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 Q* or BIOL 499 Q* 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.