Zoology - B.S. Program Requirements Download to print

• Zoology semester-by-semester Roadmap

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (74-81 credits)*  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KAD	BSCI	10110	Biological Diversity	4
KBS		10120	Biological Foundations	4
		30156	Elements of Genetics	3
		40163	Organic Evolution	3
WIC		40600	Writing in Biological Sciences**	1
KBS	CHEM	10060	General Chemistry I	4
KBS		10061	General Chemistry II	4
KBS	CHEM	10062	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
KBS		10063	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
		20481 30481	Basic Organic Chemistry I (4) or Organic Chemistry I (3)	3-4
KMC	MATH	12002	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)	5
		12003 30011	Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (5) or Basic Probability and Statistics(3)	3-5
	Choose from the following:			1-3
	CHEM	20482	Basic Organic Chemistry II (2)
		30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1) optional
		30482	Organic Chemistry II (3)
	Choose from the following: Zoology Electives			11-12
	BSCI	30140	Cell Biology (4)
		30171	General Microbiology (4)
		30360	General Ecology (4)
		30518	Vertebrate Anatomy (4)
		30519	Vertebrate Embryology/Development Anatomy (4)
		30560	Invertebrate Zoology (4)
		30580	Entomology (4)
		40430	Animal Physiology (3)
		40433	Mammalian Physiology I (3)
		40434	Mammalian Physiology II (3)
		40515	Animal Behavior (3)
		40556	Vertebrate Zoology (4)
		40581	Animal Parasitology (4)
	Choose from the following: BSCI and/or CHEM and/or PHY ***			26-27
	BSCI	Biology courses**** (in consultation with advisor) (11-26)
	CHEM	20482 30482	Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) or Organic Chemistry II (3)
		30475	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
		30476	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
	PHY	13001 13021 23101	General college Physics I (4) and General College Physics Laboratory I (1) or General University Physics I (5)
		13002 13022 13021	General College Physics II (4) and General College Physics Laboratory II (1) or General University Physics II (5)
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (44-48 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Foreign Language+			8-10
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			2
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one from each)			9
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)			6
	General Elective (upper division) Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours			14
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

**A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

*** Maximum 4 credit hours of these courses may be satisfactory/unsatisfactory graded

****Must choose any one of the following:
Maximum 6 credit hours of any combination of the following may be used to fulfilling this elective (enrollment in these course must be determined with a faculty advisor):
BSCI 30005 Career Pathways in Biology (1)
         40099 Senior Honors Thesis (1-3) [ELR]
         40191 Senior Seminar (1)
         40192 Internship in Biological Sciences (3-6) [ELR]
         40196 Individual Investigation (1-3)

The following Biological Sciences (BSCI) courses may NOT be used in the elective category for majors or minors in the Department of Biological

10001		Human Biology		3
10002		Life on Planet Earth		3
10003		Laboratory Experience in Biology		1
10100		Anatomy for Veterinary Technicians		5
11001		Anatomy for Physical and Occupational Therapy		5
11010		Anatomy and Physiology I for Allied Health		3
11020		Anatomy and Physiology II for Allied Health		3
16001		Horticultural Botany		3
20020		Biological Structure and Function		5
20021		Basic Microbiology		3
20022		Basic Microbiology Laboratory		1
26002		Ecological Principles of Pest Management		3
26003		Plant Identification and Selection I		3
26004		Plant Identification and Selection II		3
30050		Human Genetics		3
40020		Biology of Aging		3

+ Fulfills College General Requirement.