Major Requirements for Zoology

The zoology major consists of 35 credits in biological sciences plus cognate courses in chemistry, physics, and mathematics. All courses required for a major in zoology, including cognate courses, must be completed with a grade of C or better.

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 of Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology (4) and
     21:120:302  Foundations of Biology Laboratory (1)

 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.  21:120:342,343   Developmental Biology and Laboratory Exercises in Developmental Biology (3,1), 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:

The following courses are recommended for zoology majors: 21&62:198:101  Computers and Programming I and 62:960:211  Statistics I.