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Biological Science Technical Electives
 
 

COURSE PREREQUISITE

Animal and Avian Sciences

ANSC 101 Principles of Animal Science (3) x
ANSC 211 Anatomy of Domestic Animals (4) BSCI 105
ANSC 212 Applied Animal Physiology (3) ANSC 211 or equivalent
ANSC 214 Applied Animal Physiology Laboratory (1) ANSC 212
ANSC 220 Livestock Management (4) ANSC 101
ANSC 222 Meats (3) ANSC 220
ANSC 230 Equine Science (3) ANSC 101
ANSC 231 Equine Science Practicum (1) ANSC 230
ANSC 241 Dairy Cattle Management Practicum (1) ANSC 240
ANSC 251 Beef & Sheep Management Practicum (1) ANSC 220
ANSC 252 Introduction to the Diseases of Wildlife (3) BSCI 105 or equivalent or permission
ANSC 262 Commercial Poultry Management (3) ANSC 101
ANSC 271 Swine Management Practicum (1) ANSC 220
ANSC 305 Companion Animal Care (3) BSCI 105
ANSC 315 Applied Animal Nutrition (3) ANSC 215
ANSC 332 Horse Management (3) ANSC 230
ANSC 350 Ornithology (4) BSCI 105
ANSC 370 Animal Agriculture: Scientific & Cultural Perspectives (3) BSCI 105
ANSC 401 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3) CHEM 104, ANSC 212 Recommended: BCHM 261
ANSC 406 Environmental Physiology (3) Anatomy & Physiology
ANSC 412 Introduction to Diseases of Animals (3) BSCI 223, BSCI 105
ANSC 413 Laboratory Animal Management (3) x
ANSC 415 Parasitic Diseases of Domestic Animals (3) ANSC 412 or equivalent
ANSC 420 Animal Production Systems (4) ANSC 101, ANSC 220, & (ANSC 240 or ANSC 262)
ANSC 430 Food Microbiology (2) Also offered as NFSC 430. BSCI 223 or equivalent
ANSC 446 Physiology of Mammalian Reproduction (3) BSCI 440 or ANSC 212
ANSC 447 Physiology of Mammalian Reproduction Laboratory (1) ANSC 446
ANSC 451 Dairy Products Processing (3) Recommended: CHEM 103 or equivalent
ANSC 452 Avian Physiology (2) Basic course in Animal Anatomy & Physiology
ANSC 461 Technology of Market Eggs & Poultry (3) x

Biochemistry

BCHM 261 Elements of Biochemistry (3) CHEM 104 or CHEM 233 or CHEM 235
BCHM 461 Biochemistry I (3) CHEM 243 or CHEM 247
BCHM 462 Biochemistry II (3) BCHM 461

