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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |