Biology Minor

Students in other majors can choose to Minor in Biology in order to broaden their exposure to the sciences.  The minor must be declared by the semester preceding graduation.  Students should complete an Application to Change Major/Minor/Concentration form.

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Required Courses   

Currently the Minor in Biology requires 12 credits of core courses and 10 credits of elected concept cluster courses in Biology. Therefore, Biology Minors are required to complete a total of 22 credits minimum to fulfill the minor requirement. Declared minors should reference the proper time frame and follow the required associated courses as specified below.

I.    Required Core Courses  [12 credits]

• BIOL 200 - Concepts in Biology  [4]

• BIOL 201 - Foundations of Cell and Molecular Biology Lecture  [3]

• BIOL 202 - Foundations of Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory  [1]

• BIOL 205 - Foundations of Ecology and Evolution Lecture  [3]

• BIOL 206 - Foundations of Ecology and Evolution Laboratory  [1]
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II.   Concept Cluster Courses [10 credits]. Minors must complete one course from each of the following three concept cluster categories:
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      A. » Ecological and Evolutionary Framework  [3 credits]

• BIOL 222 or  R120:222- Evolution  [3]

• BIOL 280  or R120:282 

• BIOL 382 - Animal Behavior  [3]

• R120:370 - Plant Ecology  [3]
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      B. » The Functional Organism [4 credits]

• R120:211 - Plant Kingdom   [4]

• R120:230 - Biology of Seed Plants  [4]

• R120:335 - Microbiology  [4]

• R120:330 - Plant Physiology  [4]

• BIOL 340 or R120:340 - Mammalian Physiology  [4]

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      C. » Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms  [3 credits]

• BIOL 352 or R120:352 - Genetics  [3]

• R120:355 - Cell Biology  [3]

• R120:356 - Molecular Biology  [3]

• CHEM 473 or R120:360 - Biochemistry  [3]
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