Departments & Programs

Biology

Minor in Biology
Required Courses

Option 1 or Option 2 must include a minimum of 9 credit hours taken on the Bloomington campus. Students are not allowed to combine the two options. They must choose either Option 1 or Option 2.

Option 1

This option is recommended for students not majoring in science:

  • BIOL L111, L112, L113, L350, L369 and
  • An approved statistics course at the 300 level, or one of L330 or L340.
Option 2

This option is recommended for science majors:

  • BIOL L111, L112, L113, and
  • An approved statistics course at the 300 level, or one 3 credit, upper-level (300-400) lecture or lab course for biology majors, and
  • Additional biology major courses at the 300-level and above to total 18 or more credit hours. A minimum of 9 credit hours must be at the 300-400 level.

Note: Biology L490 and L499 credit cannot count for either option in the biology minor.