Biological Sciences

BSCI 106 Principles of Biology II (4) BSCI 105.
BSCI 120 Insects (3) x
BSCI 201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4) BSCI 105 or equivalent
BSCI 202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (4) BSCI 201 or permission
BSCI 203 Life in the Oceans (3) An introductory course in biological principles
BSCI 222 Principles of Genetics (4) BSCI 105, one year college CHEM
BSCI 227 Principles of Entomology (4) x
BSCI 341 Introductory Plant Pathology (4) BSCI 105, BSCI 106
BSCI 342 Biology of Reproduction (3) Also offered as WMST 326 BSCI 105 or permission
BSCI 361 Principles of Ecology (3)  
BSCI 362 Ecology of Marsh & Dune Vegetation (2) BSCI 105
BSCI 365 International Pesticide Problems & Solutions (3) (BSCI 101 & BSCI 102) or (BSCI 124 & BSCI 125) or BSCI 105
BSCI 366 Biodiversity Issues in Conservation Management (3) BSCI 224 or BSCI 225 or BSCI 227 or permission
BSCI 410 Molecular Genetics (3) A course in genetics (e.g. BSCI 222), CHEM 233
BSCI 412 Microbial Genetics (4) BSCI 223, BSCI 222
BSCI 413 Recombinant DNA (3) (BSCI 230 or BSCI 223), BSCI 222
BSCI 414 Recombinant DNA Laboratory (3) BSCI 222
BSCI 421 Cell Biology (4) BSCI 222, CHEM 233, BSCI 230
BSCI 422 Principles of Immunology (4) BSCI 223, CHEM 243. Recommended: BCHM 461
BSCI 424 Pathogenic Microbiology (4) BSCI 223
BSCI 425 Epidemiology & Public Health (2) BSCI 223
BSCI 426 Membrane Biophysics (3) BSCI 230, (PHYS 142 or PHYS 122), (MATH 140 or MATH 220)
BSCI 427 Principles of Microscopy (2) BSCI 421 or equivalent
BSCI 430 Developmental Biology (3) BSCI 230, BSCI 222
BSCI 432 Cell Differentiation (3) BSCI 230, BSCI 222
BSCI 434 Mammalian Histology (4) BSCI 230, BSCI 440 or permission
BSCI 437 General Virology (3) BSCI 222, completion of 60 credits, or permission
BSCI 440 Mammalian Physiology (4) BSCI 230, CHEM 233, or permission
BSCI 442 Plant Physiology (4) BSCI 105, CHEM 103
BSCI 444 Neurophysiology Lectures (3) BSCI 230, CHEM 233, PHYS 122
BSCI 445 Neurophysiology (4) BSCI 230, CHEM 233, PHYS 122
BSCI 446 Neural Systems BSCI 230
BSCI 447 General Endocrinology (3) BSCI 230, CHEM 233, CHEM 243
BSCI 460 Plant Ecology (3) BSCI 106
BSCI 461 Plant Ecology Laboratory (2) BSCI 460 or equivalent
BSCI 462 Advanced Population Ecology (3) BSCI 106, MATH 220
BSCI 463 Laboratory & Filed Ecology (2) BSCI 462 & a course in statistics
BSCI 464 Microbial Ecology (3) BSCI 223, (CHEM 243 or CHEM 245)
BSCI 473 Marine Ecology (3) BSCI 224
BSCI 475 Symbiology (3) BSCI 106
BSCI 480 Insect Form & Function (4) BSCI 227 or permission
BSCI 481 Insect Diversity & Classification (4) BSCI 227 or permission
BSCI 483 Medical & Veterinary Entomology (4) BSCI 227 or permission
BSCI 484 The Biology of Marine & Estuarine Invertebrates (4) One year of BSCI including BSCI 224 or equivalent
BSCI 485 Protozoology (4) One year BSCI
BSCI 487 Principles of Plant Protection (2) BSCI 227 or permission
BSCI 490 Plant Structure (4) BSCI 105
BSCI 492 Mycology (4) BSCI 105
BSCI 493 Medicinal & Poisonous Plants (2) BSCI 105, CHEM 104
BSCI 497 Insect Pests of Ornamentals & Turf (3) BSCI 227 or permission

Chemistry

CHEM 243 Organic Chemistry II (4) CHEM 233
CHEM 403 Radiochemistry (3) One year college CHEM, one year college PHYS
CHEM 460 Structure Determination Using Spectroscopic Methods (3) CHEM 243 or CHEM 247
CHEM 481 Physical Chemistry I (3) MATH 141, PHYS 142, (CHEM 113 or CHEM 135 or CHEM 153)
CHEM 482 Physical Chemistry II (3) CHEM 481
CHEM 483 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (2)  
CHEM 484 Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (2) CHEM 481 & CHEM 483
CHEM 485 Advanced Physical Chemistry (2) CHEM 482

