Requirements

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.
• A minimum of 9 credit hours must be at the 300-400 level.

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 X371 and X490 credit cannot count for either option in the biology minor.

In fulfilling the above requirements, students must also meet all other College requirements for minors.

The Biology minor must be officially declared before graduation. To declare the Biology minor, students should email bioadv@indiana.edu.