B.S. in Biology - Integrative Biology Concentration

Biology core courses must be passed with a grade of C- (70%) or better.

The requirement for BIO 490/BIO 409/BIO 491 is waived for students in the Accelerated (B.S. + M.S.) program. It is replaced by an additional 3 credits of biology electives. Students not completing a thesis (BIO 608-BIO 610) will be required to complete BIO 490/BIO 409/BIO 491.

The recommended Physics sequence is PHY 130 & PHY 140. Students may substitute the PHY 170 & PHY 180 sequence, but PHY 130 may not be used as a prerequisite for PHY 180 and PHY 170 may not be used as a prerequisite for PHY 140.

Selected from BIO 214, BIO 215, BIO 217, BIO 277, or BIO courses at or above the 300 level, except BIO 307 and BIO 469.

This course fulfills the general education Capstone requirement.

A maximum of 8 combined credits from BIO 409 and BIO 491 may be applied to the total BIO program credits.

Part-time students will be required to take the same group of courses as full-time students except they must complete BIO 608 by the end of their third year. As with the full-time students, part-time students cannot sign up for BIO 609 unless they have obtained a letter grade for BIO 608. In addition, they must sign up for BIO 610 by the start of their sixth year and complete it by the end of that year.

A thesis committee must have been formed, met with the student to discuss course work and research ideas, and the “Committee Composition” form needs to have been completed and submitted to the graduate coordinator in Biology at least 1 week prior to the start of the semester, before the student may be enrolled in BIO 608.

A letter grade must be assigned for BIO 608 before the student may be enrolled in BIO 609. All paperwork must be filed at least 1 week prior to the start of the semester the student wants to conduct BIO 609 work.

A letter grade must be assigned for BIO 609 before the student may be enrolled in BIO 610. All paperwork must be filed at least 1 week prior to the start of the semester the student wants to conduct BIO 610 work. To complete BIO 610 successfully, the student must present the thesis research in an open seminar and also pass a final thesis defense before the thesis committee. The degree will not be awarded until the student’s committee has accepted the thesis and signed by the dean of The Graduate School.