B.S. Biology, Integrative Organismal Biology Concentration

Program Admissions Requirements

There are no program admission requirements for the BS in Biology, Integrative Organismal Biology concentration.

General Education

The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.

Objective 16
Objective 23
Objective 3 - MATH 1160 or MATH 11703
Objective 46
Objective 5 - BIOL 1101, BIOL 1101L, PHYS 11117
Objective 6 6
Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 83
Objective 7
Objective 8
Objective 93
Total Credits37

Major Requirements

Core Courses
BIOL 1101
1101L
Biology I
and Biology I Lab (Partially Satisfies General Education Objective 5)
4
BIOL 1102
1102L
Biology II
and Biology II Lab
4
BIOL 1191Wonder about Biology1
BIOL 2206
BIOL 2207
Cell Biology
and Cell Biology Laboratory 1
4
BIOL 2209
2209L
General Ecology
and General Ecology Laboratory
4
BIOL 3316Biometry Laboratory1
BIOL 3358Genetics3
BIOL 4417Organic Evolution3
BIOL 4491Seminar1
or BIOL 4492 Seminar
MATH 1160Survey of Calculus (Satisfies General Education Objective 3)3-4
or MATH 1170 Calculus I
MATH 3350Statistical Methods3
CHEM 1111
1111L
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Lab (Partially Satisfies General Education Objective 5)
5
CHEM 1112
1112L
General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry II Lab
4
CHEM 3301
CHEM 3303
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
4
PHYS 1111
PHYS 1113
General Physics I
and General Physics I Laboratory
4
Select two of the following: 7
Organic Chemistry II
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
General Physics II
and General Physics II Laboratory
Biochemistry
Integrative Organismal Biology Requirements
Anatomy, Physiology and Development (a minimum of 10 credits) *10
Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
and Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab
Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
and Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab
Principles of Animal Physiology
and Principles of Animal Physiology Lab
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
and Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Lab
Developmental Biology
and Developmental Biology Lab
Plant Physiology
and Plant Physiology Lab
Biochemistry
Microbial Physiology
and Microbial Physiology Laboratory
Endocrinology
Psychopathology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience I
Learning and Behavior
Diversity or Evolutionary Courses - (a minimum of 7 credits) *7
Fall Flora
Spring Flora
General Parasitology
Herpetology
and Herpetology Lab
Ichthyology
and Ichthyology Lab
General Entomology
and General Entomology Lab
Microbial Diversity
and Microbial Diversity Lab
Vertebrate Paleontology
Ornithology
Mammalogy
and Mammalogy Lab
Animal Behavior
Biology Electives - (a minimum of 7 credits)7
Any upper division BIOL course
Independent Problems
Mentored Research Alliance
Total Credits79
1

BIOL 2233, BIOL 2233L, General Microbiology and Lab, may substitute for BIOL 2206, BIOL 2207 in the ECB and IOB concentrations.

*

at least one lab course

Degree Totals

Program Admission Requirements0
General Education37
Major Requirements (Required General Education credits removed.)69
Upper Division Free Electives0
Free Electives14
Total Credits120

ISU Degree Requirements

ISU General Education

Major Academic Plan (MAP)