Advisor contact information
Joseph Armstrong, Ph.D.
123 Felmley
Appointments by phone (438-2601) or email (jearmstr@ilstu.edu)
Plan of study
Checklist
Requirements:
Organismal Biology and Public Outreach Sequence
for the Biological Sciences Major
Sequence Requirements:
- Major Core: BSC 196, 197, 201, 203, 219, 220, 297, 304, and the chemistry, math, and physics requirements of the major;
- Organismal Electives: minimum of 16 hrs of organismal courses (listed below) of which at least two must be laboratory courses (*)
- Public Outreach: minimum of 120 hrs (2 credit hrs of BSC 398.02, Professional Practice) of practical experience in designing and/or constructing educational materials, and/or presenting science to the general public. Please see Dr. Armstrong to coordinate your Professional Practice internship.
Organismal Courses: (for more information check individual faculty web pages)
BSC 211* (4) - Economic Botany ( Armstrong )
BSC 212* (4) - Principles of Botany ( Byers )
BSC 222* (4) - Plant Diversity ( Armstrong )
BSC 223* (4) - Ecology and Identification of Plants ( Anderson )
BSC 283* (4) - Animal Physiology ( Rubin)
BSC 286* (4) - Animal Behavior ( Sakaluk )
BSC 290 (1-3) - Research in Biological Sciences
BSC 292* (4) - Invertebrate Zoology ( Perry )
BSC 295* (4) - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy ( Bowden )
BSC 296 (3) - Mammalian Biology ( Loew )
BSC 301* (4) - Entomology ( Whitman )
BSC 306.08* (2) - Rainforest Ecology (instructors rotate)
BSC 308* (3) - Field Biology (various faculty)
BSC 325 (3) - Physiological Ecology of Animals ( Bowden )
BSC 330* (4) - Phycology ( Cook )
BSC 334* (4) - Introductory Mycology ( Armstrong )
BSC 335 (3) - Plant Taxonomy ( Armstrong )
BSC 336* (1) - Laboratory in Plant Identification ( Armstrong )
BSC 337* (3) - Restoration Ecology ( Anderson )
BSC 378 (3) - Limnology ( Perry )
BSC 379* (1) - Limnology Laboratory ( Perry )
BSC 395* (4) - Biology of the Lower Vertebrates ( Bowden )
BSC 396* (4) - Avian Biology ( Capparella / Thompson )
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