Zoology (BS)
The Bachelor of Science in Zoology curriculum concentrates on organismal biology, with an emphasis on animals. Required courses are designed to develop breadth and depth in core areas, providing a strong base for all Zoology majors. Students acquire a knowledge of zoology from the organizational level of molecules and cells to the organizational level of ecosystems, with flexibility in the selection of upper level courses to specialize or remain generalized, according to individual interests and career goals.
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploring the Life Sciences | |||
| 郭釦唬泭103 | Exploring Opportunities in the Life Sciences | 1 | |
| Communication | |||
| Advanced Writing Requirement Elective 1 | 3 | ||
| Math & Statistical Sciences | |||
| 紼插泭131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A 1 | 3 | |
| 棗娶泭紼插泭141 | Calculus I | ||
| 紼插泭231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B 1 | 3 | |
| 棗娶泭紼插泭241 | Calculus II | ||
| 釦啦泭311 | Introduction to Statistics 1 | 3 | |
| 棗娶泭釦啦泭371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 郭釦唬泭101 | Critical and Creative Thinking in the Life Sciences 1 | 2 | |
| 詁梆倏泭181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity 1 | 4 | |
| 詁梆倏泭183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology 1 | 4 | |
| 欽倏泭250 | Animal Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 | |
| 插楚唬泭360 | Ecology 1 | 4 | |
| 棗娶泭捩詁泭360 | Ecology | ||
| 唬晨泭101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 | |
| 唬晨泭201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 1 | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 | |
| 唬晨泭221 | Organic Chemistry I 1 | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 | 1 | |
| 唬晨泭223 | Organic Chemistry II 1 | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭224 | Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 | 1 | |
| 勞捧泭311 | Principles of Genetics 1 | 4 | |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 4 | ||
| 腦瞳排桴 Physics I | |||
| Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | |||
| College Physics I | |||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 4 | ||
| 腦瞳排桴 Physics II | |||
| Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | |||
| College Physics II | |||
| Major Electives | |||
| 欽倏泭350 | Animal Phylogeny and Diversity 1 | 4 | |
| 棗娶泭欽倏泭402 | Invertebrate Biology | ||
| Zoology Electives 1 | 12 | ||
| Additional Science & Math Electives | 9 | ||
| GEP Courses | |||
| 楚捧勞泭101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 6 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Free Electives | |||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) | 12 | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | ||
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
Advanced Writing Requirement Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 詁梆倏泭267 | Research in the Life Sciences I: Research Skills | 3 | |
| 唬倏紼泭211 | Argumentation and Advocacy | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭214 | Introduction to Editing | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭232 | Literature and Medicine | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭287 | Explorations in Creative Writing | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭288 | Fiction Writing | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭289 | Poetry Writing | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭292 | Writing About Film | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭316 | Introduction to News and Article Writing | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭323 | Writing in Rhetorical Traditions | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭332 | Communication for Business and Management | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭333 | Communication for Science and Research | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭381 | Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭388 | Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭389 | Intermediate Poetry Writing Workshop | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭416 | Advanced News and Article Writing | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭417 | Editorial and Opinion Writing | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭422 | Writing Theory and the Writing Process | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭425 | Analysis of Scientific and Technical Writing | 3 | |
| 楚捧勞泭426 | Analyzing Style | 3 |
Zoology Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 插楚唬泭380 | Water Resources: Global Issues in Ecology, Policy, Management, and Advocacy | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭384 | Tropical Ecology in a Changing World | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭390 | Community Ecology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭400 | Applied Ecology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭419 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 | |
| 插楚唬泭441 | Biology of Fishes | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭442 | Biology of Fishes Laboratory | 1 | |
