Integrated Science, B.A.

Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences requirements, the College of Arts and Sciences Exploratory requirement, and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

General Education requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

In particular, it is recommended candidates take the following course in the General Education Exploration area of Western Civilization: PHL 1310 - Introduction to Ethics in Science and Engineering (4) .

Requirements for the Integrated Science, B.A.

The Bachelor of Arts at the undergraduate level is intended for students interested in pursuing a state teacher certification at the 5-9 and 7-12 grade bands and/or for students that are broadly interested in the sciences and their applications.

Students in this program must complete the requirements for a BA degree in the College of Arts and Sciences and concurrently fulfill the requirements listed below.
No single major course grade may be below C.
Successful completion of WRT 1060 and SED 1000 with a grade of B or better.
Students interested in continuing towards a secondary education certification will transition into the Combined Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT). At the undergraduate level, the Combined BA/MAT program allows students to apply for and receive delayed admission into the MAT program. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required to apply. Further details on program admission requirements and procedures can be found by consulting advisers in the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics and the School of Education and Human Services advising office at 363 Pawley Hall, (248) 370-4182, or the School of Education and Human Services website.

1. Required Biology Courses

2. One Anatomy/Physiology elective selected from:

BIO 2100 - Human Anatomy (4)
BIO 2600 - Human Physiology (4) or BIO 3620 - Medical Physiology (4)
BIO 2640 - Comparative Physiology (4)

3. One Ecology elective selected from:

BIO 3330 - Ecology (5)
BIO 3332 - Field Biology (4)
BIO 4310 - Conservation Biology (4)
BIO 4330 - Ecology of Streams and Rivers (4)
BIO 4332 - Lake Ecology (4)
BIO 4336 - Topics in Community and Population Biology (4)
BIO 4380 - Ecological Problem Solving (4)

4. Required Chemistry courses

CHM 1440 - General Chemistry I (4)
CHM 1450 - General Chemistry II (4)
CHM 1470 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHM 1480 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
CHM 2340 - Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHM 3250 - Analytical Chemistry (4)

5. Required Mathematics courses

MTH 1554 - Calculus I (4)
MTH 1555 - Calculus II (4)

6. Required Physics courses

PHY 1010 - General Physics I (4) or PHY 1510 - Introductory Physics I (4)
PHY 1020 - General Physics II (4) or PHY 1520 - Introductory Physics II (4)
PHY 1100 - General Physics Lab I (1)
PHY 1110 - General Physics Lab II (1)
PHY 2660 - Introduction to the Physics of Vibrations and Waves (4)
PHY 2710 - Introduction to Modern and Nuclear Physics (4)

7. Required Earth Science courses

ENV 3080 - Introduction to Environmental Studies (4)
ENV 3090 - Principles of Geology (3) or PHY 1060 - Earth Science/Physical Geography (4)
PHY 1040 - Astronomy: The Solar System (4)

8. One 4000-level course selected from:

PHY 4970 - Undergraduate Seminar (3)
BIO 4972 - Integrative Biomedicine and Disease (4)
CHM 4257 - Biochemistry Laboratory (3)
BIO 4970 - Scientific Inquiry and Communication (4)
PHY 4995 - Independent Research (3 TO 6)
PHY 4997 - Apprentice Physics Teaching (3)
(satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone course in the major)

9. Required Education course

SED 1000 - Careers in Teaching and Learning (1) (Course must be completed with a grade of B or better.)

10. Complete 12 elective credits in Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHM), Environmental Science (ENV), Mathematics (MTH) or Physics (PHY).

Delayed admission into the MAT program permits students to substitute the 12 elective credits in Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHM), Environmental Science (ENV), Mathematics (MTH) or Physics (PHY) for four graduate level courses, SED 5000, SED 5100, SED 5110 and SED 5150, while still an undergraduate and pay undergraduate tuition rates.

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, and Sustainability Engineering.