Entomology: Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Medical, BSAG
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| MATH 1513 | College Algebra (A) 1 | 3 |
| or MATH 2103 | Business Calculus (A) | |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 1515 | Chemistry II (LN) 1 | 5 |
| Select four hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Introductory Biology (N) and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN) 1 | ||
| Introductory Biology (LN) 1 | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| SPCH 2713 | Introduction to Speech Communication (S) 1 | 3 |
| or SPCH 3733 | Elements of Persuasion (S) | |
| General Education | ||
| Choose from course designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed within the degree plan | ||
| Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| Ferguson College of Agriculture course cannot be used here and as an (N) | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course) | 1 |
| AGEC 1113 | Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S) | 3 |
| ENTO 2993 | Introduction to Entomology (LN) | 3 |
| PHYS 1114 & PHYS 1214 | College Physics I (LN) and College Physics II (LN) | 8 |
| STAT 2013 | Elementary Statistics (A) | 3 |
| or STAT 2023 | Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (A) | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to the Animal Sciences | ||
| Chemistry and Applications of Biomolecules | ||
| Elements of Environmental Science (N) | ||
| Fundamentals of Food Science | ||
| Principles of Horticultural Science (LN) | ||
| Introduction to Landscape Architecture | ||
| Introduction to Natural History (LN) | ||
| Elements of Forestry | ||
| Ecology of Natural Resources | ||
| Introduction to Plant and Soil Systems (N) | ||
| Fundamentals of Soil Science (N) | ||
| Written and Oral Communications | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Written Communications in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| Written Communication | ||
| Business Communication for International Students | ||
| Technical Writing 2 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 24 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Core ENTO Courses | ||
| ENTO 3003 | Livestock Entomology | 3 |
| ENTO 3044 | Insect Morphology and Physiology | 4 |
| ENTO 4464 | Insect Biology and Classification | 4 |
| ENTO 4854 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 4 |
| ENTO 2001 | Introduction to Entomological Research | 1 |
| ENTO 3001 | Research Skills in Entomology | 1 |
| ENTO 4800 | Entomology Practicum (1-3 hours) | 1 |
| Additional Core Courses | ||
| MICR 2123 & MICR 2132 | Introduction to Microbiology and Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory | 5 |
| BIOL 1604 | Animal Biology | 4 |
| or BIOL 3204 | Physiology | |
| Select one of the following: | 5 | |
| Survey of Organic Chemistry and Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| or | ||
| Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| BIOC 3653 | Survey of Biochemistry | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Animal Genetics (Vet) | ||
| Principles of Animal Nutrition | ||
| General Genetics (Med) | ||
| Related Courses | ||
| Select Alternative 1 or Alternative 2 | 18 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 56 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 0 hours to complete required total for degree | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
College & Departmental requirements that may be used to meet General Education requirements.
- 2
If ENGL 3323 Technical Writing is substituted for ENGL 1213 Composition II above; hours in this block are reduced by 3.
Alternatives
Alternative 1
Complete the first 2 semesters in a College of Veterinary Medicine or Medical School.
Alternative 2
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 18 hours of the following: | 18 | |
| Principles of Animal Nutrition | ||
| Applications of Biotechnology in Animal Science | ||
| General Genetics | ||
| Horticultural Insects | ||
| Insects in Forest Ecosystems | ||
| Insect Behavior and Chemical Ecology | ||
| Entomology Practicum (3 hours) | ||
| Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Calculus I (A) | ||
| Calculus II (A) | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| Introductory Psychology (S) | ||
| Introductory Sociology (S) | ||
| Vertebrate Zoology | ||
| Physiology | ||
| Human Anatomy | ||
| General Parasitology | ||
| Conservation Genetics | ||
| Embryology | ||
| Mammalian Physiology | ||
| Environmental Physiology | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Behavioral Neuroendocrinology | ||
Other Requirements
- A minimum of 40 semester credit hours and 100 grade points must be earned in courses numbered 3000 or above.
- A 2.00 GPA or higher in upper-division hours.
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 2030.