Biology Minor

The department offers a minor in biology. Students interested in minoring in biology should contact the department chairperson.

Program Requirements

A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all minor requirements, BIOL 121 Biological Science I - 3 credits /BIOL 121L Biological Science I Laboratory - 1 credit and BIOL 122 Biological Science II - 3 credits /BIOL 122L Biological Science II Laboratory - 1 credit , and additional biology electives. All biology electives must be selected from 300 and 400 level courses offered by the Department of Biology (prefix BIOL), except that a student may take up to four credit hours of coursework from biology-related courses offered by other departments (prefix other than BIOL) toward his or her biology electives.

External courses that can be counted in this way include:

Note:

No other courses from departments outside of biology may be counted as biology electives. No more than four credits of BIOL 399 or BIOL 499 may be applied to the minor.

Prerequisites (24 Credits)

Complete the following courses:

Choose two from the following: (8 Credits)

Biology courses numbered 300 and above (8 Credits)

Total Credits Required: 24 Credits

The Biology minor sequence should be determined in consultation with the student’s major adviser and an adviser in the Department of Biology.