Requirements for the Biology Minor

Students selecting biology as their minor subject are required to complete the lower-level introductory courses, BIOL 201, 202, 203 and 204, unless exempted by examination or placement. Students exempted from BIOL 201 and 202 must take BIOL 203 and 204 unless they have completed laboratory courses equivalent to BIOL 203 and 204.

In addition, three upper-level three-hour courses in the Biology Department (300 and above) are required. Only three credit hours in either BIOL 385, 386, 395, or 491-498 may be submitted toward the three upper-level (300 or above) biology courses of three credits each required for the Biology minor. Courses offered by the Department of Environmental Sciences and CHEM 441 and 442, which may be applied to the Biology major, cannot be applied toward the Biology minor. Also, keep in mind the college rule: Credits at or above the 300-level applied toward a minor may not also count toward completion of a major.

Finally, the grade point average for all courses (300 and above) presented
for the minor must be 2.0 (C) or better.

Biology Minor Declaration forms with instructions may be downloaded and printed from here ; (click here for a WORD version; click here for a PDF version).

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