Nov 04, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, BS, Natural History Concentration (RGC)

Location(s): RGC-Eagle Pass, RGC-Del Rio, RGC-Uvalde

The Biology program in Alpine focuses on an organismal approach to the life sciences, emphasizing integrated ecological and co-evolutionary studies of plants and animals through field work in the Chihuahuan Desert region. It offers broad training in aspects of biology and prepares students for advanced specialty disciplines.

This concentration focuses on biological natural history with a field emphasis and encourages students to learn from the Chihuahuan Desert and natural lab that surrounds the campus at Alpine.

Program Requirements

Core Curriculum: 42

University Requirement: 1

BS Requirements: 9

Required Core Courses: 33 Credits

CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1112 - General Chemistry II Lab Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 2423 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
BIO 3306 - Genetics Credit Hours: 3
BIO 4301 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIO 4101 - Biology Senior Review Credit Hours: 1
MATH 1316 - Plane Trigonometry Credit Hours: 3
OR
MATH 2413 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 1301 - College Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 1101 - College Physics Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
BIO 3302 - Evolution Credit Hours: 3

Choose 8 hours from:

2000-level biology courses

Concentration: 32 Credit Hours

BIO 3406 - Principles of Ecology Credit Hours: 4

Choose from the following:

4-6 hours from Botany electives: BIO 3405 - Agrostology, BIO 3602 - Plant Taxonomy, BIOL 4405 - Plant Physiology or BIOL 4408 - Morphology of Vascular Plants

4 hours from Vertebrate Zoology electives: BIO 3407 - Vertebrate Natural History, BIOL 4402 - Ichthyology, BIO 4403 - Herpetology or BIO 4404 - Ornithology

4-6 hours from Invertebrate Zoology electives: BIO 3310 - Applied Entomology, BIO 3408 - Invertebrate Zoology, BIOL 4414 - Forensic Entomology or BIOL 4602 - Arachnida of the Trans Pecos

3-6 hours from advanced Biology electives: any 3000 or 4000 level Biology courses

General Electives: 3 Credits

Total Hours: 120

Core Curriculum: 42

University Requirement: 1

BS Requirements: 9

Major Required Courses: 33

Natural History Concentration: 32

Electives: 3