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Bachelor of Science in Biology:
Animal Biology Track

This track focuses on the natural history, ecology, structure and function of animals. Examples of careers available to students choosing this track are:

health care professions and animal care
wildlife management and protection
zoology and animal systematics
education and curation
agriculture and animal husbandry
outdoor recreation and conservation

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Biology (in any career track), students must complete both the…

In addition, students will complete at least 45 semester credit hours of course work in the Animal Biology Track. Nineteen semester credit hours are required animal biology core courses; the other twenty-six hours are animal biology electives. A student (in consultation with his or her Faculty Mentor and Academic Advisor) selects appropriate electives to personalize the Blank Animal Biology Track Degree Plan. The current Undergraduate Catalog contains a description of the Biology Program and a list of Biology Course Descriptions.

Important Note: Laboratory Safety Seminar (SMTE 0091) is a co-requisite course for all courses in the Department of Life Sciences that have a laboratory component.

Animal Biology Core Courses (19 SCH):

Course #	Course Title	SCH
BIOL 2371	Principles of Evolution	3
BIOL 3413	Invertebrate Zoology	4
BIOL 3414	Vertebrate Biology	4
Structure and Function Choice (choose at least one)		4
BIOL 3425	Functional Anatomy
BIOL 3430	Physiology
BIOL 3428	Principles of Ecology	4

Animal Biology Electives (choose 26 SCH):

Course #	Course Title	SCH
BIOL 3300	Animal Nutrition	3
BIOL 3403	Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 3410	Cell Biology	4
BIOL 3425	Functional Anatomy (if not counted as core)	4
BIOL 3430	Physiology (if not counted as core)	4
BIOL 4301	Embryology	3
BIOL 4319	Marine Mammals	3
BIOL 4350	Research and Design	1-3
BIOL 4409	Field and Sampling Techniques	4
BIOL 4411	Animal Behavior	4
BIOL 4413	Entomology	4
BIOL 4425	Ornithology	4
BIOL 4428	Fisheries	4
BIOL 4431	Mammalogy	4
BIOL 4432	Ichthyology	4
BIOL 4433	Parasitology	4
BIOL 4435	Biological Microtechniques	4
BIOL 4442	Herpetology	4
BIOL 4444	Estuarine Organisms	4
BIOL 4471	Population Genetics	4
BIOL 4590	Selected Topics (with faculty mentor's approval)	1-5
	Up to 8 SCH of unlisted electives (with faculty mentor's approval)

Bachelor of Science in Biology:Animal Biology Track

Bachelor of Science in Biology:
Animal Biology Track