Zoology (ZOOL), Minor

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

For more information on a Zoology minor, contact the Office of Integrative Biology: 405-744-5555 or 501 Life Sciences West.

Total Hours: 24

Minor Requirements
BIOL 1113
& BIOL 1111		Introductory Biology (N)
and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN)		4
or BIOL 1114 Introductory Biology (LN)
BIOL 1604Animal Biology4
BIOL 3023General Genetics3
BIOL 4133Evolution3
BIOL 3034General Ecology4
or BIOL 3204 Physiology
Select one of the following:3
BIOL 3104
Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 4104
General Parasitology
BIOL 4134
Embryology
BIOL 4174
Mammalogy
BIOL 4184
Herpetology
BIOL 4413
Biology of Fishes
BIOL 4434
Limnology
BIOL 4464
Ornithology
Select one additional upper-division course in BIOL (excluding general education courses).3
Total Hours24

Other Requirements

  • No grade below "C."

Additional OSU Requirements

Undergraduate Minors

  • An undergraduate minor must include between fifteen and thirty hours, inclusive of undergraduate coursework.
  • A minimum of six credit hours for the minor must be earned in residence at OSU.
  • The courses required for a minor may be included in the course requirements for any undergraduate degree or they may be in addition to degree requirements, depending on the overlap between the minor and degree requirements. However, an undergraduate minor must be earned in an academic field other than the student's declared degree option. The minor may not duplicate the degree major or option (for example, a student who earns a BA in Art with an Art History option may earn a minor in Studio Art but not Art History).
  • A student generally follows the minor requirements associated with his or her matriculation year or newer requirements that have been established since matriculation. The time limit for following requirements from a given academic year is six years.

For additional information on requirements on minors, click here.