Zoology Major – B.S. Degree

Area A. Animal Electives

Select three from the following:

• BIO 474 - Parasitology Credit: 4
• ZOO 325 - Animal Behavior Credit: 4
• ZOO 330 - Invertebrate Zoology Credit: 4
• ZOO 340 - Vertebrate Zoology Credit: 4
• ZOO 360 - Animal Physiology Credit: 4
• ZOO 370 - Comparative Anatomy Credit: 4
• ZOO 373 - Animal Development Credit: 4
• ZOO 375 - Entomology Credit: 3
• ZOO 376 - Ornithology (Biology of Birds) Credit: 3
• ZOO 378 - Aquatic Entomology Credit: 3
• ZOO 384 - Mammalogy Credit: 4
• ZOO 387 - Herpetology Credit: 3
• ZOO 440 - Ichthyology (Biology of Fishes) Credit: 3

Area B. Biodiversity Electives

Select one from the following:

• BIO 310 - Microbiology Credit: 4
• BIO 340 - The Plant Kingdom Credit: 3

Area C. Ecology Electives

Select one from the following:

• BIO 320 - Introductory Ecology Credit: 3
• BIO 358 - Plant Ecology Credit: 3
• BIO 420 - Wetland Ecology Credit: 4
• BIO 421 - Winter Ecology Credit: Lecture 3 credits, laboratory 0 credit
• ZOO 389 - Animal Ecology Credit: 4
• ZOO 405 - Limnology Credit: 3

Free Electives in Department (6-11 cr*)

*Elective courses in Biological Sciences may include CHE 461 and 462; excluded courses are BIO 101, 203, 207, 211 and 492.  BIO 370 and ZOO 330 cannot both be used as an elective.

Select one sequence from the following:

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• Sequence 1.

• CHE 331 - Organic Chemistry Credit: 3
• CHE 333 - Organic Chemistry Lab Credit: 1

• and

• CHE 332 - Organic Chemistry II Credit: 3
• CHE 334 - Organic Chemistry Lab II Credit: 1

• Sequence 2.

• CHE 230 - Introductory Organic Chemistry Credit: 3
• CHE 233 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry Lab Credit: 1

• and

• CHE 360 - Introductory Biochemistry Credit: 3
• CHE 363 - Introductory Biochemistry Lab Credit: 1

Select one sequence from the following:

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• Sequence 1.

• PHY 111 - College Physics I Credit: 4
• PHY 212 - College Physics II Credit: 4

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• Sequence 2.

• PHY 112 - General University Physics I Credit: 4
• PHY 213 - General University Physics II Credit: 4

Three Math courses:

• A.  MAT 179 - Measuring Life Credit: 3
• B.  MAT 210 - Calculus I Credit: 4
• C.  MAT 220 - Calculus II Credit: 4

• Or

• MAT 258 - Introduction to Statistics B Credit: 3