Biology B.S. - Integrative Biology
This concentration emphasizes the belief that the study of biological systems is best approached by incorporating a diversity of perspectives. The focus is on structure and function in the evolution of diverse biological systems, including: organismal morphology and physiology, development, animal behavior, genetics, ecology and evolution of life. The goal is to provide a broad training to help students be successful in our complex interdisciplinary world. This concentration is also appropriate for those students with a general interest in biology. Students in this concentration will be well prepared to enter graduate programs in almost any discipline of biology or to enter the professional world as: organismal biologists, field biologists, conservation biologists, ecologists, or professionals at zoological parks, museums or botanical gardens.
A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Biology with a concentration in Integrative Biology requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements:
Required Courses:
In addition, a required experiential component selected from one of the following:
(a) internship (BIO 481)
(b) research under the direction of BIO faculty member (BIO 499 or HNRS 498)
Select 28 semester hours of 200-400 level biology electives from the following list:
Four semester hours must be completed from the Biological Breadth concentration elective list below
Biological Breadth electives:
- Four of these hours in the Integrative Elective category can be any 200-400 level biology elective (ie. a wildcard) that is not counting elsewhere in the major, or PHY 202.
- Students may count up to 4 hours of Bio499 towards their electives if the level of biological content covered is deemed equivalent to an elective course (requires chair review)
- Students may count up to 8 semester hours from special topics Seminars (non-lab BIO courses at the 300-400 level).
- Students cannot count more than one 200-300 level course of the same topic toward elective credits. Topics in question are Biochemistry (BIO 254, BIO 328, CHM 351), Anatomy (BIO 263, BIO 343), Microbiology (BIO 253, BIO 321), and Physiology (BIO 264, BIO 315).
Total Credit Hours: 66