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 21:120:491,492 Problems in Biology

10. The following cognate courses must be completed:

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