| 插楚唬泭460 | Field Ecology and Methods | 4 | |
| 插楚唬泭470 | Urban Ecology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭501 | Avian Ecology | 4 | |
| 插楚唬泭509 | Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭519 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 | |
| 插楚唬泭761 | Conservation and Climate Science | 3 | |
| 詁梆倏泭270 | Introduction to Evolution | 3 | |
| 詁梆倏泭315 | General Parasitology | 3 | |
| 詁梆倏泭323 | Paleoecology | 3 | |
| 詁梆倏泭330 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 | |
| 詁梆倏泭361 | Developmental Biology | 3 | |
| 詁梆倏泭370 | Developmental Anatomy of the Vertebrates | 3 | |
| 詁梆倏泭375 | Developmental Anatomy Laboratory | 2 | |
| 詁梆倏泭444 | The Biology of Love and Sex | 3 | |
| 詁梆倏泭555 | Creative Media Production for Scientists | 3 | |
| 詁釦唬泭492 | Professional Experience | 1-3 | |
| 詁釦唬泭493 | Research Experience | 1-3 | |
| 詁釦唬泭494 | Teaching Experience | 1-3 | |
| 詁釦唬泭497 | Biological Sciences Honors Project Part 1 | 3 | |
| 詁釦唬泭498 | Biological Sciences Honors Project Part 2 | 3 | |
| 楚捧啦泭402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 楚捧啦泭425 | General Entomology | 3 | |
| 楚捧啦泭509 | Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates | 3 | |
| 楚捧啦泭582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭444 | Mammalogy | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭544 | Mammalogy | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭435 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭470 | Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭535 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭220 | Marine Biology | 3 | |
| 捩晨喊泭524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| 捩倏泭524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| 欽倏泭317 | Primate Ecology and Evolution | 3 | |
| 欽倏泭333 | Captive Animal Biology | 3 | |
| 欽倏泭410 | Introduction to Animal Behavior | 3 | |
| 欽倏泭486 | Capstone Course in Zoology | 3 | |
| 欽倏泭582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 |
Additional Science & Math Electives泭
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science and Math | |||
| 插楚唬泭245 | Global Conservation Ecology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭384 | Tropical Ecology in a Changing World | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭390 | Community Ecology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭400 | Applied Ecology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭419 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 | |
| 插楚唬泭424 | Marine Fisheries Ecology | 3 | |
| 詁梆倏泭323 | Paleoecology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭441 | Biology of Fishes | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭442 | Biology of Fishes Laboratory | 1 | |
| 插楚唬泭450 | Conservation Genetics | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭458 | Environmental Issues in Aquatic Ecology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭460 | Field Ecology and Methods | 4 | |
| 插楚唬泭470 | Urban Ecology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭480 | Applied Science Communication | 3 | |
| 插捧釦泭220 &硃鳥梯;泭插捧釦泭221 | Reproductive Physiology and Reproductive Physiology Lab | 4 | |
| 插捧釦泭225 | Principles of Animal Nutrition | 3 | |
| 插捧釦泭230 &硃鳥梯;泭插捧釦泭231 | Animal Nutrition and Animal Nutrition Lab | 4 | |
| 插捧釦泭330 | Laboratory Animal Science | 3 | |
| ANS 415/515/捧啦賊泭415/515/PO泭415/515 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANS 452/552/PHY泭452/552 | Comparative Reproductive Physiology and Biotechnology | 3 | |
| ANS 453/553 | Physiology and Genetics of Growth and Development | 3 | |
| ANS 454/554/NTR泭454 | Lactation, Milk and Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANS/NTR 561 | Equine Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANS/BCH 571 | Regulation of Metabolism | 3 | |
| FS/NTR 301 | Introduction to Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭419 | Human Nutrition and Chronic Disease | 3 | |
| Science and Math (ANT) | |||
| 插捧啦泭251 | Physical Anthropology | 3 | |
| 插捧啦泭370 | Introduction to Forensic Anthropology | 3 | |
| 插捧啦泭371 | Human Variation | 3 | |
| ANT 421/521 | Human Osteology | 3 | |
| ANT 424/524 | Bioarchaeology | 3 | |
| ANT 475/575 | Environmental Archaeology | 3 | |
| ANT 483/583 | Theories of Archaeological Research | 3 | |
| 插捧啦泭529 | Advanced Methods in Forensic Anthropology | 4 | |
| 插捧啦泭585 | Skeletal Biology in Anthropology | 3 | |
| Science and Math (BCH) | |||
| ANS/BCH 571 | Regulation of Metabolism | 3 | |
| 詁唬晨泭220 | Role of Biotechnology in Society | 3 | |
| 詁唬晨泭351 | General Biochemistry | 3 | |
| 詁唬晨泭451 &硃鳥梯;泭詁唬晨泭452 | Principles of Biochemistry and Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory | 6 | |
| BCH 453/553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | 3 | |
| 詁唬晨泭454 | Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| BCH 455/555 | Proteins and Molecular Mechanisms | 3 | |
| 詁唬晨泭552 | Experimental Biochemistry | 3 | |
| Science and Math (BIT) | |||
| BEC 463/563/CHE泭463/563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| 詁梆倏泭572 | Proteomics | 3 | |
| BIT/MB 210 | Phage Hunters | 3 | |