Geography

GEOG 140 Coastal Environments (3) x
GEOG 201 Geography of Environmental Systems (3) x
GEOG 211 Geography of Environmental Systems Laboratory (1) GEOG 201 or GEOL 100 or GEOL 120
GEOG 345 Climatology (3) x
GEOG 347 Introduction to Biogeography (3) GEOG 201
GEOG 434 Agricultural & Rural Development (3) x
GEOG 446 Applied Climatology (3) GEOG 345 or permission
GEOG 448 Field & Laboratory Techniques in Environmental Science (1-3) GEOG 201 or GEOL 100 or AGRO 105 or ENCE 221 or permission
GEOG 462 Water Resources Policy & Planning (3) x
GEOG 463 Geographic Aspects of Pollution (3) x
GEOG 467 Energy Resources & the Environment (3) x

Geology

GEOL 120 Environmental Geology (3) x
GEOL 375 General Oceanography (3) x

Hearing and Speech Sciences

HESP 202 Introduction to Hearing & Speech Sciences (3) x
HESP 300 Introduction to Psycholinguistics (3) HESP 202
HESP 305 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (3) HESP 202
HESP 311 Anatomy, Pathology & Physiology of the Auditory System (3) HESP 202
HESP 407 Bases of Hearing Science (3) HESP 311

Health

HLTH 140 Personal & Community Health (3) x
HLTH 150 First Aid & Emergency Medical Services (2) x
HLTH 285 Controlling Stress & Tension (3) x
HLTH 456 Health of the Aging & Aged (3) x
HLTH 471 Women’s Health (3) Also offered as WMST 471

Kinesiology

KNES 181 Fundamentals of Movement (2) x
KNES 261 Development of Endurance & Strength Fitness (3) x
KNES 300 Biomechanics of Human Motion (4) BSCI 201, BSCI 202
KNES 360 Physiology of Exercise (3) BSCI 201, BSCI 202, or permission
KNES 381 Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries (3) BSCI 201, BSCI 202
KNES 402 Biomechanics of Sport (3) KNES 300
KNES 455 Scientific Bases of Athletic Conditioning (3) KNES 360
KNES 461 Exercise & Body Composition (3) KNES 360
KNES 462 Neural Basis of Human Movement (3) BSCI 201, BSCI 202, KNES 385, or permission
KNES 481 Biophysical Aspects of Human Movement (3) KNES 300, KNES 360, KNES 370, KNES 385


Landscape Architecture

LARC 265  Site Analysis and Ecological Principles (3) LARC 141 and permission of LARC program

Corequisite: LARC 240 and LARC 221
LARC 320  Principles of Site Engineering (3) LARC 221 and permission of LARC program.

Corequisite: LARC 340.  Junior standing.  For LARC majors only.  Also offered as PLSC 320
LARC 450  Environmental Resources (3) NRSC 200 or permission of department

Meteorology

METO 123 Causes & Implications of Global Change (3) Also offered as GEOG 123, GEOL 123, BSCI 123 x
METO 200 Introduction to Meteorology (3) CHEM 103, PHYS 161 or equiv.
METO 400 The Atmosphere (3) CHEM 103, MATH 241, MATH 246, PHYS 263
METO 401 Global Environment (3) METO 400
METO 434 Air Pollution (3) CHEM 113, MATH 241

Natural Resource Sciences

NRSC 105 Soil & Environmental Quality (3) x
NRSC 200 Fundamentals of Soil Science (4) One semester of CHEM or permission
NRSC 400  Water and Nutrition Planning for the Nursery and Greenhouse Industry (3) One semester of CHEM , NRSC 200 or permission
NRSC 411 Principles of Soil Fertility (3) NRSC 200 or equivalent
NRSC 413 Soil & Water Conservation (3) NRSC 200
NRSC 414 Soil Morphology, Genesis, & Classification (4) NRSC 200
NRSC 415  GIS Application in Soil Science (4) NRSC 200
NRSC 417 Soil Hydrology and Physics (3) NRSC 200 and a semester of physics
NRSC 421 Soil Chemistry (4) NRSC 200
NRSC 423 Soil-Water Pollution (3) NRSC 200, one semester of organic chem or permission
NRSC 499P Special Topics in Natural Resource Sciences:  Phytoremediation x

