Biology: Concentration in Zoology Degree Plan

Semester 1 - 15 Credit Hours

• BIO 1101 - Biology I Laboratory
• BIO 1103 - Biology I
• ENG 1113 - English Composition I
• FYE 1001 - First Year Experience
• HUM 1013 - Humanities I: Prehistory through 1000 A.D.
• MAT 1853 - College Algebra
• HHP 1061 - Lifetime Fitness

Semester 2 - 16 Credit Hours

• BIB 1003 - Exploring the Bible
• BIO 1111 - Biology II Laboratory
• BIO 1113 - Biology II
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II
• HUM 1023 - Humanities II: The World from 1000 to 1700
• MAT 1863 - Trigonometry & Analytical Geometry (or higher MAT)

Semester 3 - 16 Credit Hours

• ART/MUS/THE/DAN - Fine Arts Requirement 2 Credit Hours
• BIO 3211 - Botany Laboratory
• BIO 3213 - Botany
• CHM 1013 - General Chemistry I
• CHM 1011 - General Chemistry I Laboratory
• CHM 1010 - General Chemistry I Recitation
• HUM 1033 - Humanities III: The World from 1700 to Present
• General Education Global Studies Elective 3 Credit Hours

Semester 4 - 14 Credit Hours

• BIO 3003 - Invertebrate Zoology
• BIO 3001 - Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory
• CHM 1020 - General Chemistry II Recitation
• CHM 1021 - General Chemistry II Laboratory
• CHM 1023 - General Chemistry II
• COM 1113 - Public Speaking
• General Education Social Science Elective 3 Credit Hours

Semester 5 - 16 Credits Hours

• BIO 3103 - Cell Biology
• BIO 3101 - Cell Biology Laboratory
• BIO 3303 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
• BIO 3301 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory
• BIO 4303 - Comparative Vertebrate Embryology **
• BIO 4301 - Comparative Vertebrate Embryology Laboratory **
• General Electives 4 Credit Hours

Semester 6 - 15 Credit Hours

• BIO 3403 - Comparative Animal Physiology **
• BIO 3401 - Comparative Animal Physiology Laboratory **
• BIO 3503 - Microbiology
• BIO 3501 - Microbiology Laboratory
• General Electives 7 Credit Hours

Semester 7 - 13 Credit Hours

• BIB 4153 - Christian Values and Biblical Faith
• BIO 4913 - Senior Research Project
• BIO XXXX - Biology Elective 4 Credit Hours
• PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society

Semester 8 - 15 Credit Hours

• BIO 4103 - Ecology
• BIO 4101 - Ecology Laboratory
• BIO 4403 - Natural History of Vertebrates
• BIO 4401 - Natural History of Vertebrates Laboratory
• General Electives 7 Credit Hours

Note:

Courses marked with ** are only offered every two years, so one’s schedule may have to be modified to allow for this.