Requirements

1. Required Lecture. Two (2) courses:
   • BIOL-L 312 Cell Biology i
   • BIOL-L 321 Human Immunology i
   • BIOL-L 328 Disease Ecology and Evolution i
   • BIOL-M 380 Microbiology of Infectious Disease i
2. Elective Lecture Courses.
   1. Advanced Skills Lecture. One (1) course:
      • BIOL-L 411 Advanced Gene Regulation: Transcription, Epigenetics, and Human Disease i
      • BIOL-L 412 Analysis of Cancer Research i
      • BIOL-L 417
      • BIOL-L 472 Microbiomes: Host and Environmental Health i
      • BIOL-L 485 Genetics, Models of Human Disease, and Critical Analysis of Biological Research i
      • BIOL-L 486 Advanced Cell Biology i
      • BIOL-L 487 Molecular Mechanism of Development and Disease i
      • BIOL-M 380 Microbiology of Infectious Disease i
      • BIOL-M 416 Biology of AIDS i
      • BIOL-M 440 Medical Microbiology: Lecture i
      • BIOL-Z 466 Endocrinology i
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   2. Lecture Elective. One (1) course:
      • Additional course from the Advanced Skills Lecture list
      • BIOL-B 351 Fungi i
      • BIOL-L 312 Cell Biology i
      • BIOL-L 321 Human Immunology i
      • BIOL-L 410 Topical Issues in Biology (Approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies required)i
      • BIOL-L 413 Translational Medicine: From Bench to Bedside i
      • BIOL-M 430 Virology Lecture i
      • BIOL-P 451 Integrative Human Physiology i
      • BIOL-Z 373 Entomology i
      • CHEM-C 383 Human Biochemistry i
      • CHEM-C 483 Biological Chemistry i
      • CHEM-C 484 Biomolecules and Catabolism i
      • MSCI-M 480 Molecular Biology of Cancer: Cell Signaling and Fate i
      • MSCI-M 485 Physiology of Human Disease i
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3. Laboratory. Two (2) courses:
   • BIOL-B 352 Fungi: Laboratory i
   • BIOL-L 324 Human Molecular Biology Laboratory i
   • BIOL-M 315 Microbiology Laboratory i
   • BIOL-M 316 Molecular Microbiology Laboratory i
   • BIOL-M 435 Viral Tissue Culture Laboratory i
   • BIOL-M 445 Medical Microbiology: Laboratory i
   • BIOL-P 451 Integrative Human Physiology i
   • BIOL-X 325 ASURE Biology Research Lab 2 Approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies requiredi
   • BIOL-Z 373 Entomology i
   • BIOL-Z 469 Endocrinology Laboratory i
   • BIOT-X 325 ASURE Biotechnology Research Lab 2 i
   • ANAT-A 464 Human Tissue Biology i
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4. Biology Concentration Residency. Both of the following:
   • Two (2) advanced (300-499 level) lecture courses in the concentration must be taken on the IU Bloomington campus
   • Two (2) advanced (300-499 level) lab courses in the concentration must be taken on the IU Bloomington campus
5. Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   2. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the concentration.
   3. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the concentration—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   4. Exceptions to concentration requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.