zoology	4
BIOL 440	Gross Mammalian Anatomy	4
BIOL 451	Comparative Animal Physiology	3
BIOL 460	Biological Oceanography	3
BIOL 461	Aquatic Ecology	3
BIOL 467	Biology of the Fishes	4
BIOL 480	Research Community I: Organism Biology	4
BIOL 481	Research Community II: Organism Biology	4
BIOL 484	Research Community I: Ecology	4
BIOL 485	Research Community II: Ecology	4
BIOL 486	Special Topics in Biology	3-4
BIOL 489	Special Topics in Organismal Biology	3-4
BIOL 495	Special Topics in Ecology	3
EAES 210	Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing	3
EAES 230	Hydrology	3
EAES 250	Introduction to Marine Sciences	4
EAES 240	Earth System History	4
EAES 301	Climatology	3
EAES 302	Structural Geology	3
EAES 303	Environmental Field Methods	3
EAES 310	Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	3
EAES 320	Igneous Metamorphic Petrology	4
EAES 322	Environmental Geochemistry	3
EAES 330	Fluvial Geography	3
EAES 331	Geohydrology	3
EAES 332	Hydroclimatology	3
EAES 337	Environmental Isotope Geochemistry	3
EAES 340	Sedimentology	4
EAES 341	Principles of Soil Science	3
EAES 350	Oceanography	3
EAES 401	Geo-Ecology	3
EAES 441	Stratigraphy	4
EAES 451	Coastal Marine Geology	4

Major Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
BIMS 220	Introduction to Marine Biology	4
BIOL 300	Environmental Biology and Related Controversial Issues	3
BIOL 330	Introduction to Animal Behavior	3
BIOL 350	Microbiology	4
BIOL 370	Principles of Ecology	3
BIOL 404	Plant and Animal Histological Techniques	3
BIOL 405	Cell Culture	3
BIOL 406	Scanning Electron Microscopy	4
BIOL 409	Externship in Biological Research (Co-operative Education)	1-4
BIOL 410	Toxicology	3
BIOL 411	Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy	4
BIOL 415	Population Genetics	3
BIOL 418	Biology Independent Research	1-4
BIOL 420	Economic Botany	3
BIOL 425	Elementary Plant Physiology	3
BIOL 426	New Jersey Flora	4
BIOL 429	Herpetology	4
BIOL 430	Ornithology	4
BIOL 431	Entomology	3
BIOL 432	Medical Entomology	3
BIOL 433	Developmental Biology	4
BIOL 434	Molecular Biology	3
BIOL 435	Experimental Molecular Biology	3
BIOL 436	Phylogenetic Zoology	4
BIOL 439	Biology of Animal Parasites	3
BIOL 440	Gross Mammalian Anatomy	4
BIOL 441	Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates	4
BIOL 442	Human Physiology	4
BIOL 443	Vertebrate Embryology	4
BIOL 444	Cell Physiology	3
BIOL 445	Immunology	3
BIOL 446	Endocrinology	3
BIOL 447	Fundamentals of Pharmacology	3
BIOL 450	Medical Microbiology	3
BIOL 451	Comparative Animal Physiology	3
BIOL 460	Biological Oceanography	3
BIOL 461	Aquatic Ecology	3
BIOL 475	Medical Genetics	3
BIOL 476	Biology of Cancer	3
BIOL 480	Research Community I: Organism Biology	4
BIOL 481	Research Community II: Organism Biology	4
BIOL 484	Research Community I: Ecology	4
BIOL 485	Research Community II: Ecology	4
BIOL 486	Special Topics in Biology	3-4
BIOL 489	Special Topics in Organismal Biology	3-4
BIOL 493	Molecular Ecology	3

General Education Requirements

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Course List

Code	Title	Credits
A. New Student Seminar
Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course.		1
C. Communication
1. Writing		3
2. Literature		3
3. Communication		3
D. Fine and Performing Arts
Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course.		3
F. Humanities
1. Great Works and Their Influences		3
2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives		3
G. Computer Science
Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course.		3
H. Mathematics
Fulfilled by collateral Math courses in the major.
I. Natural Science Laboratory
BIOL 112	Principles of Biology: Introduction to the Cell (Fulfilled in the major.)
J. Physical Education
Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course.		1
K. Social Science
1. American and European History		3
2. Global Cultural Perspectives		3
3. Social Science Perspectives		3
L. Interdisciplinary Studies
CHEM 120	General Chemistry I (Fulfilled in the major.)
Total Credits		32

World Languages and Cultures Requirements

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Course List

Code	Title	Credits
World Languages
Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses.		3-6
World Cultures
Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses.		0-3
Total Credits		3-9

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years.  This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.