This section outlines the specific requirements for all the programs in the College of Arts and Sciences that begin with the letters E or F .
To major in economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, you must complete the B.A. degree requirements of the college and the following program:
MATH 163A Intro to Calculus 4
40 hours of economics, including:
ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4
ECON 104 Prin. of Macroeconomics 4
ECON 303 Microeconomics 4
ECON 304 Macroeconomics 4
ECON 381 Intro to Econ. Statistics and Econometrics 4
ECON 385 Intro to Econ. Methodology and Research 4
or ECON 482 Topics in Econometrics
If you have definite career goals, you are encouraged to follow a specific track within the economics major. A track identifies electives that are most relevant to a given career. Additional information is available from the Department of Economics.
Courses for the prelaw track
ECON 213 Current Economic Problems 4
ECON 316 Economics and the Law 4
ECON 332 Industrial Organization 4
ECON 334 Econ. and Antitrust Law 4
ECON 337 Govt. Reg. of Business 4
Courses for the policy analysis track
ECON 213 Current Economic Problems 4
ECON 312 Economics of Poverty 4
ECON 313 Econ. of the Environment 4
ECON 315 Economics of Health Care 4
ECON 425 Public Policy Economics 4
ECON 430 Public Finance 4
Courses for the business economics track
ECON 305 Managerial Economics 4
ECON 320 Labor Economics 4
ECON 332 Industrial Organization 4
ECON 337 Govt. Reg. of Business 4
ECON 340 International Trade 4
ECON 360 Money and Banking 4
ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4
ECON 104 Prin. of Macroeconomics 4ECON 303 Microeconomics 4
ECON 304 Macroeconomics 4
At least two other courses at the 300 level or above
Honors work in English is available through (1) the Honors Tutorial College-see Departmental Honors under Honors Tutorial College, (2) an intensive two-year major program by tutorial instruction offered by the department beginning each fall quarter-information is available from the department, and (3) English 499H-information is available from the department.
Two of the following three:
ENG 201 Critical Appr. to Fiction 4
ENG 202 Critical Appr. to Poetry 4
ENG 203 Critical Appr. to Drama 4
ENG 301 Shakespeare: Histories 4
or ENG 302 Shakespeare: Comedies
or ENG 303 Shakespeare: Tragedies
Two of the following three:
ENG 311 English Lit. to 1500 4
ENG 312 English Lit 1500-1660 4
ENG 313 English Lit 1660-1800 4
ENG 314 English Lit 1800-1900 4
or ENG 315 English Lit 1900-Present
Two of the following three:
ENG 321 American Lit. to 1865 4
ENG 322 American Lit. 1865-1918 4
ENG 323 American Lit. 1918-Pres. 4
ENG 351 Hist. of the English Lang. 4
or ENG 352 Dev. of Amer. English
or ENG 353 Struct. of Amer. English
ENG 399 Literary Theory 4
ENG 460 Literary Topics 4
ENG 464 Major English Authors 4
or ENG 465 Major American Authors
or ENG 466 Major Intl. Authors
Two 300-or 400-level elective
ENG 307J is a prerequisite for ENG 399 and consequently for ENG 460, 464, 465, and 466. You are encouraged to satisfy your Tier I junior composition requirement with 307J. Because a �J� course taken to satisfy the Tier I requirement will not count toward hours in the major, 307J is not listed with other major requirements.
Two of the following courses:
ENG 201 Critical Appr. to Fiction 4
ENG 202 Critical Appr. to Poetry 4
ENG 203 Critical Appr. to Drama 4
One of the following:
ENG 311 English Lit. to 1500 4
ENG 312 English Lit 1500-1660 4
ENG 313 English Lit 1660-1800 4
ENG 314 English Lit 1800-1900 4
ENG 315 English Lit 1900-Present 4
One of the following
ENG 321 American Lit. to 1865 4
ENG 322 American Lit. 1865-1918 4
ENG 323 American Lit. 1918-Pres. 4
Three additional courses above 299
The following degree programs are offered:
In addition, the Department of Geography offers an environmental prelaw major.
For the specific requirements of each program, refer to the respective department's listing in this section of the catalog.
The College of Arts and Sciences sponsors the undergraduate Environmental Studies Certificate Program for students who are interested in environmental studies but do not wish to major in the field. The program is available to students in any major within the university. See the Environmental Studies Certificate Program listing in this section for requirements.
Requirements for the B.A. degree are a minimum of 40 credit hours in PBIO, including
PBIO 110, 111 Intro to Plant Biology 12
Minimum of two courses from each of the following three areas:
Requirements for the B.S. degreeare a minimum of 50 credit hours in PBIO, including
PBIO 110, 111 Intro to Plant Biology 12
PBIO 404 Undergraduate Research 2-6
PBIO 415 Quantitative Methods in Plant Biology 5
A minimum of two courses from each of areas A, B, and C listed under B.A. requirements.
Additional courses to complete the 50 credit hour requirement are to be selected from areas A, B, or C, or from other PBIO courses numbered above 200, with the exception of those courses not intended for plant biology majors.
