Environmental Biology

Applicants for candidacy should have a bachelor's degree in sciences or engineering with a significant number of courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Candidates should have a "B" average (GPA: 3.0) on the last 60 hours of credit. GREs are required by all students applying for the graduate program. Scores will be evaluated by the school's admissions committee.

Designated electives or their equivalents for the Environmental Biology sub-plan

Selected on consultation with advisor (minimum 15 hours):

BIOL 5233	Ecotoxicology	3 hours
BIOL 5234	Population and Community Dynamics	3 hours
BIOL 5235 BIOL 5215	Ichthyology/ Lab	3 hours
BIOL 5332	Toxicology and Environmental Health	3 hours
BIOL 5333	Industrial Microbiology	3 hours
BIOL 5531	Aquatic Toxicity Testing	3 hours
BIOL 5532	Coastal and Estuarine Ecology	3 hours
BIOL 5533	Ecological Methods	3 hours
BIOL 5534	Conservation Biology	3 hours
BIOL 5535	Tropical Rainforest Ecology	3 hours
BIOL 5931	Selected topics (must be approved prior to registering	3 hours
ENSC 5931	Selected topics (must be approved prior to registering	3 hours
ENSC 5939	Independent Study	3 hours

Cross-discipline (minimum of 3 hours from each of two rubrics, maximum of 12 hours from all):

CHEM 5431	Contaminant Fate and Transport	3 hours
CHEM 5535	Sampling and Analysis of Environmental Contaminants	3 hours
CHEM 5731	Environmental Organic Chemistry	3 hours
GEOL 5331	Environmental Geology	3 hours
GEOL 5333	Wetlands	3 hours
GEOL 5532	Hydrology of Surface Water	3 hours
GEOL 5631	Remote Sensing	3 hours
GEOL 5632	Hazardous Materials in the Geologic Environment	3 hours
GEOL 5931	Selected topics (must be approved prior to registration)	3 hours
INDH 5333	Air Pollution	3 hours
ENVR 5332	Environmental Law	3 hours
ENVR 6132	Environmental Impact Assessment	3 hours