Students must earn a total of 120 semester hours (s.h.) to receive a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS).
Undergraduate Integrative Physiology majors must earn 59 semester hours from the Integrative Physiology course requirements describe below. Additionally, majors must meet the General Education Requirements which may vary from 40-66 s.h. depending on status of foreign language and rhetoric requirements).

A.  Course Requirements in the Integrative Physiology Department (24-25 semester hours).

1. Students must complete the following courses.

27:130  Human Physiology (3 s.h.)
27:141  Exercise Physiology (3 s.h.)
27:142  Exercise Physiology Laboratory (2 s.h.)
27:150  Gross Anatomy for Integrative Physiology (2 s.h.)
27:151  Gross Anatomy Laboratory for Integrative Physiology (2 s.h.)
27:160  Motor Control I: Neurophysiological Basis (3 s.h.)
27:197  Biomechanics (4 s.h.)

2. At least 3 electives selected from the following:

27:117   Human Growth and Motor Development (3 s.h.)
27:145   Cardiovascular Physiology (3 s.h.)
27:146   Molecules to Malady (3 s.h.)
27:153   Embryology and Connective Tissue Anatomy (3 s.h.)
27:155   Skeletal Muscle Biology (3 s.h.)
27:196   Senior Seminar (3 s.h.)
27:200   Problems (arranged)
103:028 English Grammar (3 s.h.)

B. Other Requirements "Cognates"  (Note: Biology, chemistry and mathematics listings include courses that are prerequisites).

Biology Requirement: (12 s.h. minimum)
a.  Required Courses:
     2:010  Principles of Biology I   (4 s.h.)
     2:011  Principles of Biology II  (4 s.h.)

b.  Students select 4 semester hours from the following electives:
      2:114  Cell Biology (3 s.h.)
      2:108  Vertebrate Zoology (4 s.h.)
      2:124  Animal Physiology (3 s.h.)
      2:128  Fundamental Genetics (4 s.h.)
      2:143  Animal Behavior (4 s.h.)
      2:150  Endocrinology (3 s.h.)
      2:155  Cell Physiology (3 s.h.)
      2:180  Fundamental Neuroscience (3 s.h.)
      2:181  Neurophysiology (3 s.h.)
      61:157  *Microbiology (5 s.h.)
      99:110  *Biochemistry (3 s.h.)
      99:120  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I (3 s.h.) *Note: courses 61:157, 99:110 and 99:120 may not satisfy the biology requirements for admission to some health science programs.

Chemistry Requirements: (8 s.h. minimum):
Required Chemistry Component
     4:11  Principles of Chemistry I* (4 s.h.)
     4:12   Principles of Chemistry II* (4 s.h.)
Highly Recommended Chemistry Component (9 s.h.):
     4:121   Organic Chemistry I (3 s.h.)
     4:122   Organic Chemistry II (3 s.h.)
     4:141   Organic Chemistry Lab (3 s.h.)

Mathematics Requirement (4 s.h.) Select from:
   22M:16  Calculus for the Biological Sciences* (4 s.h.)
   22M:21  Calculus and Modeling I (4 s.h.)
   22M:25  Calculus (4 s.h.)
   22M:35  Engineering Calculus* (4 s.h.)

Statistics Requirement (3 s.h.) Select from:
   7P:143 Intro to Statistics (3 s.h.)
   22S:102 Intro to Statistics (3 s.h.)
   22S:101 Biostatistics (3 s.h.)
   171:161 Intro to Biostatistics (3 s.h.)

Physics Requirement (8 s.h.) Required:
  29:11 College Physics I* (4 s.h.)
  29:12 College Physics II* (4 s.h.)
       or
  29:17 Intro Physics I* (4 s.h.)
  29:18 Intro Physics II* (4 s.h.)

*Meets general education requirements (GER).

C. Additional classes from various University departments may be selected in order to complete the 120 semester hour requirement for a B.S degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. See the Integrative Pysiology undergraduate "Advisory Information" handout for more information.

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