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Bachelor of Science in Biology:
Integrative Biology Track

This track emphasizes the integration of physical factors, cells, tissues, organs and organ systems in producing functional organisms. It is aimed at students who are interested in the structure and function (anatomy and physiology) of plants, animals or both. Examples of careers available to students choosing this track are:

health care professions
government or academic research
scientific writing or illustration
agriculture
biological or medical sales
college or university teaching

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Biology (in any career track), students must complete both the…

In addition, students will complete at least 45 semester credit hours of course work in the Integrative Biology Track. Fifteen semester credit hours are required integrative biology core courses; the other thirty hours are integrative biology electives. A student (in consultation with his or her Faculty Mentor and Academic Advisor) selects appropriate electives to personalize the Blank Integrative Biology Track Degree Plan. The current Undergraduate Catalog contains a description of the Biology Program and a list of Biology Course Descriptions.

Important Note: Laboratory Safety Seminar (SMTE 0091) is a co-requisite course for all courses in the Department of Life Sciences that have a laboratory component.

Integrative Biology Core Courses (15 SCH):

Course #	Course Title	SCH
BIOL 2371	Principles of Evolution	3
BIOL 3410	Cell Biology	4
Structure and Function Choice (choose at least one)		4
BIOL 3425	Functional Anatomy
BIOL 3430	Physiology
BIOL 3455	Plant Form and Function
Ecology Choice (choose at least one)		4
BIOL 3428	Principles of Ecology
BIOL 3479	Plant Ecology

Integrative Biology Electives (choose 30 SCH):

Course #	Course Title	SCH
BIOL 3300	Animal Nutrition	3
BIOL 3345	Cell Physiology	3
BIOL 3403	Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 3425	Functional Anatomy (if not counted as core)	4
BIOL 3428	Principles of Ecology (if not counted as core)	4
BIOL 3430	Physiology (if not counted as core)	4
BIOL 3455	Plant Form and Function (if not counted as core)	4
BIOL 3479	Plant Ecology (if not counted as core)	4
BIOL 4301	Embryology	3
BIOL 4340	Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics	3
BIOL 4350	Research and Design	1-3
BIOL 4406	Immunology	4
BIOL 4407	Biology of the Fungi	4
BIOL 4409	Field and Sampling Techniques	4
BIOL 4411	Animal Behavior	4
BIOL 4433	Parasitology	4
BIOL 4435	Biological Microtechniques	4
BIOL 4590	Selected Topics (with faculty mentor's approval)	1-5
BIMS 3401	Pathophysiology	4
BIMS 4323	Neurobiology	3
BIMS 4327	Introduction to Toxicology	3
BIMS 4335	Endocrinology	3
BIMS 4410	Histology	4
CHEM 4401	Biochemistry I	4
CHEM 4402	Biochemistry II	4
PHYS 1401	General Physics I (or University Physics I, PHYS 2425)	4
PHYS 1402	General Physics II (or University Physics II, PHYS 2426)	4
	Up to 8 SCH of unlisted electives (with faculty mentor's approval)

Bachelor of Science in Biology:Integrative Biology Track

Bachelor of Science in Biology:
Integrative Biology Track