Zoology, BS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2022-2023. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
Code | Title | Hours |
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General Education Requirements | ||
English Composition | ||
See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Composition II | ||
Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
Technical Writing | ||
American History & Government | ||
HIST 1103 | Survey of American History | 3 |
or HIST 1483 | American History to 1865 (H) | |
or HIST 1493 | American History Since 1865 (DH) | |
POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
MATH 1813 | Preparation for Calculus (A) (or higher) 1 | 3 |
or MATH 1613 | Trigonometry (A) | |
STAT 4013 | Statistical Methods I (A) 1 | 3 |
or STAT 2013 | Elementary Statistics (A) | |
Humanities (H) | ||
Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
Natural Sciences (N) | ||
Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
PHYS 1114 | College Physics I (LN) 1 | 4 |
or PHYS 2014 | University Physics I (LN) | |
PHYS 1214 | College Physics II (LN) 1 | 4 |
or PHYS 2114 | University Physics II (LN) | |
Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
Course designated (S) | 3 | |
Additional General Education | ||
Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 6 | |
Hours Subtotal | 41 | |
Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
College/Departmental Requirements | ||
First Year Seminar | ||
(Transfer students with 15 hours exempt) | 1 | |
Arts & Humanities | ||
See note 2.a. | 3 | |
Natural & Mathematical Sciences | ||
CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) | 4 |
CHEM 1515 | Chemistry II (LN) | 5 |
Foreign Language | ||
See note 3 | ||
0-6 hours | ||
Upper-Division General Education | ||
Select 6 hours outside major department | ||
See note 2.c. | ||
Hours Subtotal | 13 | |
Major Requirements 2 | ||
Minimum grade of “C” in each course. | ||
Core Courses | ||
BIOL 1113 & BIOL 1111 | Introductory Biology (N) and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN) | 4 |
or BIOL 1114 | Introductory Biology (LN) | |
BIOL 1604 | Animal Biology | 4 |
BIOL 3023 | General Genetics 2 | 3 |
BIOL 3034 | General Ecology | 4 |
BIOL 3104 | Invertebrate Zoology | 4 |
BIOL 3114 | Vertebrate Zoology | 4 |
BIOL 3204 | Physiology | 4 |
BIOL 4133 | Evolution 2 | 3 |
BIOL 4700 | Undergraduate Research Problems (1 hour) | 1 |
or BIOL 4710 | Internships in Integrative Biology | |
MICR 2123 | Introduction to Microbiology | 3 |
or MICR 3033 | Cell and Molecular Biology | |
Select one of the following: | 5 | |
Survey of Organic Chemistry and Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory and Organic Chemistry II | ||
Select 10 hours upper-division BIOL courses with a laboratory in at least one course (excluding general education courses) | 10 | |
Supplemental Courses | ||
Select 2 of the following from different prefixes: | 6 | |
Survey of Biochemistry | ||
Technical Writing | ||
Sampling and Analyses for Solving Environmental Problems | ||
Conservation of Natural Resources (S) | ||
Climatology (N) | ||
Biogeography | ||
Geography of Grass-Dominated Ecosystems | ||
Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future | ||
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | ||
Geology of the National Parks (N) | ||
Environmental Geology (N) | ||
Introduction to Oceanography (N) | ||
Marine Geology | ||
Health Issues in Diverse Populations (D) | ||
Neuroanatomy | ||
History of Medicine (H) | ||
American Environmental History (H) | ||
Principles of Wildlife Ecology and Management | ||
Fish and Wildlife Population Biology | ||
Ecology Of Invasive Species | ||
Natural Resource Administration and Policy | ||
Watershed Hydrology and Water Quality | ||
Wildlife Management Techniques | ||
Animal Ethics (H) | ||
Biomedical Ethics (H) | ||
Philosophy of Science (H) | ||
Philosophy of Biology (H) | ||
Abnormal Psychology (S) | ||
Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
Environmental Sociology (S) | ||
Environmental Inequality (S) | ||
Hours Subtotal | 55 | |
Electives 2 | ||
Select 11 hours | 11 | |
May need to include 6 hours of a foreign language. See note 3 | ||
MATH 1513 required for students who do not place directly into MATH 1813 (or MATH 1613). | ||
PSYC 1113 and SOC 1113 recommended. | ||
May need to include 6 hours upper-division general education outside major department (see note 2.c.) and 4 additional upper-division hours | ||
Hours Subtotal | 11 | |
Total Hours | 120 |
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College and Departmental Requirements that may be used to meet General Education Requirements.
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With approval from the advisor and department head and a minimum GPA of 3.0, a maximum of 30 hours from an accredited doctoral health program may be substituted for electives or major requirements other than BIOL 3023 General Genetics and BIOL 4133 Evolution.
Other Requirements
- See the College of Arts and Sciences Requirements.
- Minimum 2.0 GPA in all BIOL courses.
- Upper-Division Credit: Total hours must include at least 48 hours in courses numbered 3000 or above.
- Hours in One Department: For B.A. and B.S. degrees, no more than 54 hours in one department may be applied to degree requirements.
