Biology B.S. – Concentration: Integrative Organismal Biology

Coordinator: Professor Howard Whidden

The Integrative Organismal Biology concentration emphasizes the study of the ecology, behavior, and evolution of organisms. The concentration is appropriate for students interested in working in fields such as wildlife management, forestry, environmental consulting, natural history, interpretation, environmental education, conservation, museum collections, management, zoo/aquarium collections management and for those planning to attend graduate school in botany, zoology, ecology, behavior, or evolution.

Program Features

59 credits

Required courses:

BIOL 114GN: Introductory Biology I

4 credits

BIOL 115Introductory Biology II

4 credits

BIOL 200General Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 331Genetics

3 credits

 

BIOL 340Animal Physiology

4 credits

OR

BIOL 422/BIOL 522Plant Physiology

4 credits

 

BIOL 495Seminar I

1 credit

BIOL 496Seminar II

1 credit

 

plus 24 additional credits of biology electives distributed among four course clusters as follows:

Principles Course Cluster –

6 credits from

BIOL 350Animal Behavior

3 credits

BIOL 407Organic Evolution

3 credits

BIOL 463Conservation Biology

4 credits

Organismal Course Cluster –

6 credits from

BIOL 220Field Botany

3 credits

BIOL 221Field Zoology

3 credits

BIOL 325Ornithology

4 credits

BIOL 333Invertebrate Zoology

4 credits

BIOL 425/BIOL 525Herpetology

3 credits

BIOL 442Biology of Aquatic Macrophytes

3 credits

BIOL 451General Entomology

3 credits

BIOL 481Insect Systematics

3 credits

BIOM 462Marine Invertebrates

3 credits

BIOM 470/BIOM 570Marine Biology

3 credits

BIOM 472/BIOM 572Coral Reef Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 493Biology of Tropical Ecosystems

3 credits

Physio./Pathological/Morpho. Course Cluster –

6 credits from

BIOL 311Embryology

3 credits

BIOL 315Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

4 credits

BIOL 320Plant Morphology

3 credits

BIOL 322Plant Responses to Environmental Stress

4 credits

BIOL 416Parasitology

3 credits

Ecology Course Cluster –

6 credits from

BIOL 423Plant Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 426/BIOL 526Wildlife Biology

3 credits

BIOL 440General Aquatic Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 443Stream Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 457Behavioral Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 460Marine Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 493Biology of Tropical Ecosystems

3 credits

Co-requisite courses:

CHEM 123GN: General Chemistry I Laboratory

1 credit

CHEM 124GE: General Chemistry II

3 credits

CHEM 126GE: General Chemistry II Laboratory

1 credit

CHEM 233Organic Chemistry I

3 credits

CHEM 234Organic Chemistry II

3 credits

CHEM 235Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

1 credit

CHEM 236Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

1 credit

GEOG 341Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

3 credits

One additional course in MATH not including MATH 090, 100, 101, or 105. 

Directed General Education courses:

The following required courses will also fulfill requirements within the General Education program:

CHEM 121GN: General Chemistry I

3 credits

PHYS 131GN: Fundamental Physics I

4 credits

PHYS 132Fundamental Physics II

4 credits

 

MATH 135GN: Pre-Calculus

3 credits

OR

MATH 140GN: Calculus I

4 credits

OR

MATH 141GN: Calculus II

4 credits

 

Additional requirements:

 

  • Minimum 2.5 QPA in Biology courses Minimum grade of C in required and co-requisite courses
  • Minimum grade of C is required and co-requisite courses
  • At least one-half of the credit hours required in BIOL must be completed at East Stroudsburg Universit