Here is our advice on how to plan your curriculum.

Required Classes:

1) Fall Year 1 or 2: EVSC 222 (Conservation Ecology)

2) Spring Year 2 or 3: BIOL 345 (Biodiversity & Conservation)

3) Fall Year 3 or 4: BIOL/EVSC 413 (Population Ecology & Conservation Biology)

4) Fall Year 4: BIOL 485/EVSC 493 (Seminar)

EBC Electives/Prerequisites:

Most of EBC electives can be fulfilled by classes in Biology or Environmental Sciences. See the EBC course website for suggestions.

1) Fall/Spring Year 1: BIOL 201/BIOL 202 (Introductory Biology)

2) Years 2-4:

· Biological Diversity - a course focused on a particular group of organisms (e.g. plants, birds, mammals);

· Environmental Diversity - a course focused on a particular habitat (e.g. wetlands, oceans, forests, grasslands, tundra);

· Techniques in Conservation - a course focused on policy, statistics, modeling, geo-spatial analysis or field methods;

· Field Experience - this can be fulfilled with an independent study or field course at a University of Virginia biological or ecological field station (Mountain Lake Biological Station, Blandy Experimental Farm, Anheuser Busch Coastal Research Center), involvement with the research program of faculty in the Environmental Sciences or Biology departments, or an internship with a conservation agency.

Biology & Environmental Science Major Requirements:

Most of the EBC courses count towards the Biology and Environmental Science Majors. The requirements for each program are given at these web sites: Biology, Environmental Science.