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 |
BIOL-L 317 or ZOOL-Z 317/318 |
BIOL-K |
312 |
Immunology |
3 |
C |
MICR-M 310 C: BIOL-K 313 |
BIOL-K |
313 |
Laboratory in Immunology |
2 |
C |
C: BIOL-K 312 |
BIOL-K |
322 |
Genetics & Molecular Biology |
3 |
C |
|
BIOL-K |
323 |
Genetics & Molecular Biology Lab |
2 |
C |
|
BIOL-L |
211 |
Molecular Biology |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L 101/102 |
BIOL-L |
303 |
Field Biology |
3 |
C |
One semester biology |
BIOL-L |
304 |
Marine Biology |
3 |
C |
One biology course |
BIOL-L |
311 |
Genetics |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L 101/102, BIOL-L 211 C: BIOL-L 319 |
BIOL-L |
312 |
Cell Biology |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L102, BIOL-L 211, BIOL-L 311 and BIOL-L 319 |
BIOL-L |
313 |
Cell Biology Laboratory |
3 |
C |
C: BIOL-L 312 |
BIOL-L |
317 |
Developmental Biology |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L 101/102, C: BIOL-Z 318 |
BIOL-L |
318 |
Evolution |
5 |
C |
BIOL-L 101/102, BIOL-L 211 |
BIOL-L |
319 |
Genetics Laboratory |
3 |
C |
C: BIOL-L 312 |
BIOL-L |
323 |
Molecular Biology Laboratory |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L 211 |
BIOL-L |
341 |
Natural History of Coral Reefs |
3 |
C |
100-level biology course |
BIOL-L |
350 |
Environmental Biology |
3 |
C |
Junior or Senior standing |
BIOL-L |
433 |
Tropical Biology |
3 |
C |
|
BIOL-L |
465 |
Advanced Field Biology |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L 427 and consent of instructor |
BIOL-L |
473 |
Ecology |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L 101/102 C: BIOL-L 474 |
BIOL-L |
474 |
Laboratory in Ecology 2 |
2 |
C |
PLSC-B 203, PLSC-B364 or ZOOL-Z 373, ZOOL-Z 374 P or C: BIOL-L473 or MICR-M 420, or consent of instructor |
BIOL-Z |
318 |
Developmental Biology Laboratory |
2 |
C |
|
GEOL-G |
210 |
Oceanography |
3 |
C |
|
MICR-M |
310 |
Microbiology |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L 101/102 C: MICR-M 315 |
MICR-M |
315 |
Microbiology Laboratory |
2 |
C |
C: MICR-M 310 |
MICR-M |
350 |
Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L 101/102, MICR-M 310/315 C: MICR-M 360 |
MICR-M |
360 |
Microbial Physiology Laboratory |
2 |
C |
MICR-M 350 |
MICR-M |
420 |
Environmental Microbiology |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L 101/102, CHEM-C 341 C: BIOL-L 474 |
MICR-M |
485 |
Microbial Genetics Laboratory |
3 |
C |
|
PHSL-P |
416 |
Comparative Animal Physiology |
2 |
C |
|
PLSC-B |
364 |
Summer Flowering Plants |
5 |
C |
|
PLSC-B |
368 |
Ethnobotany (Plants and Civilization) |
3 |
C |
|
PLSC-B |
370 |
Plant Physiology |
5 |
C |
BIOL-L 101/102, Genetics |
PLSC-B |
373 |
Plant Growth and Development |
5 |
C |
BIOL-L 101/102, Genetics |
PLSC-B |
375 |
Horticultural Plants: Biotechnology, Physiology and Development |
|
C |
|
ZOOL-Z |
373 |
Entomology |
3 |
C |
One introductory biology course C: BIOL-L 317, ZOOL-Z 317 |
ZOOL-Z |
383 |
Entomology Laboratory |
2 |
C |
C: ZOOL-Z 373 |
ZOOL-Z |
374 |
Invertebrate Zoology |
5 |
C |
One introductory biology course |
ZOOL-Z |
460 |
Ethology (Animal Behavior) |
3 |
C |
One introductory biology course |
ZOOL-Z |
466 |
Endocrinology |
3 |
C |
BIOL-L 311/312 |
ZOOL-Z |
476 |
Biology of Fishes |
3 |
C |
8 credits in zoology or consent of instructor |