# Credit (ZOOL) courses

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 7 courses

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/course-descriptions/zool/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### ZOOL 110 — Animal Physiology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/zool.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/zool.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area 5
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 5B, CSUGE Area B2, IGETC Area 5B

How animals work. Animal physiological systems, perception of and responses to external stimuli, integration of activities, maintenance of the internal environment, locomotion and reproduction.

### ZOOL 122 — Animal Diversity

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/zool.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/zool.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area A Lecture, SBCCGE Area 5
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 5B, CSUGE Area B2, IGETC Area 5B

Introduction to zoology, including animal diversity, anatomy and physiology, adaptations and evolution. Principles of ecology are also covered.

### ZOOL 123 — Animal Diversity Laboratory

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lab)
- **Corequisite:** ZOOL 122.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/zool.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/zool.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area A Lab
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 5C, CSUGE Area B3, IGETC Area 5C

Laboratory and field investigations of animals. Covers animal diversity, anatomy and physiology, and principles of ecology and evolution.

### ZOOL 124 — Insect Biology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area 5
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 5B, CSUGE Area B2, IGETC Area 5B

Introduction to anatomy, physiology, ecology, behavior and diversity of insects and other terrestrial arthropods.

### ZOOL 137 — Ornithology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/zool.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area 5
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 5B, CSUGE Area B2, IGETC Area 5B

Systematics, distribution, physiology, behavior and ecology of birds. Emphasis on diversity, functional morphology and evolutionary history.

### ZOOL 138 — Biology of Birds

- **Units:** 1.5
- **Hours:** 45 (18 lecture, 27 lab)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Eight-week short course. Anatomy, physiology, evolution and behavior of birds. Field trips are timed to coincide with migratory periods and emphasize identification and classification.

### ZOOL 140 — Animal Behavior

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/zool.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area 5
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 5B, CSUGE Area B2, IGETC Area 5B

Introduction to animal behavior. An evolutionary examination of invertebrate and vertebrate behavior, including innate and learned behavior, foraging and self-defense strategies, sexual selection, mating systems and social behavior.