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Zoology Emphasis

Zoology emphasis (16-20 credits, in addition to biology core courses equaling 67 to 70 credits)

Choose one (Biology of Invertebrates) (4-5)

  • BI 451 Invertebrate Zoology (5)
  • BI 474 Biology of Insects (4)

Choose one (Biology of Vertebrates) (4-5)

  • BI 317 Vertebrate Natural History (4)
  • BI 324 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (5)
  • BI 453 Marine Vertebrates (4)

Choose one (General Zoology) (4)

  • BI 360 Animal Behavior (4)
  • BI 426 Genes and Development (4)
  • BI 432 Immunology (4)
  • BI 434 Comparative Animal Physiology (4)
  • BI 437 Neurobiology (4)

Any upper division Biology course approved by student’s Biology advisor (4-5)

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(503) 838-8206 | or e-mail: duttonb@wou.edu
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