Printer FriendlyEnvironmental Biology and Plant Biology at Lyman Briggs College
Lyman Briggs B.S. Degree in Environmental Biology/Plant Biology Course Requirements For additional information, please contact the Department of Plant Biology.
These guidelines
are presented for planning purposes only. Students MUST
consult a department advisor for reliable and exact determination of individual’s
course
requirements.
| University Requirements | 20 | ||
| Tier 1 Writing | LB 133 or WRA 110-150 | 4 | |
| IAH | Integrated Arts & Humanities | 8 | |
| ISS | Integrated Social Science | 8 | |
| LBC Requirements (See Also University Equivalent Courses) | |||
| Math | |||
| LB 118 | Calculus I | 4 | |
| STT 231 | Statistics for Scientists (STT 231 required for major, if students take LB 119, they will also need to take STT 231) | 3 | |
| Science | |||
| LB 144 | Biology I: Organismal Biology | 4 | |
| LB 145 | Biology II: Cell and Molecular Biology | 5 | |
| LB 171 | Chemistry I | 4 | |
| LB 171L | Chemistry
I Lab |
1 | |
| LB 172 | Chemistry II | 3 | |
| LB 172L | Chemistry II Lab | 1 | |
| LB 271 | Physics I | 3 | |
| LB 271L | Physics I Lab | 1 | |
| LB
272 |
Physics
II |
3 | |
| LB 272L | Physics II Lab | 1 | |
| Complete Two HPS Courses and Senior Seminar | |||
| LB 330-336, 355, 368, 425, 483 | History, Philosophy, Sociology of Science | 7-8 | |
| LB 492* | Senior Seminar | 4 | |
| Major Requirements | |||
| CEM 251 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 | |
| CEM 252 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 | |
| CSS 210 | Fundamentals of Soil Science | 3 | |
| FW 417 | Wetland Ecology and Management | ||
| GEO 221 | Intro Geographic Information | 3 | |
| PLB 498 | Undergraduate Research | 3 | |
| PLB 499 | Senior Seminar | 2 | |
| ZOL 355 | Ecology | 3 | |
| ZOL 355L | Ecology Lab | 1 | |
| Choose One of the Following Courses | |||
| PLB 218 | Plants of Michigan | 3 | |
| PLB 418 | Plant Systematics | 3 | |
| Choose One of the Following Courses | |||
| PLB 301 | Intro to Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| PLB 415 | Plant Physiology, Growth, Development, and the Environment | 3 | |
| Choose One of the Following Courses | |||
| CSS 350 | Intro Plant Genetics | 3 | |
| ZOL 341 | Fundamental Genetics | 4 | |
| Choose
One of the Following Courses |
|||
| PLP 405 | Plant Pathology | 3 | |
| PLP 407 | Diseases and Insects of the Forest and Shade Trees | 4 | |
| ENT 404 | Insects: Success in Biodiversity | 4 | |
| Choose One of the Following Courses | |||
| FW 410 | Upland Ecosystem Management | 3 | |
| FW 444 | Conservation Biology | 3 | |
| Two additional 300-400 level courses relating to Environmental Biology (6-8 credits) Must be Approved by Department of Plant Biology | |||
*Student may consult with their Lyman Briggs advisor regarding a possible substitution for the Lyman Briggs Senior Seminar for this major.
IMPORTANT: These guidelines
are presented for planning purposes only. Students MUST
consult a department advisor for reliable and exact determination of individual’s
course
requirements.
