BIOL 115 - Zoology

4 credit (3 lecture, 2 lab) 5 contact hours [Minimum Reading score of 82 on Compass or ENGL 051 ; minimum Writing score of 70 on Compass or ENGL 071 ; minimum math score of 36 on Compass Pre-Algebra or MATH 075 ]*

This course introduces students to the diversity of invertebrates and vertebrates in Kingdom Animalia. This class is intended for students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university with a major in the natural sciences. It is recommended that all students have a minimum of two years of high school science because topics such as animal cell chemistry and structure along with genetics and evolutionary processes are briefly but thoroughly covered. Major phyla are explored with an emphasis on identification and taxonomy. Students learn about the development, anatomy and physiology of major phyla through the use of dissection in a laboratory setting. A portion of the class focuses on animals native to Michigan and completion of an invertebrate collection.
OFFERED: even-year spring semesters