In collaboration with the prestigious Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (CMZ), Malone College is excited to offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in Zoo Biology  within our Department of Natural Sciences.   Malone College is an accredited institution through the North Central Association and is situated in the beautiful Appalachian plateau of northeast Ohio, approximately 45 minutes south of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.  Malone College also maintains  a large collection of exotic animals including hundreds of pythons, boas, pitvipers, crocodilians, monitor lizards, tortoises, parrots, and mammals, as well as a state-of-the-art greenhouse.  Our Zoo Biology majors enjoy small class sizes (average class size is 10 students) and one-on-one interaction with our professors and animals.  Many of our students are also actively engaged in different types of research within the fields of animal behavior, population genetics, behavioral ecology, and neurophysiology, to name a few.  We have specially designed this program to thoroughly prepare the graduate for a professional career in zoo science (e.g., zoo keeping, administration, research, education), graduate school (M.S./Ph.D.) and/or veterinary school.  As such, this is a rigorous program that  is designed to be both theoretical and applied.