Biology B.S. – Concentration: Integrative Organismal Biology

Coordinator: Professor Terry L. Master

Program Features

59 credits

Required courses:

BIOL 114GN: Introductory Biology I

4 credits

BIOL 115GE: Introductory Biology II

4 credits

BIOL 200General Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 331Genetics

3 credits

 

BIOL 340Animal Physiology

4 credits

OR

BIOL 422Plant 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 425Herpetology

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 470Marine Biology

3 credits

BIOM 472Coral 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 426Wildlife 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 Lab

1 credit

CHEM 124GE: General Chemistry II

3 credits

CHEM 126GE: General Chemistry II Lab

1 credit

CHEM 233Organic Chemistry I

3 credits

CHEM 234Organic Chemistry II

3 credits

CHEM 235Organic Chemistry I Lab

1 credit

CHEM 236Organic Chemistry II Lab

1 credit

GEOG 341Geographic Information Systems

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 132GE: Fundamental 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
  • At least one-half of the credit hours required in BIOL must be completed at East Stroudsburg University.