| BIT/MB 211 | Phage Genomics | 2 | |
| 詁梆啦泭410 | Manipulation of Recombinant DNA | 4 | |
| BIT 463/563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| BIT 464/564 | Protein Purification | 2 | |
| BIT 466/566/PO泭466/566 | Animal Cell Culture Techniques | 2 | |
| BIT 467/567 | PCR and DNA Fingerprinting | 2 | |
| BIT 471/571 | RNA Interference and Model Organisms | 2 | |
| BIT 473/573 | Protein Interactions | 2 | |
| BIT 474/574 | Plant Genetic Engineering | 2 | |
| 詁梆啦泭476 | Applied Bioinformatics | 2 | |
| BIT 477/577 | Metagenomics | 2 | |
| BIT/PB 481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 | |
| 詁梆啦泭510 | Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology | 4 | |
| BIT/CH 572 | Proteomics | 3 | |
| Science and Math (MA) | |||
| BIO/BMA 560 | Population Ecology | 3 | |
| 詁紼插泭567 | Modeling of Biological Systems | 4 | |
| 詁紼插泭573 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes I | 3 | |
| 詁紼插泭574 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes II | 3 | |
| Science and Math (CBS) | |||
| 唬詁釦泭565 | Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences | 3 | |
| 唬詁釦泭570 | Methods in Biomedical Sciences | 1 | |
| 唬詁釦泭580 | Epidemiology I | 3 | |
| Science and Math (CH) | |||
| 唬晨泭230 | Computational Chemistry Lab I | 1 | |
| 唬晨泭232 | Computational Chemistry Lab II | 1 | |
| 唬晨泭315 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭331 | Introductory Physical Chemistry | 4 | |
| 唬晨泭401 | Systematic Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭403 | Systematic Inorganic Chemistry II | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭431 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭433 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭435 | Introduction to Quantum Chemistry | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭441 | Forensic Chemistry | 3 | |
| 唬晨泭442 | Advanced Synthetic Techniques | 4 | |
| 唬晨泭444 | Advanced Synthetic Techniques II | 4 | |
| 唬晨泭452 | Advanced Measurement Techniques I | 4 | |
| CH 463/563 | Molecular Origins of Life | 3 | |
| Science and Math (ENT) | |||
| AEC 409/509 | Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates | 4 | |
| 楚捧啦泭207 | Insects and Human Disease | 3 | |
| 楚捧啦泭305 | Introduction to Forensic Entomology | 3 | |
| ENT/FOR 402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 楚捧啦泭425 | General Entomology | 3 | |
| 楚捧啦泭502 | Insect Diversity | 4 | |
| 楚捧啦泭503 | Insect Morphology and Physiology | 3 | |
| ENT/GES 506 | Principles of Genetic Pest Management | 3 | |
| 楚捧啦泭526 | Organic Agriculture: Principles and Practices | 3 | |
| ENT/ZO 582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
| Science and Math (ES) | |||
| 楚釦泭300 | Energy and Environment | 3 | |
| 楚釦泭400 | Analysis of Environmental Issues | 3 | |
| Science and Math (FOR) | |||
| 插楚唬泭423 | Introduction to Fisheries Sciences Laboratory | 1 | |
| 楚捧啦泭402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭252 | Introduction to Forest Science | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭260 | Forest Ecology | 4 | |
| 幛倏賊泭261 | Forest Communities | 2 | |
| 幛倏賊泭264 | Forest Wildlife | 1 | |
| 幛倏賊泭265 | Fire Management | 1 | |
| 幛倏賊泭303 | Silvics and Forest Tree Physiology | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭304 | Theory of Silviculture | 4 | |
| 幛倏賊泭318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭330 | North Carolina Forests | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭339 | |||
| 幛倏賊泭402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭405 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| 幛倏賊泭411 | Forest Tree Genetics and Biology | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭414 | World Forestry | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭415 | World Forestry Study Tour | 1 | |
| 幛倏賊泭420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| 幛倏賊泭501 | Dendrology | 4 | |
| 幛倏賊泭503 | |||
| 幛倏賊泭505 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| 幛倏賊泭507 | Silviculture Mini Course | 1 | |
| 幛倏賊泭510 | Introduction to GPS | 1 | |
| 幛倏賊泭513 | Silviculture for Intensively Managed Plantations | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| 幛倏賊泭540 | Advanced Dendrology | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭562 | Forest Communities of the Southern Appalachians | 1 | |
| 幛倏賊泭575 | Advanced Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology | 3 | |
| 幛倏賊泭583 | Tropical Forestry | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| NR 420/520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| 捩捩泭318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| Science and Math (FW) | |||
| 插楚唬泭420 | Introduction to Fisheries Science | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭586 | |||
| 插楚唬泭587 | |||
| 幛兜泭221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭311 | Piedmont Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭312 | Fisheries Techniques and Management | 1 | |
| 幛兜泭313 | Mountain Wildlife Ecology and Management | 1 | |
| 幛兜泭314 | Coastal Ecology and Management | 1 | |
