Biology/Environmental Biology Concentration (BEB)

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Biology/Environmental Biology Concentration BEB

Career Path: Health Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriscience

Required Courses		Credit Hours
General Education:
This degree requires completion of the General Education requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree. Details of these requirements are delineated on the General Education website. Courses listed below as program/major required courses with the indicators: C, S, Z, R, G, may also be used to satisfy some of these general education requirements.
Required Courses or Program:
PSYC 150	Introduction to Psychology	3
ECON 221	Principles of Macroeconomics*S	3
GEOG 421	Nat'l Parks of The World*GS	3
*	Cultural Enrichment Elective 300 or higher	3
*	Social Awareness Elective 300 or higher	3
BIOL 119	Birds of Michigan *Z	3
BIOL 121	General Biology 1 *Z	4
BIOL 122	General Biology 2 *Z	4
BIOL 218	Microbial Ecology *Z	3
BIOL 340	Evolution * WZ	3
BIOL 341	Natural History of Invertebrates*Z	3
BIOL 342	Vertebrate Natural History*Z	3
BIOL 344	Entomology*Z	3
BIOL 347	Environmental Conservation*Z	3
BIOL 351	Field Botany*Z	3
BIOL 353	Plant Physiology*Z	4
BIOL 375	Principles of Genetics*Z	3
BIOL 442	Ecology*Z	3
BIOL 460	Current Topics in Biology *Z	2
BIOL 492	Biology Internship	2
CHEM 121	General Chemistry 1 *Z	5
CHEM 122	General Chemistry 2 *Z	5
CHEM 214	Fund of Organic Chemistry *Z	4
CHEM 324	Fundamentals of Biochemistry*Z	3
GEOL 121	Physical Geology*Z	4
*GEOL	(GEOL 321 recommended)	4
ISYS 105	Intro Micro Sys & Software	3
MATH 251	Statistics for the Life Sciences	3
MATH 126	Algebra & Analytic Trigonometry	4
PHYS 211	Introductory Physics	4
PHYS 212	Introductory Physics 2*Z	4
Electives to a credit total of:		121

Why Choose Environmental Biology?

The environment belongs to everyone. Unfortunately, not everyone is taking care of the environment.

Ferris is a world leader in career-oriented education and is committed to undergraduate education. Ferris also has as exceptionally strong commitment to academic advising. In the Environmental Biology concentration, your academic advisor specializes in just environmental biology. The Applied Biology program at Ferris allows you to customize your academic program to meet both your academic abilities and career goals.

Sciences at Ferris are a University strength in part because of long-term nationally recognized science programs in pharmacy and optometry. You will be taught basic science courses by the same science faculty. The low student-faculty ratio at Ferris means that most basic science labs are taught by the science professors themselves.

Get a Great Job

Environmental policies and concerns are major issues facing everyone in the world in the twenty-first century. Career opportunities exist in environmental law, government, industry and academia.

Admission Requirements

First year student admission is open to high school graduates (or equivalent) who demonstrate academic preparedness, maturity and seriousness of purpose with educational backgrounds appropriate to their chosen program of study. High school courses and grade point average, ACT composite score, and ACT reading and mathematics subscores will be considered in the admission and placement process. Transfer students must have at least 12 credits at the time of application with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA including an English and mathematics course, or they must provide their high school records and ACT scores for admission review.

Graduation Requirements

The Environmental Biology program leads to a bachelor of science degree. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA overall and a minimum of 121 credits including completion of all general education requirements as outlined on the General Education website. No grade lower than a 'C-' is acceptable in the Biology major.

More Information

Department of Biology
Ferris State University
820 Campus Drive/ASC 2021
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2225
Phone: 231-591-2550