Schools

School of Natural Sciences

Minor in Biology
Degree/Certificate Requirements

Course requirements include at least 20 credit hours chosen from the following biological science courses.  The 20 credit hours may include no more than one introductory biology course such as BIOL-L101, BIOL-L 102, PLSC-B 101, & ZOOL-Z 103. 

Dept .

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

ANAT-A

464

Human Tissue Biology

5

C

P: BIOL-L 317/ZOOL-Z 318

BIOL-K

312

Immunology

3

C

P: BIOL-L 101, L102, & CHEM-C 101 or C125 w/ grade of C or better

BIOL-K

313

Laboratory in Immunology

2

C

C: BIOL-K 312

BIOL-L

211

Molecular Biology

3

C

P: BIOL-L 101/102 & CHEM-C 101 or C105 w/ grade of C or better

BIOL-L

303

Field Biology

3

C

P: One Biology course

BIOL-L

304

Marine Biology

3

C

P: One Biology course

BIOL-L

311

Genetics

3

C

P: BIOL-L 211
C: BIOL-L 319

BIOL-L

312

Cell Biology

3

C

P: BIOL-L 211

BIOL-L

313

Cell Biology Laboratory

3

C

C: BIOL-L 312

BIOL-L

317

Developmental Biology

3

C

P: BIOL-L 101/102
C: BIOL-Z 318

BIOL-L

318

Evolution

5

C

P: BIOL-L 311

BIOL-L

319

Genetics Laboratory

3

C

C: BIOL-L 311

BIOL-L

323

Molecular Biology Laboratory

3

C

P: BIOL-L 211

BIOL-L

341

Natural History of Coral Reefs

3

C

P: 100-level biology course

BIOL-L

473

Ecology

3

C

P: BIOL-L 211
C: BIOL-L 474

BIOL-L

474

Laboratory in Ecology 2

2

C

C: BIOL-L473 or MICR-M 420, or consent of instructor

BIOL-Z

318

Developmental Biology Laboratory

2

C

C: BIOL-L 317

GEOL-G

210

Oceanography

3

C

None

MICR-M

310

Microbiology

3

C

P: BIOL-L211
C: MICR-M 315

MICR-M

315

Microbiology Laboratory

2

C

C: MICR-M 310

MICR-M

350

Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry

3

C

P: BIOL-L 211, MICR-M 310/315
C: MICR-M 360

MICR-M

360

Microbial Physiology Laboratory

2

C

C: MICR-M 350

MICR-M

420

Environmental Microbiology

3

C

P: BIOL-L 211

MICR-M

485 

Microbial Genetics Laboratory 

 3 

 C 

P: BIOL-L 211

PHSL-P 

416 

Comparative Animal Physiology 

 3 

C

P: BIOL-L 211 
C: PHSL-P 418

PHSL-P

418 

Lab in Comparative Animal Physiology

 2 

 C 

C: PHSL-P 416 

PLSC-B

364

Summer Flowering Plants

5

C

None

PLSC-B

370

Plant Physiology

5

C

None

PLSC-B

373

Plant Growth and Development

5

C

None

PLSC-B

375

Horticultural Plants: Biotechnology, Physiology and Development

 

C

None

ZOOL-Z

373

Entomology

3

C

None

ZOOL-Z 

383 

Entomology Laboratory

2

C

C: ZOOL-Z 373

ZOOL-Z

460

Ethology (Animal Behavior)

3

C

P: One introductory biology course

ZOOL-Z

466

Endocrinology

3

C

P: BIOL-L 311/312

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