| 幛兜泭333 | Conservation Biology in Practice | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭353 | Wildlife Management | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭403 | Urban Wildlife Management | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭444 | Mammalogy | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭453 | Principles of Wildlife Science | 4 | |
| 幛兜泭460 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭465 | African Ecology and Conservation | 4 | |
| 幛兜泭515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭544 | Mammalogy | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭553 | Principles of Wildlife Science | 4 | |
| 幛兜泭560 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭565 | African Ecology and Conservation | 4 | |
| 幛兜泭586 | |||
| 幛兜泭587 | |||
| Science and Math (GN) | |||
| 勞捧泭301 | Genetics in Human Affairs | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭312 | Elementary Genetics Laboratory | 1 | |
| 勞捧泭421 | Molecular Genetics | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭423 | Population, Quantitative and Evolutionary Genetics | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭425 | Advanced Genetics Laboratory | 2 | |
| 勞捧泭427 | Introductory Bioinformatics | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭434 | Genes and Development | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭441 | Human and Biomedical Genetics | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭450 | Conservation Genetics | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭451 | Genome Science | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭453 | Personal Genomics | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭461 | Advanced Bioinformatics | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭521 | Molecular Genetics | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭541 | Human and Biomedical Genetics | 3 | |
| 勞捧泭550 | Conservation Genetics | 3 | |
| Science and Math (MA) | |||
| 詁紼插泭573 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes I | 3 | |
| 詁紼插泭574 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes II | 3 | |
| 唬釦唬泭416 | Introduction to Combinatorics | 3 | |
| 唬釦唬泭427 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 唬釦唬泭428 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis II | 3 | |
| 唬釦唬泭565 | Graph Theory | 3 | |
| 唬釦唬泭580 | Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 唬釦唬泭583 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | 3 | |
| 楚泭531 | Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I | 3 | |
| 幛梆紼泭547 | Stochastic Calculus for Finance | 3 | |
| 梆釦楚泭505 | Linear Programming | 3 | |
| 郭倏勞泭335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 | |
| 紼插泭225 | Foundations of Advanced Mathematics | 3 | |
| 紼插泭242 | Calculus III | 4 | |
| 紼插泭302 | Numerical Applications to Differential Equations | 1 | |
| 紼插泭303 | Linear Analysis | 3 | |
| 紼插泭305 | Introductory Linear Algebra and Matrices | 3 | |
| 紼插泭315 | Mathematics Methods in Atmospheric Sciences | 4 | |
| 紼插泭325 | Introduction to Applied Mathematics | 3 | |
| 紼插泭331 | Differential Equations for the Life Sciences | 3 | |
| 紼插泭335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 | |
| 紼插泭341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭351 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Models | 3 | |
| 紼插泭401 | Applied Differential Equations II | 3 | |
| 紼插泭402 | Mathematics of Scientific Computing | 3 | |
| 紼插泭403 | Introduction to Modern Algebra | 3 | |
| 紼插泭405 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| 紼插泭408 | Foundations of Euclidean Geometry | 3 | |
| 紼插泭410 | Theory of Numbers | 3 | |
| 紼插泭413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 紼插泭416 | Introduction to Combinatorics | 3 | |
| 紼插泭421 | Introduction to Probability | 3 | |
| 紼插泭425 | Mathematical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭426 | Mathematical Analysis II | 3 | |
| 紼插泭427 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭428 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis II | 3 | |
| 紼插泭430 | Mathematical Models in the Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| 紼插泭432 | Mathematical Models in Life Sciences | 3 | |
| 紼插泭437 | Applications of Algebra | 3 | |
| 紼插泭444 | Problem Solving Strategies for Competitions | 1 | |
| 紼插泭501 | Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭502 | Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 | |
| 紼插泭504 | Introduction to Mathematical Programming | 3 | |
| 紼插泭505 | Linear Programming | 3 | |
| 紼插泭511 | Advanced Calculus I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭513 | Introduction To Complex Variables | 3 | |
| 紼插泭515 | Analysis I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭518 | Geometry of Curves and Surfaces | 3 | |
| 紼插泭520 | Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| 紼插泭521 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭522 | Computer Algebra | 3 | |
| 紼插泭523 | Linear Transformations and Matrix Theory | 3 | |
| 紼插泭524 | Combinatorics I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭531 | Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭532 | Ordinary Differential Equations I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭534 | Introduction To Partial Differential Equations | 3 | |
