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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology, Zoology Concentration, B.S.

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Curriculum

Freshman Year

First Semester

BIOL 1000 - Introduction to Biological Methods Credit: 1.
BIOL 1113 - General Biology I Credit: 4.
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit: 3.
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology Credit: 4. or
PHYS 2010 - Algebra-based Physics I Credit: 4.
MATH Credit: 3.¹

Total: 15

Second Semester

BIOL 1123 - General Biology II Credit: 4.
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit: 3.
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.
MATH Credit: 3.¹

Total: 13

Sophomore Year

First Semester

BIOL 2310 - General Botany Credit: 4.
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit: 4.
ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature Credit: 3.
HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit: 3.
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 17

Second Semester

BIOL 3130 - General Ecology Credit: 4.
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit: 4.
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit: 3. or
PC 2500 - Communicating in the Professions Credit: 3.
Elective Credit: 3.
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit: 3.

Total: 17

Junior Year

First Semester

BIOL 3200 - General Microbiology Credit: 4. or
BIOL 3230 - Health Science Microbiology Credit: 4.
CHEM 3005 - Elementary Organic Chemistry Credit: 4.
MATH Credit: 3.¹
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 14

Second Semester

BIOL 3140 - Cellular Biology Credit: 4.
BIOL 3810 - General Genetics Credit: 4.
BIOL 3920 - Biological Communication Skills Credit: 3.
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 14

Senior Year

First Semester

BIOL 3330 - Entomology Credit: 3. or
BIOL 4610 (5610) - Invertebrate Zoology Credit: 3.
Directed Electives from Zoology Concentration Credit: 6-8.
Elective Credit: 6.

Total: 15-17

Second Semester

BIOL 3530 - Animal Physiology Credit: 3.
Directed Electives from Zoology Concentration Credit: 6-8.
Elective Credit: 4-6.

Total: 13-15

Note:

¹Three math/statistics courses are required, one each from the following pairs of courses: either MATH 1710 , either MATH 1530 or MATH 1830 , and either MATH 3070 or BIOL 4220 (5220) /WFS 4220 (5220) .

Zoology Concentration Directed Electives

Select from four of the following courses (12-14 hours)²:

BIOL 3040 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Credit: 4.
BIOL 3060 - Comparative Vertebrate Embryology Credit: 4.
BIOL 4000 (5000) - General Parasitology Credit: 4.
BIOL 4230 (5230) - Animal Behavior Credit: 3.
BIOL 4630 (5630) - Ornithology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4650 (5650) - Marine Biology Credit: 4.
BIOL 4810 (5810) - Ichthyology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4820 (5820) - Mammalogy Credit: 3.
BIOL 4830 (5830) - Herpetology Credit: 3.
WFS 4730 (5730) - Conservation Biology Credit: 3.

Note:

² At least two of the directed electives must be selected from the four vertebrate zoology courses: BIOL 4630 (5630) or BIOL 4810 (5810) or BIOL 4820 (5820) or BIOL 4830 (5830) .

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