College of Arts and Sciences Requirements
- General Education Requirements
No more than two courses (or eight hours) from the major department may be used to meet General Education and College and Departmental Requirements. The General Education required English Composition, required U.S. History, required American Government, one required MATH or STAT course, and required foreign language for B.A. degrees do not count against the two-course maximum. - A&S College/Departmental Requirements
- Arts and Humanities are defined as any course carrying an (H) designation or courses from AMST, ART, DANC, ENGL (except ENGL 3323 Technical Writing) HIST, MUSI, PHIL (except PHIL 1313 Logic and Critical Thinking (A), PHIL 3003 Symbolic Logic (A) and PHIL 4003 Mathematical Logic and Computability), REL, TH, and foreign languages.
- Natural and Mathematical Sciences are defined as any course from the following prefixes: ASTR, BIOC, BIOL, CHEM, CS (except CS 4883 Social Issues in Computing), GEOL, MATH, MICR, PBIO, PHYS, and STAT; or courses from other departments that carry an (A) or (N) general education designation.
- The required six hours of upper-division General Education may not include courses from the student’s major department. This requirement may be satisfied by courses also used to satisfy any part of a student’s degree program (i.e., in General Education, College Departmental Requirements, Major Requirements or Electives).
- Non-Western Studies Requirement for B.A. and B.F.A.; One 3-hour course in Non-Western Studies (N.W.). This requirement may be satisfied by courses also used to satisfy any part of a student's degree program (i.e., in General Education, College Departmental Requirements, Major Requirements or Electives).
- The College of Arts & Sciences requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in all major requirements and a minimum 2.0 GPA in all major-prefix courses applied to the degree.
- Foreign Language Proficiency
- The foreign language requirement for the B.A. may be satisfied by 9 hours college credit in the same language, which must include 3 hours at the 2000-level, or equivalent proficiency (e.g., passing an advanced standing examination; TOEFL exam; presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates the high school was primarily conducted in a language other than English; etc.). Computer Science courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement. Currently Arabic and Mvskoke are not offered at the 2000-level at OSU.
- The foreign language requirement for the B.S., B.M. and B.F.A. may be satisfied by presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates two years of study of a single foreign language (passing grades at second-year level of study). It may also be satisfied by 6 hours college credit in the same language, which must include language courses 1713 and 1813, or equivalent proficiency (e.g., passing an advanced standing examination; TOEFL exam; presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates the high school was primarily conducted in a language other than English; etc.). Computer Science courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
- In addition to a. and b., students pursuing teacher certification must meet novice-high foreign language proficiency by presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates two years of study of a single foreign language with no grade below B. Or, students may complete 3 hours college credit in a single language with no grade below C (or pass an advanced standing examination, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam, or Oral Proficiency Interview developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, equivalent to 3 hours of college credit.) Or, students may meet the requirement by transfer of documentation of meeting the foreign language competency from one of the teacher education programs in the State of Oklahoma approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
- Exclusions
- Courses used to satisfy the General Education English Composition, U.S. History, American Government, and Mathematics or Statistics requirements will not count toward the 54-hour maximum allowed from one department.
- Courses with ATHL or LEIS prefixes and leisure activity courses may not be used for degree credit.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2028.
Finish in Four Plan of Study
The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.
Freshman | ||
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Fall | Hours | |
ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1313 |
Composition I or Critical Analysis and Writing I |
3 |
MATH 1813 | Preparation for Calculus (A) | 3 |
BIOL 1113 & BIOL 1111 |
Introductory Biology (N) and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN) |
4 |
General Education courses | 5 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 1213 or ENGL 1413 |
Composition II or Critical Analysis and Writing II |
3 |
CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) | 4 |
BIOL 1604 | Animal Biology | 4 |
General Education courses | 4 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
CHEM 1515 | Chemistry II (LN) | 5 |
MICR 2123 or MICR 3033 |
Introduction to Microbiology or Cell and Molecular Biology |
3 |
STAT 4013 or STAT 2013 |
Statistical Methods I (A) or Elementary Statistics (A) |
3 |
General Education courses | 4 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
PHYS 1114 or PHYS 2014 |
College Physics I (LN) or University Physics I (LN) |
4 |
CHEM 3013 | Survey of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
General Education and Major courses | 8 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
PHYS 1214 or PHYS 2114 |
College Physics II (LN) or University Physics II (LN) |
4 |
BIOL 4700 or BIOL 4710 |
Undergraduate Research Problems or Internships in Integrative Biology |
1 |
CHEM 3012 | Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
Major, College, and Elective courses | 8 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
BIOL 3104 | Invertebrate Zoology | 4 |
BIOL 3023 | General Genetics | 3 |
Major, College, and Elective courses | 8 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
BIOL 3034 | General Ecology | 4 |
BIOL 3114 | Vertebrate Zoology | 4 |
Major, College, and Elective courses | 7 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
BIOL 3204 | Physiology | 4 |
BIOL 4133 | Evolution | 3 |
Major, College, and Elective courses | 8 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Total Hours | 120 |
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Speak with academic advisor about saving General Education electives and Humanities (H) for Upper-division courses with International (I) and Diversity (D) dimensions.