| 紼插泭537 | Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos | 3 | |
| 紼插泭544 | Computer Experiments In Mathematical Probability | 3 | |
| 紼插泭546 | Probability and Stochastic Processes I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭547 | Stochastic Calculus for Finance | 3 | |
| 紼插泭551 | Introduction to Topology | 3 | |
| 紼插泭555 | Introduction to Manifold Theory | 3 | |
| 紼插泭561 | Set Theory and Foundations Of Mathematics | 3 | |
| 紼插泭573 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭574 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes II | 3 | |
| 紼插泭580 | Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭583 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | 3 | |
| 紼插泭584 | Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations--Finite Difference Methods | 3 | |
| 紼插泭587 | Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations--Finite Element Method | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭315 | Mathematics Methods in Atmospheric Sciences | 4 | |
| 倏賊泭504 | Introduction to Mathematical Programming | 3 | |
| 倏賊泭505 | Linear Programming | 3 | |
| 倏賊泭531 | Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I | 3 | |
| 倏賊泭565 | Graph Theory | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭412 | Long-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭546 | Probability and Stochastic Processes I | 3 | |
| Science and Math (MB) | |||
| 詁梆啦泭210 | Phage Hunters | 3 | |
| 詁梆啦泭211 | Phage Genomics | 2 | |
| FS 405/505 | Food Microbiology | 3 | |
| FS 406/506 | Food Microbiology Lab | 2 | |
| 紼詁泭200 | The Fourth Horseman: Plagues that Changed the World | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭211 | Phage Genomics | 2 | |
| 紼詁泭351 | General Microbiology | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭352 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 | |
| 紼詁泭354 | Inquiry-Guided Microbiology Lab | 1 | |
| 紼詁泭360 | Scientific Inquiry in Microbiology: At the Bench | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭405 | Food Microbiology | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭406 | Food Microbiology Lab | 2 | |
| 紼詁泭411 | Medical Microbiology | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭412 | Medical Microbiology Laboratory | 1 | |
| 紼詁泭414 | Microbial Metabolic Regulation | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭420 | Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations | 2 | |
| 紼詁泭435 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭441 | Immunology | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭451 | Microbial Diversity | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭452 | Microbial Diversity Lab | 2 | |
| 紼詁泭455 | Microbial Biotechnology | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭461 | Molecular Virology | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭470 | Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭505 | Food Microbiology | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭506 | Food Microbiology Lab | 2 | |
| 紼詁泭520 | Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations | 2 | |
| 紼詁泭532 | Soil Microbiology | 4 | |
| 紼詁泭535 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭555 | Microbial Biotechnology | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 捩詁泭501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 捩捩泭501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 捩捩泭575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 釦釦唬泭532 | Soil Microbiology | 4 | |
| Science and Math (MEA) | |||
| 唬楚泭435 | Engineering Geology | 3 | |
| 唬楚泭479 | Air Quality | 3 | |
| 唬楚泭581 | Fluid Mechanics in Natural Environments | 3 | |
| 楚啦泭320 | Fundamentals of Air Pollution | 3 | |
| 勞梆釦泭582 | Geospatial Modeling | 3 | |
| 紼插泭315 | Mathematics Methods in Atmospheric Sciences | 4 | |
| 紼楚插泭200 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭202 | Geology II: Historical | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭210 | Oceanography Lab | 1 | |
| 紼楚插泭211 | Geology II Laboratory | 1 | |
| 紼楚插泭220 | Marine Biology | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭250 | Introduction to Coastal Environments | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭251 | Introduction to Coastal Environments Laboratory | 1 | |
| 紼楚插泭300 | Environmental Geology | 4 | |
| 紼楚插泭312 | Atmospheric Thermodynamics | 4 | |
| 紼楚插泭315 | Mathematics Methods in Atmospheric Sciences | 4 | |
| 紼楚插泭320 | Fundamentals of Air Pollution | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭321 | Fundamentals of Air Quality and Climate Change | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭323 | Geochemistry of Natural Waters | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭369 | Life on Earth: Principles of Paleontology | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭410 | Introduction to Mineralogy | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭411 | Marine Sediment Transport | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭412 | Atmospheric Physics | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭415 | Climate Dynamics | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭421 | Atmospheric Dynamics I | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭422 | Atmospheric Dynamics II | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭425 | Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭440 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭443 | Synoptic Weather Analysis and Forecasting | 4 | |
