动物学专业提供有关动物的多样性，有机生物学，生态学和进化的科学训练。主修科目为生物科学奠定了坚实的基础，而选修课则允许学生满足课程要求以满足动物生物学的特定兴趣。强烈推荐本科生研究，实习，教学和海外学习经验，并且学分可以与主要要求相结合。动物学专业进入各种领域，例如动物护理和饲养，策展和博物馆管理，实验室动物研究，田野生物学和保护以及环境管理和政策。动物学专业不适合兽医学专业的学生，​​因为它不包括必修的必修课程（请参阅生物学专业的兽医学中的选项）。
The Zoology major offers scientific training in the diversity, organismal biology, ecology, and evolution of animals. The major core provides a solid foundation in the biological sciences while electives allow students to cater course work to meet specific interests in animal biology. Undergraduate research, internship, teaching and study abroad experience are strongly recommended, and credits can be integrated with major requirements. Zoology majors enter such varied fields as animal care and husbandry, curatorial and museum management, laboratory animal research, field biology and conservation, and environmental management and policy. The Zoology major is not suitable for pre-veterinary medicine students as it does not include the required prerequisite course work (see the option in Pre-Veterinary Medicine in the Biology major).