302 Zoology Major BACHELOR DEGREE (B.S.) » Program Prerequisite: Not required. » Minor: Required. » Grade Requirements: Zoology majors must have an average GPA of 2.00 or higher. Students are required to earn a grade of "C-" in each prerequisite course before taking the next course. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - 41 of these are required within Zoology. A total of 40 upper division hours is required (courses number 3000 and above) - 32 of these are required within the major. Advisement All Zoology students are encouraged to meet with a faculty advisor at least annually for course and program advisement. The department secretary can also assist students. Call 801-626-6165 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Admissions Requirements Declare your program of study (see page 18). There are no special admission or application requirements for this major. General Education Refer to pages 36-41 for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. The following Zoology courses will satisfy general education requirements: Zool LS1010, LS1020, and LS1370. Students are encouraged to take general education courses concurrently with courses in the major. Course Requirements for B.S. Degree Zoology Courses Required (29 credit hours) Zool SI 1110 Principles of Zoology I (4) Zool SI 1120 Principles of Zoology II (4) Zool 1990 Zoology Orientation (1) Zool 3200 Cell Biology (4) Zool 3300 Genetics (4) Zool 3450 Ecology (4) Zool 3720 Evolution (3) Zool 4060 Comparative Physiology (4) or Zool 4210 Advanced Human Physiology (4) Zool 4990 Seminar (1) Elective Zoology Courses (12 credit hours) Select a minimum of 12 upper division aedit hours. Only one of Zool 4060 or Zool 4210 may be counted, whichever one was not taken as the requted course. Zool 3340 Zool 3470 Zool 3500 Zool 3730 Zool 4050 Zool 4100 Zool 4120 Zool 4060* Zool 4210* Information Resources in the Life Sciences (2) Zoogeography (3) Conservation Biology (3) Population Biology (3) Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4) Vertebrate Embryology (4) Histology (4) Comparative Physiology (4) Advanced Human Physiology (4) *Ifnot taken as a requted course Zool 4220 Neuroendocrinology (4) Zool 4250 Zool 4300 Zool 4350 Zool 4470 Zool 4480 Zool 4500 Zool 4600 Zool 4640 Zool 4650 Radiation Biology (4) Molecular Genetics (4) Animal Behavior (4) Wildlife Ecology & Management (4) Aquatic Ecology (4) Parasitology (4) Protozoology (4) Entomology (4) Ichthyology (4) Zool 4660 Zool 4670 Zool 4680 Zool 4800* Zool 4830* Zool 4890* Herpetology (4) Ornithology (4) Mammalogy (4) Problems in Zoology (1-4) Readings in Zoology (1-4) Cooperative Work Experience (1-4) *No more than 4 combined hours of Zool 4800, Zool 4830, or Zool 4890 may count toward the major. Zool 4900 Topics in Zoology (1-4) Zool 4920 Short Courses, Workshops, etc. (1-4) Zool 4950 Field Zoology (1-3) Zool 4970 Thesis (2) Zool 4980 Research Design (2) Zool 4990* Seminar (1) *Zool 4990 may count toward fulfilling the elective hours requtement only if it is additional to the 1 credit requted for the major. Other Zoology Courses These do not qualify as Zoology electives. Zool 2100 Human Anatomy (4) Zool 2200 Human Physiology (4) Zool 2800 History of Life Sciences (3) Zool 2900 Topics in Zoology (1-4) Zool 2920 Short Courses, Workshops . .. (1-4) Support Courses Required Chem PS/SI 1110 Elementary Chemistry (5) & Chem SI1120 Elementary Organic/Biochemistry (5) or Chem PS/SI 1210/31220 Principles of Chemistry (10) & Chem 2310/2320* Organic Chemistry (10) *Chem 3070 may be taken instead of Chem 2320. Premedical professional students should take Chem 1210/1220 and Chem 2310/2320. Math QL 1050 College Algebra (4) or Math QL1080 Pre-Calculus (5) or Math QL1210 Calculus (4) Students planning to attend graduate or professional schools are encouraged to take a class in the Calculus series (Math SI1210/ SI 1220). Premedical professional students are requted to take one year of mathematics. Phsx PS/SI 1010 Intro to Physics (3) or Phsx PS/SI2010/SI2020 General Physics (10) or Phsx PS/SI2210/SI2220 Calculus Physics (10) Premedical professional students should take Phsx PS/SI2010/SI2020 with labs. Choose any two (2) Botany or Microbiology courses from the list below. Approval must be obtained from the Botany Department Chat before taking Botany courses numbered 3000 and above. Ecology-oriented students should take at least one Botany class, and Premedical professional students should take at least one Microbiology class. Botany LS 1203 Botany SI2104 Botany SI2114 Botany DV2303 Botany 3105 Botany 3204 Botany 3214 Botany 3454 Botany 3504 Botany 3514 Plant Biology (3) Plant Form and Function (4) Evolutionary Survey of Plants (4) Ethnobotany (3) Anatomy & Morphology of Vascular Plants (5) Plant Physiology (4) Soils (4) Plant Ecology (4) Mycology (4) Algology (4) WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2004-2005 CATALOG