Skip to main content

Zoology Concentration (BA)

Lower-Division Core: 8 units
Course Units
BIOL 130 Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics         4
BIOL 131 Biological Diversity and Ecology 4

 

Physical Sciences & Mathematics: 20-21 units
Course Units
CHEM 115A & 115B General Chemistry 10
CHEM 335A Organic Chemistry   3 
MATH 165 Elementary Applied Statistics OR
MATH 161 Differential & Integral Calculus
  4
PHYS 210A & 209A General Physics Lecture & Lab
                  OR
GEOL 102 Dynamic Earth
  4

  3

 

Upper-Division Core in Biology: 8 units
Course Units
BIOL 320 Ecology and Evolution, an Integrated Approach 4
BIOL 321 Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology 4

 

Upper-Division Requirements: 13 - 16 units
Complete FOUR of the following. Courses must include ONE each
of the courses indicated by * and ^
Course Units
*BIOL 322 Invertebrate Biology 4
*BIOL 323 Entomology 4
^BIOL 324 Marine Mammals 3
  BIOL 326 Dinosaurs and Mesozoic Vertebrates 3
^BIOL 327 Vertebrate Biology 4
^BIOL 328 Vertebrate Evoluntionary Morphology 4
  BIOL 333 Ecology 4
  BIOL 337 Behavioral Ecology 3
  BIOL 341 Evolution 4
  BIOL 347 Environmental Physiology
                         OR
  BIOL 349 Animal Physiology
4
  BIOL 472 Developmental Biology 4

 

Upper-Division Electives in Biology
Course Units
Choose in consultation with an advisor                  8-11

 

UNIT TOTALS
Category Units
Biology Major Total                                           60-61
GE (12 units in the major)      38
Electives 21-22
Total in Degree    120

 

Recommended Advisors (in alphabetical order): Dan Crocker, Nick Geist, Derek Girman, Brent Hughes, Sean Place, Nathan Rank, or Mackenzie Zippay.

Last updated: 9/28/18