Biology - Specialization in Forest and Grassland Ecology BBS.BIO-FGE

Required Core - 10 semester hours

• BIOL 151 - General Biology I 3 semester hours
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 153 - General Biology II 3 semester hours
• BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 490 - Seminar 1 to 3 semester hours

Forest and Grassland Ecology Specialization - 41 semester hours

• BIOL 160 - Natural History of the Black Hills 2 semester hours
• BIOL 301 - Plant Systematics 3 semester hours
• BIOL 301L - Plant Systematics Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 311 - Principles of Ecology 3 semester hours
• BIOL 311L - Principles of Ecology Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 360 - Silviculture & Forest Management 3 semester hours
• BIOL 360L - Silviculture & Forest Management Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 405 - Entomology 3 semester hours
• BIOL 405L - Entomology Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 460 - Plant Ecophysiology & Soils 3 semester hours
• BIOL 460L - Plant Ecophysiology & Soils Lab 1 semester hours
• BIOL 461 - Agrostology 3 semester hours
• BIOL 461L - Agrostology Laboratory 1 semester hours
• BIOL 462 - Dendrology 3 semester hours
• BIOL 462L - Dendrology Lab 1 semester hours
• MATH 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 semester hours

• Take 8 credits of BIOL electives. May choose from 300/400 levels

System Gen Ed Requirements (SGRs) - 30 semester hours

• ENGL 101
• ENGL 201
• CMST- Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes from different subjects) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (2 classes from different subjects or a foreign language sequence) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Lab (2 classes/corresponding labs) - 6-8 semester hours

Minor and Electives required

A minor or second major is required with this major plus electives to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.