Concentration: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
background
Ecology and evolutionary biology are among the most exciting
and challenging fields in biology today. The Concentration in
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology within the Biology Major provides
training in ecology and evolutionary biology, along with essential
background in the statistical and mathematical methods essential
for these areas.
Concentration in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology will be noted
on the student's transcript. Students with a grade point average
of 3.25 or better who complete an honors thesis will receive
Honors in the major. Note that Biology Majors who begin the Concentration
in
Ecology
and
Evolutionary
Biology but do not complete it, must fulfill the requirements
for a Biology Major, including three appropriately distributed
200-level
Biology courses.
requirements for the Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology Concentration (17.5 CU)
how to apply
The contact person for this concentration is Dr. Brent Helliker,
Department of Biology, Leidy Lab, Room 328, helliker@sas.upenn.edu.
A student intending to have a concentration in Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology must meet Dr. Helliker to approve his/her choice of
courses from this list.
sample curriculum
Below is a sample curriculum that incorporates the requirements
for the Concentration Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, as well
as courses needed for the General Requirement and foreign language
proficiency.
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BIOL 101 or 121
(1.5 CU)
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BIOL 102 or 231
(b) (1.0 or 1.5 CU)
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| MATH 104 (1.0 CU) |
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MATH 114 (1.0 CU) |
| GE
requirement (a) (1.0 CU) |
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PHYS
101(d) (1.5 CU) |
| GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
|
GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
| Total 4.5 CU |
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Total 4.5 or 5 CU |
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BIOL 240 (1.0 CU)
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BIOL 230 (1.0 CU)
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| PHYS 102 (m) (1.5 CU) |
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CHEM 101 (1.0 CU) |
| GE
requirement (1.0 CU) |
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CHEM
053 (0.5 CU) |
| GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
|
GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
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GE
requirement
(1.0 CU) |
| Total 4.5 CU |
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Total 4.5 CU |
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BIOL 446 (1.0 CU)
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BIOL 221 (1.0 CU)
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CHEM 102 (1.0 CU)
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GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
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CHEM 054 (.5 CU)
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GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
| GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
|
GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
| GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
|
GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
| Total 4.5 CU |
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Total 5.0 CU |
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BIOL 399 (1.0 CU)
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BIOL 499 (1.0 CU)
or alternative major elective (c)
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| Major elective (c) (1.0
CU) |
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Major elective (c) (1.0
CU) |
| GE
requirement (1.0 CU) |
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GE
requirement (1.0 CU) |
| GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
|
GE requirement (1.0
CU) |
| Total 4.0 CU |
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Total 4.0 CU |
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(a)
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The College requires all students to complete the General
Education curriculum. Usually, a total of 20.0 credit
units appropriately distributed for the General Education
requirements and free electives are needed. These requirements
include competency in a foreign language. See specific
details at http://www.college.upenn.edu
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(b)
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After completing BIOL 121, students following Track
1 should choose either BIOL 231 (offered every semester)
or BIOL 215 (offered every fall).
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(c) |
Choose from the Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology course list. |
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(d)
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These courses are not required for
the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Concentration but
are required for the pre-medical curriculum and strongly
recommended for students planning to pursue graduate
studies.
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alternatives to this concentration
Note that Biology Majors who begin the Concentration in Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology but do not complete it, must fulfill
the requirements for a Biology Major, including three or four
appropriately distributed 200-level Biology courses.
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Undergraduate Program