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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold

Degree: Bachelor of Science, BS

College/School: College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

Plan Code: LSABSNRBS

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minimum credit hours

Upper division minimum
credit hours

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
Applied Biological Sciences Core
ABS 390 Professional Identity and Career Foundation 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
ABS 490 Applied Biological Sciences Seminar 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
BIO 181 General Biology I (SCIT) 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
BIO 182 General Biology II (SCIT) 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
BIO 340 General Genetics 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
Natural Resource Concentration Requirements
ABS 100 Discovering the Professions 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
ABS 270 Sustainable Biological Systems (SUST) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ABS 274 Introduction to Wildlife Management OR ABS 225 Soils AND ABS 226 Soils Laboratory 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
ABS 311 Molecular and Cellular Biology OR ABS 314 Applied Plant Physiology OR BIO 360 Animal Physiology 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ABS 350 Applied Statistics (QTRS) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ABS 355 Ecology and Adaptations of Vertebrates OR ABS 430 Watershed Management 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ABS 370 Ecology 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ABS 479 Ecosystem Management and Planning 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Natural Resource Ecology Tracks
Students select one of three tracks (General, Habitat Management and Conservation, or Wildlife) and complete 15 hours from within that track.
ABS 207 Applied Plant Taxonomy is recommended as part of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) occupational requirement of nine semester hours in botany or related plant science for the Natural Resource Ecology Track requirement.
ABS 207 Applied Plant Taxonomy ABS 312 Structure and Function ABS 318 Unseen Life on Earth ABS 376 Wildlife Ecology ABS 377 International Wildlife Conservation ABS 378 Animal Nutrition ABS 380 Restoration and Wildlife Plants ABS 384 Natural Resources Measurements ABS 417 Comparative Immunology ABS 434 Soil Ecology ABS 470 Life History of Mammals ABS 472 Applied Herpetology ABS 473 Applied Ornithology ABS 474 Riparian Ecosystem Management ABS 485 GIS in Natural Resources ABS 486 Introduction to Remote Sensing ABS 489 Undergraduate Research ABS 494 Topic: Emerging Infections & Epidemics ABS 494 Topic: Fish Population Dynamics ABS 494 Topic: Urban Wildlife Ecology OR ABS 207 Applied Plant Taxonomy ABS 368 Plant Propagation ABS 376 Wildlife Ecology ABS 377 International Wildlife Conservation ABS 380 Restoration and Wildlife Plants ABS 384 Natural Resources Measurements ABS 434 Soil Ecology ABS 474 Riparian Ecosystem Management ABS 476 Large Mammal Habitat Ecology ABS 481 Riparian and Wetland Restoration ABS 485 GIS in Natural Resources ABS 486 Introduction to Remote Sensing OR ABS 207 Applied Plant Taxonomy ABS 376 Wildlife Ecology ABS 377 International Wildlife Conservation ABS 378 Animal Nutrition ABS 384 Natural Resources Measurements ABS 470 Life History of Mammals ABS 472 Applied Herpetology ABS 473 Applied Ornithology ABS 475 Habitat Management for Small Wildlife ABS 476 Large Mammal Habitat Ecology ABS 485 GIS in Natural Resources ABS 486 Introduction to Remote Sensing ABS 494 Topic: Urban Wildlife Ecology 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ABS 312 Structure and Function ABS 318 Unseen Life on Earth ABS 376 Wildlife Ecology ABS 377 International Wildlife Conservation ABS 378 Animal Nutrition ABS 380 Restoration and Wildlife Plants ABS 384 Natural Resources Measurements ABS 417 Comparative Immunology ABS 434 Soil Ecology ABS 470 Life History of Mammals ABS 472 Applied Herpetology ABS 473 Applied Ornithology ABS 474 Riparian Ecosystem Management ABS 485 GIS in Natural Resources ABS 486 Introduction to Remote Sensing ABS 489 Undergraduate Research ABS 494 Topic: Emerging Infections & Epidemics ABS 494 Topic: Fish Population Dynamics ABS 494 Topic: Urban Wildlife Ecology OR ABS 368 Plant Propagation ABS 376 Wildlife Ecology ABS 377 International Wildlife Conservation ABS 380 Restoration and Wildlife Plants ABS 384 Natural Resources Measurements ABS 434 Soil Ecology ABS 474 Riparian Ecosystem Management ABS 476 Large Mammal Habitat Ecology ABS 481 Riparian and Wetland Restoration ABS 485 GIS in Natural Resources ABS 486 Introduction to Remote Sensing OR ABS 376 Wildlife Ecology ABS 377 International Wildlife Conservation ABS 378 Animal Nutrition ABS 384 Natural Resources Measurements ABS 470 Life History of Mammals ABS 472 Applied Herpetology ABS 473 Applied Ornithology ABS 475 Habitat Management for Small Wildlife ABS 476 Large Mammal Habitat Ecology ABS 485 GIS in Natural Resources ABS 486 Introduction to Remote Sensing ABS 494 Topic: Urban Wildlife Ecology 12 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	12

Foundational Courses
CHM 113 General Chemistry I (SCIT) 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
CHM 116 General Chemistry II (SCIT) 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
CHM 231 Elementary Organic Chemistry (SCIT) AND CHM 235 Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory (SCIT) OR CHM 233 General Organic Chemistry I AND CHM 237 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Students considering graduate school or health professions should complete the Organic Chemistry sequence of both CHM 233/237 and CHM 234/238, using CHM 234/238 in place of electives. All other students will complete CHM 231/235. 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
MAT 210 Brief Calculus (MATH) OR MAT 251 Calculus for Life Sciences (MATH) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
PHY 101 Introduction to Physics (SCIT) OR PHY 111 General Physics (SCIT) AND PHY 113 General Physics Laboratory (SCIT) Students considering graduate school or health professions complete the PHY 111/113 and PHY 112/114 sequence. All other students will complete PHI 101 and elective hours. 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4

ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-CLS The ASU Experience 1 Credit Hours		1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of science courses offered by the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. Select from ABS, BIO, CHM, MIC and PHY subject codes.

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Applied Biological Sciences (Natural Resource Ecology), BS

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