Extradepartmental requirements:
CHEM 151, 152, 153 Fund. of Chemistry 15
CHEM 301, 302 Organic Chemistry 6
BIOS 171, 173 Intro to Zoology 6
PHYS 201, 202, 203 Intro to Physics 15
MATH 163A, 163B Intro to Calculus 7
PSY 221 Statistics for Beh. Sci. 5
Required PBIO courses
PBIO 110, 111 Intro to Plant Biology 12
PBIO 309 Plant Systematics and Ohio Flora 6
PBIO 312 Plant Anatomy 5
PBIO 331 Plant Genetics 5
PBIO 404 Undergraduate Research 2-6
PBIO 424 Plant Physiology 6
PBIO 431 Cell Biology 5
PBIO 450 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering 4
At least one of the following
PBIO 412 Plant Pathology 5
PBIO 426 Physiol. Plant Ecology 5PBIO 427 Molecular Genetics 3
PBIO 453 Develop. Physiology 4
CHEM 151, 152, 153 Fund. of Chemistry 15
CHEM 351 Physical Chemistry 4
CHEM 490, 491, 492 General Biochemistry 10
CHEM 303, 304, 305, 306, 307 Organic Chemistry, Lab 14
or CHEM 301, 302, 303, 304 Organic Chemistry, Lab or 11
BIOS 171,173 Intro to Zoology 6
MICR 311 Microbiology 6
PHYS 201, 202, 203 Intro to Physics 15
or PHYS 251, 252, 253 General Physics
MATH 163A, B Intro to Calculus 7
or MATH 263A, B Calculus or 8
Recommended departmental elective
PBIO 415 Quantitative Methods in Plant Biology 5
Arts and Sciences degree requirements (including language), university General Education Requirements, and/or electives.
Arts and Sciences degree requirements (including language), university General Education Requirements, and/or electives.
Required PBIO courses
PBIO 110, 111 Intro to Plant Biology 12
PBIO 247 Vegetation of N. America 4
PBIO 248 Trees and Shrubs 4
PBIO 309 Plant Systematics and Ohio Flora 6
PBIO 310 Biology of Fungi 5
PBIO 404 Undergraduate Research 2-6
PBIO 420 Freshwater Algae 5
PBIO 425 Plant Ecology 5
An additional 8 hours from BIOS or MICR courses numbered 200 or above
CHEM 121, 122, 123 Prin. of Chemistry 12
or CHEM 151, 152, 153 Fund. of Chemistry or 15
GEOL 101 Intro to Geology 5
4 additional hours from GEOL
8 hours in GEOG from the following:
GEOG 201 Environmental Geog. 4
GEOG 260 Maps 4
GEOG 302 Meteorology 5
GEOG 303 Climatology 5
GEOG 353 Environmental Planning 4
GEOG 360 Cartography 5
GEOG 440 Environ. Impact Analysis 4
GEOG 494 Field Problems 4
It is recommended that PSY 120 be used to fulfill the Tier I quantitative skills requirement.
Arts and Sciences degree requirements (including language), university General Education Requirements, and/or electives
PBIO 110, 111 Intro to Plant Biology 12
PBIO 307 Morphology of Algae and Bryphophytes 6
PBIO 308 Morph. of Vascular Plants 6
or PBIO 312 Plant Anatomy or 5
PBIO 309 Plant Systematics and Ohio Flora 6
PBIO 310 Biology of Fungi 5
PBIO 331 Plant Genetics 5
PBIO 404 Undergraduate Research 2-6
PBIO 412 Plant Pathology 5
PBIO 415 Quantitative Methods in Plant Biology 5
PBIO 424 Plant Physiology 6
PBIO 425 Plant Ecology 5
PBIO 431 Cell Biology 5
PBIO 475 Plant Speciation and Evolution 3
Required nondepartmental courses
CHEM 151, 152, 153 Fund. of Chemistry 15
CHEM 305, 306, 307, Organic Chemistry 9
CHEM 303, 304 Organic Chemistry Lab 5
BIOS 171, 173 Intro to Zoology 6
PHYS 201, 202, 203 Intro to Physics 15
MATH 263A, B, C Calculus 12
PSY 221 Stat. for Behavioral Sci. 5
Arts and Sciences degree requirements (including language), university General Education Requirements, and/or electives
You can earn a certificate in environmental studies by completing 32-35 hours of approved coursework selected from the courses outlined below. Many certificate courses satisfy both Tier and Arts and Sciences requirements. Further, courses taken as part of an Arts and Sciences major will also count toward fulfilling the certificate. Be advised that some courses require prerequisites, and plan accordingly.
ECON 381 Intro to Econ. Statistics and Econometrics 4
GEOG 271 Intro to Stat. in Geog. 5
MATH 250 Intro to Prob. and Stat. 4
PBIO 415 Quantitative Methods 5
POLS 483 SPSS 4
PSY 221 Stat. for Behavioral Sci. 5
One chemistry course (any except CHEM 115)
One of the following:
BIOS 376 Field Ecology 4
BIOS 429 Marine Biology 5
BIOS 431 Limnology 5
BIOS 481 Animal Conservation Biol. 4
CE 452 Water and Wastewater Analysis 3
EH 260 Intro to Environmental Health and Safety 4
EH 312 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 4
EH 440 Air Quality and Pollution Control 4
GEOG 302 Meteorology 5
GEOL 231 Water and Pollution 4
GEOL 330 Prin. of Geomorphology 5
GEOL 480 Hydrogeology I 4
MICR 211 Environ. Microbiology 4
PBIO 247 Vegetation of N. America 4
PBIO 426 Physiol. Plant Ecology 5
Two courses in two different departments from the following
BUSL 370 Environmental Law 4
ECON 313 Econ. of the Environment 4
ECON 314 Natural Res. Economics 4
GEOG 241 Global Issues in Environ. Geography 4
GEOG 350 Land Use Planning 4
GEOG 440 Environ. Impact Analysis 4
GEOG 447 Resource Management 5
POLS 490D Politics of Environ. Mvt. 3-5
SOC 340 Human Population Ecology 4
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