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Bachelor of Arts in Zoology
An adaptable program leading to a liberal arts education with Zoology as the area of concentration. It is particularly useful for students preparing for admission to professional schools.

Students planning to continue their professional education beyond the BA Degree should also include courses in genetics, botany, one year of physics, mathematics through calculus, and proficiency in an appropriate scientifically active language (e.g., French, German, Russian, Japanese).






Bachelor of Arts Course Requirements




Introductory Requirements (12 credits, minimum Grade of "C")
• BIOL 172+172L: Introduction to Biology (4)
• BIOL 265+265L: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (4)
• BIOL 275+275L: Cell & Molecular Biology (4)

Related Required Courses (Minimum Grade of "C")
General Chemistry
• CHEM 161+161L+162+162L: General Chemistry (8) [or]
• CHEM 171+171L: Principles of Chemistry (5)

Organic Chemistry
• CHEM 272+272L+273: Organic Chemistry (8)

Biochemistry
• BIOC 441: Basic Biochemistry (4) [or]
• BIOL 402 [or] PEPS 402 [or] MBBE 402: Principles of Biochemistry (4) [or]
• BIOL 405 [or] CMB 405: Biochemistry (4)

Math
• MATH 215: Applied Calculus (4) [or]
• MATH 241: Calculus I (4) [or]
• equivalent

Major Requirements (Minimum Grade of "C")
At least 20 credits from the following courses, including
• ZOOL 490: Zoology Seminar (1 F,S) [best taken with junior or senior standing]

AND

3 LABORATORY COURSES from the following list:


I. Development
• ZOOL 420+420L: Developmental Biology (5, S)

II. Genetics
• BIOL 375+375L: Concepts of Genetics (4, F)
• GENE 451+453: Concepts of Genetics (4, F)

III Physiology
• BIOL 406+406L: Cell Biology (5, F)
• BIOL 407+407L: Molecular Biology (5, S)
• ZOOL 430+430L: Animal Physiology (4, S)
• ZOOL 431: Physiology of Cell Membranes (3, F-odd)
• ZOOL 432+432L: Comparative Physiology (5, F-even)

IV. Ecology & Behavior
• ZOOL 306+306L: Ethology (3, S)
• ZOOL 439+439L: Animal Ecology (5, F)
• ZOOL 470+470L: Limnology (3, S-odd)

V. Morphology & Taxonomy
• ZOOL 320+320L: Vertebrate Zoology (5, F)
• ZOOL 340+340L: Parasitology (4, S odd)
• ZOOL 416+416L: Histology (5, F)
• ZOOL 465+465L: Ichthyology (4, F-even)
• ZOOL 475+475L: Invertebrate Zoology (5, F)
• PEPS 363: General Entomology (4, F)
• PEPS 461: Insect Physiology(3, F)

Non-laboratory Courses Applicable Toward Major (20 Credits)
• BIOL 490: Wildlife & Plant Conservation (3, S)
• ZOOL 399, 499: Directed Reading, Research (max 4 cr)
• ZOOL courses numbered 300 and above

F= Fall Semester, S=Spring Semester

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