Insect Science Major

Science Option

Completion of the science option will also fulfill the requirement for a minor in biological sciences.

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	Fundamental 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	4 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

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
ELECTIVE	3 cr	Free Elective

TOTAL	14 credit hours