Natural Resources Management

NRMT 314 Biology & Management of Finfish (4) One year of BSCI
NRMT 450 Wetland Ecology (3) BIOM 301 or permission
NRMT 460 Principles of Wildlife Management (3) Two semesters of lab BSCI
NRMT 461 Urban Wildlife Management (3)
x

Nutrition and Food Science

NFSC 100 Elements of Nutrition (3) x
NFSC 112 Food: Science & Technology (3) x
NFSC 200 Nutrition for Health Services (3) (CHEM 104 or CHEM 233), (BSCI 230 or BSCI 202 or BSCI 201), & permission
NFSC 250 Science of Food (4) NFSC 111, CHEM 103, CHEM 113 & permission
NFSC 330 Nutritional Biochemistry (3) (CHEM 104 or CHEM 233 or CHEM 235), (NFSC 100 or NFSC 200)
NFSC 412 Food Processing Technology (4) CHEM 243, NFSC 431, NFSC 434, ENBE 414. Recommended: MATH 220
NFSC 421 Food Chemistry (3) BCHM 461
NFSC 422 Food Product Research & Development (3) Permission, senior standing, for FDSC majors only
NFSC 423 Food Chemistry Laboratory (2) NFSC 421
NFSC 430 Food Microbiology (2) BSCI 223 or equivalent
NFSC 431 Food Quality Control (4) x
NFSC 434 Food Microbiology Laboratory (2) Also ANSC 434 NFSC 430
NFSC 440 Advanced Human Nutrition (4) (NFSC 100 or NFSC 200), BCHM 462, BSCI 440
NFSC 442 Horticultural Products Processing (3) x
NFSC 450 Food & Nutrient Analysis (3) (NFSC 100 or NFSC 200), BCHM 461
NFSC 471 Meat & Meat Processing (3) BCHM 261 or permission
NFSC 482 Seafood Products Processing (3) BCHM 261 or permission

Plant Sciences

PLSC 100  Introduction to Horticulture (4) x
PLSC 101  Introductory Crop Science (4)  
PLSC 203  Plants, Genes and Biotechnology (3) BSCI 103 or BSCI 105
PLSC 400  Environmental Plant Physiology (3) x
PLSC 403  Crop Breeding (3) Pre- or corequisite:  BSCI 222 or equiv. or permission of department
PLSC 407  Cereal and Oil Crops (3) BSCI 105 and PLSC 101
PLSC 432  Greenhouse Crop Production (3) NRSC 201 and PLSC 202.  Pre- or corequisite:  BSCI 442
PLSC 472  Advanced Plant Propagation (2) PLSC 201, PLSC 202, and PLSC 271 or equivalent

Psychology

PSYC 206 Developmental Biopsychology (3) PSYC 100
PSYC 221 Social Psychology (3) PSYC 100
PSYC 301 Biological Basis of Behavior (3) PSYC 100, BSCI 105
PSYC 310 Perception (3) PSYC 100 or permission
PSYC 341 Introduction to Memory & Cognition (3) PSYC 100
PSYC 355 Child Psychology (3) PSYC 100
PSYC 356 Psychology of Adolescence (3) PSYC 355 or permission
PSYC 357 Psychology of Adulthood & Aging (3) PSYC 100
PSYC 402 Physiological Psychology (3) PSYC 206, PSYC 301
PSYC 403 Animal Behavior (3) PSYC 206, PSYC 301
PSYC 404 Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology (3) PSYC 200, (PSYC 206 or PSYC 301 or PSYC 400)
PSYC 405 Applied Behavior Analysis (3) PSYC 301, PSYC 200
Note: CHEM 135 and 136 may be counted as CHEM 103, and CHEM 231 and 232 may be used to satisfy CHEM 104 requirement!


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