| 紼楚插泭444 | Mesoscale Analysis and Forecasting | 4 | |
| 紼楚插泭449 | Principles of Biological Oceanography | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭450 | Introductory Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | 4 | |
| 紼楚插泭451 | Structural Geology | 4 | |
| 紼楚插泭454 | Marine Physical-Biological Interactions | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭455 | Micrometeorology | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭459 | Field Investigation of Coastal Processes | 5 | |
| 紼楚插泭462 | Observational Methods and Data Analysis in Marine Physics | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭463 | Fluid Physics | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭464 | Ocean Circulation Systems | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭465 | Geologic Field Camp | 4 | |
| 紼楚插泭467 | Marine Meteorology | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭469 | Ecology of Coastal Resources | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭470 | Introduction to Geophysics | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭471 | Exploration and Engineering Geophysics | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭473 | Principles of Chemical Oceanography | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭476 | Worldwide River and Delta Systems: Their Evolution and Human Impacts | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭479 | Air Quality | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭481 | Geomorphology: Earth's Dynamic Surface | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭485 | Introduction to Hydrogeology | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭510 | Air Pollution Meteorology | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭511 | Introduction to Meteorological Remote Sensing | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭514 | Advanced Physical Meteorology | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭515 | Climate Dynamics | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭525 | Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭540 | Principles of Physical Oceanography | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭549 | Principles of Biological Oceanography | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭554 | Marine Physical-Biological Interactions | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭562 | Marine Sediment Transport | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭570 | Geological Oceanography | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭573 | Principles of Chemical Oceanography | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭574 | Advanced Igneous Petrology | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭577 | Electron Microprobe Analysis of Geologic Material | 2 | |
| 紼楚插泭579 | Principles of Air Quality Engineering | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭580 | Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting | 4 | |
| 紼楚插泭581 | Fluid Mechanics in Natural Environments | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭582 | Geospatial Modeling | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭585 | Physical Hydrogeology | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭599 | Regional Geology of North America | 1-6 | |
| Science and Math (MT) | |||
| 紼啦泭323 | Introduction to Theory and Practice of Medical Fiber and Yarn Formation | 3 | |
| 紼啦泭366 | Biotextile Product Development | 3 | |
| 紼啦泭432 | Evaluation of Biotextiles | 3 | |
| MT/PCC 471 | Chemistry of Biopolymers | 3 | |
| Science and Math (NTR) | |||
| 插捧釦泭415 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANS 454/554/FS 554 | Lactation, Milk and Nutrition | 3 | |
| 插捧釦泭550 | Applied Ruminant Nutrition | 3 | |
| 插捧釦泭561 | Equine Nutrition | 3 | |
| 幛釦泭301 | Introduction to Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| 幛釦泭401 | Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 | |
| 幛釦泭555 | Exercise Nutrition | 3 | |
| 幛釦泭557 | Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭301 | Introduction to Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭401 | Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭415 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭419 | Human Nutrition and Chronic Disease | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭500 | Principles of Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭501 | Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭515 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭550 | Applied Ruminant Nutrition | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭555 | Exercise Nutrition | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭557 | Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods | 3 | |
| 捧啦賊泭561 | Equine Nutrition | 3 | |
