Ecology - B.S.

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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)

Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 120 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H  
MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): (CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H, CHEM 1311L
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): (BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 2107H, BIOL 2107L

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): MATH 2250 or MATH 2300H 

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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Area VI
(BIOL 1108, BIOL 1108L) or (BIOL 2108H, BIOL 2108L
BCMB 3100  or (CHEM 2212, CHEM 2212L) or (CHEM 2312H, CHEM 2312L) or MATH 2260 or MATH 2310H
(CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1312H, CHEM 1312L)
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L) or (CHEM 2311H, CHEM 2311L
PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives) 
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Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
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Required Courses (22-25 hours)
Students in the Odum School of Ecology must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or higher in major required and major elective courses.

ECOL 3400
(ECOL 3500ECOL 3500L) or (ECOL 3505H, ECOL 3505L)
ECOL 4000/6000* or ECOL(BIOL) 4150/6150-4150L/6150L 
(ECOL 4010/6010, ECOL 4010L/6010L)** or (ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310/6310ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310L/6310L)
ECOL 4240-4240L or ECOL 4540/6540 or ECOL 4640/6640 or ECOL 4775/6775-4775L/6775L
ECOL 4950
GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3000-3000D or ECOL 4500/6500
STAT 2000 or STAT 2100H or BIOS 2010 or FANR 2010-2010L
 
* Prerequisites for ECOL 4000/6000: ((ECOL 3500ECOL 3500L) or (ECOL 3505HECOL 3050L)) and MATH 2250 
** Prerequisites for ECOL 4010/6010: ((ECOL 3500ECOL 3500L) or (ECOL 3505HECOL 3050L)) and MATH 2250
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Major Electives (20-26 hours)
Natural History 
Choose one course or set of courses (4 hours) from the following:
ANTH(ECOL) 4210L/6210L  
(CBIO(PBIO) 4600/6600CBIO(PBIO) 4600L/6600L)
ECOL 4050/6050-4050L/6050L

ENTO 3140-3140L
PATH(PBIO) 4200/6200-4200L/6200L
PBIO 4650/6650-4650L/6650L
(WILD(ECOL) 3580, WILD(ECOL) 3580L
WILD(ECOL) 4040/6040-4040L/6040L
(WILD(BIOL) 4050/6050WILD(BIOL) 4050L/6050L
WILD(ECOL) 4060/6060-4060L/6060L

Methods/Skills
Chose one course or set of courses (3-4 hours) from the following:
(CRSS(FANR) 3060, CRSS(FANR) 3060L)
ECOL 3100-3100L
ECOL 4130L
ECOL(MARS) 4225-4225L
(ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310/6310, ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310L/6310L)
ECOL(BIOL)(MARS) 4330/6330-4330L/6330L
ECOL 4450/6450-4450L/6450L
(FANR 3800, FANR 3800L)
GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L
MARS 4500/6500
STAT 4210 
WILD(ECOL)(POPH) 4575/6575


Major Electives (13-18 hours)
Choose thirteen (13) to eighteen (18) hours from the following:
ANTH 4070/6070ECOL 4500/6500 
ANTH(ECOL) 4210L/6210L   ECOL 4540/6540 
ANTH(BIOL)(ECOL)(ENTO)(PBIO) 4260/6260-4260L/6260L
ANTH(BIOL)(ECOL)(EETH)(ENTO)(FANR)(GEOG)(GEOL)(PATH)(PBIO) 4261
ECOL 4640/6640 ECOL 4880/6880
ANTH(ECOL) 4290/6290ECOL 4940*** 
ANTH(PBIO) 4300/6300-4300L/6300LECOL 4960R*** 
ATSC(GEOG) 3110ECOL 4990*** or ECOL 4990R ***
BCMB 3100 ENTO 3140-3140L
BIOL(WILD) 3700WENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L
BIOL 3710LENVM(ECOL)(FANR)(EHSC) 4770H
BIOL 3720L (FANR 3800, FANR 3800L)(FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300, FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300L/6300L  
CBIO(PBIO) 4600/6600FISH(ECOL) 4360/6360)
CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060LFISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4550/6550-4550L/6550L 
CRSS(GEOL) 4540/6540-4540L/6540LGENE 3000-3000D 
CRSS(HORT)(ECOL) 4590/6590GENE 3200-3200D
CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610LGEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L
CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4930/6930GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L
CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4931/6931GEOG 4810/6810
ECOL 3000-3000L GEOL 4010-4010L 
ECOL 3100-3100L GEOL 4520/6520
JURI(FANR)(ECOL) 4810/6810
MARS 3450
ECOL 3480 MARS 4100/6100
ECOL(BIOL) 3510MARS(FISH) 4380/6380-4380L/6380L
ECOL 3520MARS(MIBO) 4620/6620
MARS 4810/6810
MATH(BINF) 4780/6780
ECOL 3600 PATH(PBIO) 3010
ECOL 3700
PBIO 4650/6650-4650L/6650L
PHYS 1112-1112L 
ECOL 3880H PHYS 1212-1212L 
ECOL 3900* or ECOL 3900HSTAT 4210
ECOL 4050/6050-4050L/6050LSTAT 4220
ECOL 4070/6070-4070L/6070LSTAT 4240/6240
ECOL 4130L STAT 4290/6290
ECOL(BIOL) 4150/6150-4150L/6150LWASR(CRSS)(ECOL)(ENGR)(GEOG)(GEOL) 4700L/6700L 
ECOL 4160-4160LWILD(ECOL) 3580-3580L
ECOL(FANR) 4220/6220 WILD(ECOL) 4040/6040-4040L/6040L
ECOL(MARS) 4225-4225L WILD(BIOL) 4050/6050  
WILD(ECOL) 4060/6060-4060L/6060L
(ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310/6310, ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310L/6310L)WILD(ECOL)(POPH) 4575/6575
ECOL(BIOL)(MARS) 4330/6330-4330L/6330L


* Maximum of 3 credit hours of ECOL 3900 or ECOL 3900H may count towards Major Requirements.
**Maximum of 1 credit hour of ECOL 3910 may count towards Major Requirements.
*** Maximum of 7 credit hours of ECOL 4940, ECOL 4960R, ECOL 4970R, (ECOL 4990 or ECOL 4990R) in any combination of the courses may count towards Major Requirements. A minimum of 4 credit hours of ECOL 4960R or ECOL 4970R must be taken if this course is used to fulfill the Methods/Skills requirement.
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General Electives (9-18 hours)
(Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives.)
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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