Zoo and Conservation Science (BA)

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Total required hours: 126

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I. General Education Requirements

First Year or Transition Year Seminar (4 hrs)
Integrative Studies (28 hrs)
Modern Language (0, 4 or 8 hrs)
Mathematics (4 hrs)
Note: This major requires
MATH 1250 - Elementary Functions
(or
MATH 1700 - Calculus I
if placement allows)
Health and Physical Education Lifestyles (1 hr)
Senior Year Experience (4 hrs)
Writing Intensive Requirement (click the General Education Requirements link below for details)

See
General Education Requirements
for specifics.

II. Major Requirements (55 hrs)

A. Core Courses (all courses required)

BIO 1010 - Introduction to Molecular and Cell Biology 4 hrs
BIO 1020 - Introduction to Organisms and Ecology 4 hrs
BIO 2010 - Genetics 5 hrs
BIO 2020 - Ecology 4 hrs
BIO 2998 - Biology & Earth Science Seminar I 1 hr
BIO 2999 - Biology & Earth Science Seminar II 1 hr
BIO 3020 - Conservation Biology - Writing Intensive 4 hrs
CHEM 1400 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs
CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 hr
CHEM 1500 - General Chemistry II 3 hrs
CHEM 1510 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 hr
COMM 1100 - Public Speaking 4 hrs
ZOSC 1010 - Introduction to Zoo and Conservation Science 4 hrs
ZOSC 2010 - Sophomore Practicum 1 2 hrs
ZOSC 3010 - Junior Practicum 1 2 hrs

B. Electives (at least 12 hrs required)

BIO 3000 - Evolution - Writing Intensive 4 hrs
BIO 3030 - Animal Reproduction 5 hrs
BIO 3050 - Animal Behavior 5 hrs
BIO 3200 - Plant Diversity and Ecology 5 hrs
BIO 3300 - Invertebrate Zoology 4 hrs
BIO 3320 - Field Biology - Writing Intensive 5 hrs
BIO 3340 - Coral Reef Ecology 5 hrs
BIO 3360 - Tropical Biology and Agriculture of Costa Rica 5 hrs
BIO 3400 - Vertebrate Biology 5 hrs
BIO 3420 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 5 hrs
BIO 3440 - Animal Systems Physiology - Writing Intensive 5 hrs
EQSC 4000 - Animal Nutrition and Feeding 4 hrs
Other options to count toward these hrs:
- BIO 4998 1 hr and ZOSC 4950 2-4 hrs
- BIO 4998 1 hr and HNRS 4500 4 hrs or ZOSC 3900 IND ST: Distinction Research 4 hrs

III. Residency Requirements

In order to graduate from any university a student should take a significant proportion of the hours for his or her program of study from that university, take a significant proportion of hours in the major from that university, and take a significant proportion of the “signature elements” of that university’s general education requirements.

At Otterbein, at least 48 semester hours of coursework must be taken in Otterbein classes. MATH 0900 cannot be used to help fulfill this requirement. Of these hours:

at least 12 semester hours must be taken in each of a student’s majors at the 3000 level or above,
at least 4 semester hours (any level) must be taken in each minor, and
the INST dyad must be taken at Otterbein.

IV. Required Total Hours for the Degree (126 hrs)

If the coursework taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements and the requirements in your major do not equal 126 hours, select a sufficient number of electives to achieve that total.

V. Minimum GPA Overall and in the Major

A GPA of 2.0 overall as well as in the major must be achieved. To be licensed to teach, a GPA of 2.5 overall must be achieved.

VI. Application for Degree

A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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