| PO 415/515 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| Science and Math (PB) | |||
| 插楚唬泭360 | Ecology | 4 | |
| 詁梆倏泭330 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 | |
| 詁梆倏泭414 | Cell Biology | 3 | |
| 詁梆啦泭476 | Applied Bioinformatics | 2 | |
| 詁梆啦泭481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 | |
| F倏賊泭565 | Plant Community Ecology | 4 | |
| 紼詁泭501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 捩詁泭205 | Our Green World | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭215 | Medicinal Plants | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭219 | Plants in Folklore, Myth, and religion | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭220 | Local Flora | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭250 | Plant Biology | 4 | |
| 捩詁泭321 | Introduction to Whole Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭360 | Ecology | 4 | |
| 捩詁泭400 | Plant Diversity and Evolution | 4 | |
| 捩詁泭403 | Systematic Botany | 4 | |
| 捩詁泭421 | Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭445 | Paleobotany | 4 | |
| 捩詁泭464 | Rare Plants of North Carolina | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭480 | Introduction to Plant Biotechnology | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 | |
| 捩詁泭501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭503 | Systematic Botany | 4 | |
| 捩詁泭513 | Plant Anatomy | 2 | |
| 捩詁泭545 | Paleobotany | 4 | |
| 捩詁泭564 | Rare Plants of North Carolina | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭570 | Plant Functional Ecology | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭580 | Introduction to Plant Biotechnology | 3 | |
| 捩捩泭501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 捩捩泭575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| Science and Math (PHY) | |||
| 捩晨喊泭503 | General Physiology I | 3 | |
| 捩晨喊泭504 | General Physiology II | 3 | |
| 捩晨喊泭524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| 捩倏泭524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| Science and Math (PP) | |||
| 唬釦泭502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| 幛倏賊泭318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| 晨釦泭502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| 紼詁泭501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 紼詁泭575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 捩詁泭501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 捩詁泭575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 捩捩泭315 | Principles of Plant Pathology | 4 | |
| 捩捩泭318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| 捩捩泭501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 捩捩泭502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| 捩捩泭575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| Science and Math (PY) | |||
| 捩喊泭252 | Instrumental and Data Analysis for Physics | 2 | |
| 捩喊泭301 | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics | 3 | |
| 捩喊泭328 | Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics | 3 | |
| 捩喊泭341 | Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology | 3 | |
| 捩喊泭401 | Quantum Physics I | 3 | |
| 捩喊泭402 | Quantum Physics II | 3 | |
| Science and Math (SSC) | |||
| 紼詁泭352 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 | |
| 釦釦唬泭200 | Soil Science | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭201 | Soil Science Laboratory | 1 | |
| 釦釦唬泭332 | Environmental Soil Microbiology | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭341 | Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭342 | Soil and Plant Nutrient Analysis | 1 | |
| 釦釦唬泭421 | |||
| 釦釦唬泭427 | Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭442 | Soil and Environmental Biogeochemistry | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭452 | Soil Classification | 4 | |
| 釦釦唬泭461 | Soil Physical Properties and Plant Growth | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭470 | Wetland Soils | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭511 | Soil Physics | 4 | |
| 釦釦唬泭521 | Soil Chemistry | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭532 | Soil Microbiology | 4 | |
| 釦釦唬泭541 | Soil Fertility | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭545 | Remote Sensing Applications in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭551 | Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭562 | Environmental Applications Of Soil Science | 3 | |
| 釦釦唬泭570 | Wetland Soils | 3 | |
| Science and Math (ST) | |||
| 詁惚釦泭350 | Economics and Business Statistics | 3 | |
| 楚唬泭351 | Econometrics I | 3 | |
| 楚唬勞泭561 | Applied Econometrics I | 3 | |
| 紼插泭412 | Long-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 紼插泭413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 紼插泭546 | Probability and Stochastic Processes I | 3 | |
| 捩釦喊泭240 | Introduction to Behavioral Research I | 3 | |
| 捩釦喊泭241 | Introduction to Behavioral Research I Lab | 1 | |
| 捩釦喊泭242 | Introduction to Behavioral Research II | 3 | |
| 捩釦喊泭243 | Introduction to Behavioral Research II Lab | 2 | |
