| The Public Health Option is designed for students interested in careers focusing on the association and impacts of insects and related pests on human and animal health. This may include their mere presence and nuisance value, the generation of allergens and subsequent irritation, insect and mite stings and bites, the direct invasion of tissues, and the transmission of disease-causing pathogens. This option is appropriate preparation for graduate study or for careers in academia, research, the military, medicine or health-related fields. |
Outline of Program of Study
First Year, First Semester
| AGRI 103 | 3 cr | Intro to Agricultural and Natural Resources Systems |
| ENTO 115/116 | 4 cr | Insect Biology and Insect Identification |
| BIOS 103 | 4 cr | Organismic Biology |
| MATH 102 | 2 cr | Trigonometry |
| ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Humanities |
| TOTAL | 16 credit hours |
First Year, Second Semester
| ENGL 150 | 3 cr | Composition (Written Communication Elective) |
| STAT 218 | 3 cr | Intro to Statistics |
| AECN 141 | 3 cr | Intro to Economics of Agriculture |
| MAJOR ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Entomology Requirement |
| BIOS 102 | 4 cr | Cell Structure and Function |
| TOTAL | 16 credit hours |
Second Year, First Semester
| ENTO 108 | 3 cr | Insects Science and Society |
| CHEM 109 | 4 cr | General Chemistry I |
| COMM 109 | 3 cr | Fundamentals of Human Communication |
| ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Human Behavior Requirement |
| ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Free Elective |
| TOTAL | 16 credit hours |
Second Year, Second Semester
| CHEM 110 | 4 cr | General Chemistry II |
| BIOS ELECTIVE | 4 cr | Biological Sciences Requirement |
| MAJOR ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Entomology Requirement |
| ALEC 102 | 3 cr | Interpersonal Skills |
| ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Free Elective |
| TOTAL | 17 credit hours |
Third Year, First Semester
| CHEM 251 | 3 cr | Organic Chemistry |
| ENTO 400 | 4 cr | Biology and Classification of Insects |
| ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Historical Studies |
| ELECTIVE | 6 cr | Free Electives |
| TOTAL | 16 credit hours |
Third Year, Second Semester
| BIOC 321/321 L | 4 cr | Elements of Biochemistry and Laboratory |
| BIOS 205 | 2 cr | Genetics, Molecular, and Cellular Biology Laboratory |
| BIOS 206 | 4 cr | General Genetics |
| ENTO 406 | 3 cr | Insect Ecology |
| ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Free Elective |
| TOTAL | 16 credit hours |
Fourth Year, First Semester
| ENTO 401 | 4 cr | Insect Physiology |
| BIOS 207 | 4 cr | Ecology and Evolution |
| MAJOR ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Experiential Learning |
| ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Arts |
| ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Free Elective |
| TOTAL | 17 credit hours |
Fourth Year, Second Semester
| ENTO 485 | 3 cr | Current Issues in Insect Science |
| MAJOR ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Entomology Requirement |
| MAJOR ELECTIVE | 2 cr | Experiential Learning |
| ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Race, Ethnicity, and Gender |
| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 cr | Free Elective |
| TOTAL | 14 credit hours |
