| Program Required Course |
Credits |
| BIO 105/105L – Biology I: Ecology/Evolution w/Lab or MAR 105/105L – Eco/Evo of Marine Organisms w/Lab |
4 |
| BIO 106/106L – Biology II: Cellular/Molecular w/Lab or MAR 106/106L – Cell/Molec Bio/Marine Orgs w/Lab |
4 |
| BIO 322 – Comparative Animal Physiology or BIO 245 – General Principles of Anatomy, Physiology & Pathophysiology |
4 |
| CHE 110/110L – General Chemistry I with Lab or CHE 150/150L – University General Chem I w/Lab |
4 |
| CHE 111/111L – General Chemistry II with Lab or CHE 151/151L – University General Chem II w/Lab |
4 |
| MAT 180 – Precalculus |
Credits included in Core |
| Organismal topic** |
3-4 |
| PSY 105 – Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 225 – Psychology Statistics |
3 |
| PSY 250 – Lifespan Development in Context |
Credits included in Core |
| PSY 275 – Intro-Tech in Animal Behavior |
3 |
| PSY 285 – Research Methods |
3 |
| PSY 335 – Comparative Animal Behavior |
3 |
| PSY 362 – Animal Cognition |
3 |
| PSY 365 – Biological Bases of Behavior |
3 |
| PSY 384/384L – Animal Learning and Behavior w/Lab |
4 |
| PSY 425 – Advanced Methods in Animal Behavior |
3 |
| PSY 495 – Animal Behavior Internship/Research |
3–12 |
| Animal Behavior Electives* |
6–13 |
| Total Program-Specific Credits |
60+ |
| General Electives |
Variable |
| Minimum Required Total Credits |
120 |
**Three (3) Animal Behavior electives are required if the Animal Behavior internship is 3–4 credits. If the internship is five (5) or more credits, then only two (2) electives are required. Other courses may be applied as electives with the approval of the School of Social and Behavior Sciences director or assistant academic director.
| Elective options |
Credits |
| BIO 232 – Microbiology |
3 |
| BIO 235 – Winter Natural History |
3 |
| BIO 333 – Evolution |
3 |
| BIO 345 – General Prin Anat/Phys/Pathophys |
5 |
| BIO 350 – Ecology |
4 |
| BIO 422/422L – Coral Biology w/Lab |
4 |
| BIO 459/459L – Conserv and Ecol Caribbean Isl w/Lab |
4 |
| ENV 208 – Climate Change |
3 |
| ENV 250 – Environ Policy Compare Perspect |
3 |
| ENV 318 – Advanced Methods in Avian Ecology |
4 |
| ENV 319 – Practicum in Field Ecology Squirrels |
1 |
| ENV 356 – Terrestrial Wildlife and Ecology |
4 |
| MAR 250 – Marine Biology |
4 |
| MAR 252 – Nat His Marine Mammals |
3 |
| MAR 376 – Bio of Sharks, Skates, Rays |
3 |
| MAR 428 – Marine Conservation |
3 |
| MAR 436/436L – Natural History of Iceland w/Lab |
4 |
| PHY 110/110L – General Physics I w/Lab |
4 |
| PHY 111/111L – General Physics II w/Lab |
4 |
| PSY 205 – Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 226 – Motivation & Emotion |
3 |
| PSY 245 – Evolutionary Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 278 – Captive Animal Management |
3 |
| PSY 305 – Special Topics (with program approval) |
3 |
| PSY 308 – Animal Communication |
3 |
| PSY 316 – Psychology of Consciousness |
3 |
| PSY 325 – Psychology of Aging |
3 |
| PSY 330 – Psychology of Stress |
3 |
| PSY 370 – Drugs, Society, Behavior |
3 |
| PSY 383 – Memory & Cognition |
3 |
| PSY 364 – Soc & Emot Dev in Childhood |
3 |
| PSY 371 – Conservation Behavior |
3 |
| PSY 372 – Foraging Behavior |
3 |
| PSY 406 – Special Topics in Animal Behavior |
3 |
*Organismal topics courses must be 200-level or higher and include a hands-on component. These courses include BIO 222 Finfish/Shellfish Culture Tech; BIO 223 Health Nutrition Feeding of Cultured Organisms; BIO 235 Winter Natural History; BIO257/257L Costa Rica: Tropical Forest and Global Change w/Lab; BIO 305/305L Mammalogy w/Lab; BIO 319 Ornithology; BIO 330 Comp Vert Anatomy; ENV 318 Adv Research Methods Avian Ecol; ENV 356 Terrestrial Wildlife Eco/Cons; MAR 320 Invert Zoology; MAR 331 Biology of Fishes; MAR 355 Biology Marine Mammals; MAR 436/436L Natural History of Iceland w/ Lab; MAR 452/452L Natural History and Evolution of Galapagos Fauna w/Lab; PSY 372 Foraging Behavior; PSY 406 Spec Topics Animal Behavior.
Students in this major can participate in the pre-health graduate school preparation tracks.
