All courses required for a major in zoology, including cognate
courses, must be completed with a grade of C or better. Students
are urged to meet with their advisers regularly.
The major in zoology requires a minimum of 35 credits in the Department of Biological Sciences. The major must include:
1. 21:120: 101-102 General Biology (4,4)
2. 21:120:301 Foundations in Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
3. 21:120:335 General Microbiology (4) or 21: 120:360 Biochemistry (3)
4. 21:120:340 Mammalian Physiology (4)
5. 21:120:320 Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
(4) or 21:120:327 Biology of Invertebrates (4)
6. 21:120:342 Developmental Biology (4) or
21:120:325, 326 Animal Parasites and Laboratory Exercises in
Parasitology (3,1) or 21:120:358 Microanatomy of Cells and Tissues
(4)
7. 21:120:322 Evolution (3) or 21:120:382 Animal Behavior (3)
8. 21:120:380 Animal Ecology (3) or 21: 120:481 Marine Biology (4)
9. A minimum of one 400-level course offered by the
Department of Biological Sciences, not including
21&62:120:491,492 Problems in Biology
10. The following cognate courses must be completed prior to the senior year:
a. 21&62:160:115-116 General Chemistry (4,4) and
21&62:160:113-114 General Chemistry Laboratory (1,1)
b. 21&62:160:335-336 Organic Chemistry (4,4) and
21&62:160:331 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
c. 21&62:750:203,204 General Physics I,II (4,4) and
21&62:750:205,206 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1,1)
d. 21&62:640:135 Calculus I (4)
The following courses are recommended for zoology
majors: 21&62:198:101 Computers and Programming I and
21&62: 220:231 Statistical Methods.