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Zoology, B.A.

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(120 minimum credit hours required)

Advisors: Haugen, Jost

University Requirements

General Education Credit Hours: 31
Service Learning Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division Credit Hours: 42
Writing Intensive Credit Hours: 9

B.A. Requirements

Complete any upper division Spanish course, or one of the following:

SPAN 2220 - Spanish for Heritage Learners IV Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 303 - Introduction to Culture & Advanced Grammar in Spanish Credit Hours: 3
BLED 431 - Language Arts in Spanish Credit Hours: 3
or
CLEP for four semesters of Spanish Credit Hours: 3

Supporting Course Work

(*may count as General Education)

The following courses are required (and must be passed with a grade of C or higher) unless Chemistry is declared as a minor or second major. Zoology majors may earn additional majors or minors in Botany or Cell and Molecular Biology within the Biology Discipline by satisfying all of the requirements for those degrees. No other combinations are allowed.

CHEM 1215 - General Chemistry I for STEM majors Credit Hours: 3 *
CHEM 1215L - General Chemistry I Lab for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 1 * and
CHEM 1225 - General Chemistry II for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 3 *
CHEM 1225L - General Chemistry II Lab for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 1 *

Life Science Core Requirements

(*may count as General Ed. Lab Science)

BIOL 2642 - Plant Form, Function and Diversity Credit Hours: 3 *
BIOL 2642L - Plant Form, Function and Diversity Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
BIOL 2644 - Animal Form, Function and Diversity Credit Hours: 3 *
BIOL 2644L - Animal Form, Function and Diversity Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
BIOL 2110 - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3 *
BIOL 2110L - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
BIOL 301 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 303 - Ecology Lab Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 366 - Genetics Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 368 - Genetics Lab Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 422 - Evolution Credit Hours: 3

Total Core Credit Hours 23

Zoology Major Requirements

BIOL 310 - Invertebrate Zoology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 312 - Invertebrate Zoology Lab Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 311 - Vertebrate Zoology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 313 - Vertebrate Zoology Lab Credit Hours: 1

Pick One of the Three Following Courses:

BIOL 320 - Animal Behavioral Ecology Credit Hours: 3
or
BIOL 342 - Comparative Physiology Credit Hours: 3
or
BIOL 432 - Biogeography Credit Hours: 3

Pick One Group Specific Course:

BIOL 415 - Ichthyology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 417 - Ichthyology Lab Credit Hours: 1
or
BIOL 442 - Ornithology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 443 - Ornithology Lab Credit Hours: 1
or
BIOL 448 - Herpetology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 449 - Herpetology Lab Credit Hours: 1
or
BIOL 451 - Mammalogy Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 453 - Mammalogy Lab Credit Hours: 1
or
BIOL 457 - Entomology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 459 - Entomology Lab Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 462 - Comparative Chordate Anatomy Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 464 - Comparative Chordate Anatomy Lab Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 483 - Intro to Senior Project Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 486 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 1
BIOL ___ - Upper-Division guided electives Credit Hours: 8 *

Total Core Credit Hours 31

Total Credit Hours 54

*Guided electives must be advisor approved and cannot be used as requirements for any other majors or minor within the Natural Science Department.

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