Biology Minor

Requirements for the Minor in Biology

A total of 22 credit hours of biology

Required Courses

BIOL 131	Introductory Ecology and Evolution	3
BIOL 132	Introductory Ecology and Evolution Laboratory	1
BIOL 133	Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology	3
BIOL 134	Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		8

either Biodiversity and General Ecology with labs:

BIOL 243	Organismal Biology	3
BIOL 244	Organismal Biology Laboratory	1
BIOL 330	Ecology	3
BIOL 331	Ecology Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		8

or Genetics and Biochemistry with labs:

BIOL 237	Genetics	3
BIOL 238	Genetics Laboratory	1
BIOL 333	Biochemistry	3
BIOL 334	Biochemistry Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		8

	Biology courses at the 300 or 400 level (not including BIOL 440)	6
Total Credit Hours:		6

NOTE:

• Students electing BIOL 330 must have completed a minimum of 4 credit hours of chemistry
• Students electing BIOL 333 will be expected to have completed 16 credit hours of prerequisite chemistry courses.

Total Credit Hours: 22