Ecology Option
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Ball State University
Cooper Life Science Building, CL 121
Muncie, IN 47306
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Requirements
The following is the required course work under this option. Keep in mind that some courses are taught on a rotating basis, and we will help you lay out a four year plan.
Biology Core Required Courses
Bio 111
Principles of Biology 1
Bio 112
Principles of Biology 2
Bio 210
Intro Botany
Bio 214
Genetics
Bio 215
Cell Biology
Bio 216
Ecology
Bio 217
Ecology Methods
Other Required Courses
Chem 111
General Chemistry 1
Chem 112
General Chemistry 2
Chem 231
Organic Chemistry
Phycs 110
General Physics 1
Maths 161
Applied Calculus 1
Ecology Option Required Courses
Bio 416
Population Ecology
Bio 418
Comm. & Ecosystem Ecology
Bio 448
Biometry
Minimum of 3 from the following:
Bio 480
Limnology
Bio 482
Aquatic Microbiology
Bio 483
Marine Biology
Bot 380
Forestry
Bot 440
Taxonomy of Vascular Plants
Bot 470
Dendrology
Bot 481
Aquatic Botany
Zool 432
Invertebrate Zoology
Zool 440
Ornithology
Zool 441
Entomology
Zool 444
Ichthyology
Zool 446
Mammalogy
Zool 484
Aquatic Entomology