| 釦啦泭311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭312 | Introduction to Statistics II | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭350 | Economics and Business Statistics | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭372 | Introduction to Statistical Inference and Regression | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭401 | Experiences in Data Analysis | 4 | |
| 釦啦泭412 | Long-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭421 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭422 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭430 | Introduction to Regression Analysis | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭431 | Introduction to Experimental Design | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭432 | Introduction to Survey Sampling | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭435 | Statistical Methods for Quality and Productivity Improvement | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭445 | Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data Management | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭505 | Applied Nonparametric Statistics | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭511 | Statistical Methods For Researchers I | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭512 | Statistical Methods For Researchers II | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭520 | Statistical Principles of Clinical Trials | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭535 | Statistical Methods for Quality and Productivity Improvement | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭546 | Probability and Stochastic Processes I | 3 | |
| 釦啦泭561 | Applied Econometrics I | 3 | |
| Science and Math (TOX) | |||
| 啦倏喘泭401 | Principles of Toxicology | 4 | |
| 啦倏喘泭415 | Ecotoxicology | 4 | |
| 啦倏喘泭501 | Principles of Toxicology | 4 | |
| 啦倏喘泭515 | Environmental Toxicology | 4 | |
| Science and Math (ZO) | |||
| 插楚唬泭409 | Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates | 4 | |
| 插楚唬泭501 | Avian Ecology | 4 | |
| 插楚唬泭509 | Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates | 4 | |
| 插楚唬泭515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 插楚唬泭586 | |||
| 插楚唬泭587 | |||
| 楚捧啦泭582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 幛兜泭586 | |||
| 幛兜泭587 | |||
| 紼楚插泭449 | Principles of Biological Oceanography | 3 | |
| 紼楚插泭549 | Principles of Biological Oceanography | 3 | |
| 捩晨喊泭503 | General Physiology I | 3 | |
| 捩晨喊泭504 | General Physiology II | 3 | |
| 捩晨喊泭524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| 捩倏泭524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| 欽倏泭334 | Captive Animal Biology Field Laboratory | 2 | |
| 欽倏泭350 | Animal Phylogeny and Diversity | 4 | |
| 欽倏泭582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 郭釦唬泭101 | Critical and Creative Thinking in the Life Sciences 1 | 2 |
| 詁梆倏泭181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 唬晨泭101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
| 唬晨泭102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 紼插泭131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A 1 | 3 |
| 郭釦唬泭103 | Exploring Opportunities in the Life Sciences | 1 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 泭 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 詁梆倏泭183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology 1 | 4 |
| 唬晨泭221 | Organic Chemistry I 1 | 3 |
| 唬晨泭222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 | 1 |
| 楚捧勞泭101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| 紼插泭231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B 1 | 3 |
| 泭 | Hours | 15 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 唬晨泭223 | Organic Chemistry II 1 | 3 |
| 唬晨泭224 | Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 | 1 |
| 釦啦泭311 or 釦啦泭371 | Introduction to Statistics 1 or Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 |
| 欽倏泭250 | Animal Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 泭 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Ecology Requirement 1 | 4 | |
| 勞捧泭311 | Principles of Genetics 1 | 4 |
| 唬晨泭201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 1 | 3 |
| 唬晨泭202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| 泭 | Hours | 15 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Animal Phylogeny Requirement 1 | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 捩喊泭211 | College Physics I 1 | 4 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| 泭 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Advanced Writing Requirement 1 | 3 | |
| Zoology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| 捩喊泭212 | College Physics II 1 | 4 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 泭 | Hours | 16 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Zoology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Zoology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Science & Math Elective | 3 | |
| Science & Math Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 泭 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Zoology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Science & Math Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 泭 | Hours | 15 |
| 泭 | Total Hours | 120 |
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