Undergraduate Degree

The objective of the Bachelor of Science degree program with a major in environmental biology/zoology is to help students to understand the concepts of environmental biology and to apply those concepts to improve both the natural environment and the environment perturbed by human activities.  The focus of the program is on animal biology.  The integrative biology courses in the program emphasize ecology, systematics, and environmental science.  

Students who are enrolled in this program may complete an optional capstone course:  Integrative Biology 494 or 496.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Biology/Zoology

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Biology/Zoology.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Environmental Biology/Zoology major is met by completing two of the following courses: Integrative Biology 328, 353, 355L, 384, 415, 425, 445, 450, 483; 485.  Those courses are referenced in item 3. below.
   
   Students who are enrolled in the College of Natural Science may complete the alternative track to Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Sciences that is described in item 1. under the heading Graduation Requirements in the College statement.  Certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be used to satisfy the alternative track.
2. The requirements of the College of Natural Science for the Bachelor of Science degree.
   
   The credits earned in certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate.
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	One of the following groups of courses (9 or 10 credits):
   	(1)	BS	161	Cell and Molecular Biology					3
   		BS	162	Organismal and Population Biology					3
   		BS	171	Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory					2
   		BS	172	Organismal and Population Biology Laboratory					2
   	(2)	BS	181H	Honors Cell and Molecular Biology					3
   		BS	182H	Honors Organismal and Population Biology					3
   		BS	191H	Honors Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory					2
   		BS	192H	Honors Organismal an d Population Biology Laboratory					2
   	(3)	LB	144	Biology I: Organismal Biology					4
   		LB	145	Biology II: Cellular and Molecular Biology					5
   b.	One of the following groups of courses (5 or 6 credits):
   	(1)	CEM	141	General Chemistry					4
   		CEM	161	Chemistry Laboratory I					1
   	(2)	CEM	181H	Honors Chemistry I					4
   		CEM	185H	Honors Chemistry Laboratory I					2
   	(3)	LB	171	Principles of Chemistry I					4
   		LB	171L	Introductory Chemistry I Laboratory					1
   c.	One course from each of the following groups of courses (6 credits):
   	(1)	CEM	251	Organic Chemistry I					3
   		CEM	351	Organic Chemistry I					3
   	(2)	CEM	252	Organic Chemistry II					3
   		CEM	352	Organic Chemistry II					3
   	(3)	CEM	255	Organic Chemistry Laboratory					2
   		CEM	355	Organic Laboratory I					2
   d.	One of the following groups of courses (8 to 10 credits):
   	(1)	PHY	231	Introductory Physics I					3
   		PHY	232	Introductory Physics II					3
   		PHY	251	Introductory Physics Laboratory I					1
   		PHY	252	Introductory Physics Laboratory II					1
   	(2)	PHY	183	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I					4
   		PHY	184	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II					4
   	(3)	LB	273	Physics I					4
   		LB	274	Physics II					4
   e.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	MTH	124	Survey of Calculus I						3
   	MTH	132	Calculus I						3
   	MTH	152H	Honors Calculus I						3
   	LB	118	Calculus I						4
   f.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	MTH	126	Survey of Calculus II						3
   	MTH	133	Calculus II						4
   	MTH	153H	Honors Calculus II						3
   	LB	119	Calculus II						4
   	STT	201	Statistical Methods						4
   	STT	224	Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Ecologists						3
   	STT	231	Statistics for Scientists						3
   	STT	421	Statistics I						3
   g.	All of the following courses (25 credits):
   	CSS	210	Fundamentals of Soil Science						3
   	IBIO	306	Invertebrate Biology						4
   	IBIO	341	Fundamental Genetics						4
   	IBIO	355	Ecology						3
   	IBIO	355L	Ecology Laboratory (W)						1
   	IBIO	445	Evolution (W)						3
   	IBIO	483	Environmental Physiology (W)						4
   	PLB	441	Plant Ecology						3
   	Entomology 404 may be substituted for Integrative Biology 306. Forestry 404 may be substituted for Plant Biology 441.
   h.	One course or pair of courses from each of the following four groups of courses (13 to 15 credits):
   	(1)	FW	471	Ichthyology					4
   		IBIO	360	Biology of Birds					4
   		IBIO	365	Biology of Mammals					4
   		IBIO	384	Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (W)					4
   	(2)	PLB	218	Plants of Michigan					3
   		PLB	418	Plant Systematics					3
   	(3)	FW	420	Stream Ecology					3
   		GEO	221	Introduction to Geographic Information					3
   		and
   		GEO	221L	Introduction to Geographic Information Laboratory					1
   		GEO	324	Remote Sensing of the Environment					4
   		IBIO	353	Marine Biology (W)					4
   		IBIO	485	Tropical Biology (W)					3
   		PLB	424	Algal Biology					4
   		Both Geography 221 and 221L must be completed to satisfy this requirement.
   	(4)	FW	416	Marine Ecosystem Management					3
   		FW	472	Limnology					3
   		GLG	421	Environmental Geochemistry					4
   		IBIO	357	Global Change Biology (W)					3
   		IBIO	446	Environmental Issues and Public Policy					3