Biology Minor

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Definition of the Minor

A biology minor may be earned by taking 20 to 23 hours of biology. All general and specific course prerequisites are applicable. The following courses may not be used to complete a minor: BIO 121 , BIO 123 , BIO 238 , BIO 239 , BIO 301 , BIO 308 .

Required Courses

Must complete with a “C” or better.

BIO 130 - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Credit(s): 3
BIO 131 - Principles of Botany Credit(s): 3
BIO 131L - Principles of Botany Lab Credit(s): 1
BIO 133 - Principles of Zoology Credit(s): 3
BIO 133L - Principles of Zoology Lab Credit(s): 1

Biology Electives

A minimum of nine hours from:

BIO 300 - Contemporary Biology Credit(s): 3 (three hours max)
BIO 302 - Cancer Biology Credit(s): 3
BIO 304 - Marine Biology Credit(s): 3
BIO 309 - Microbiology Credit(s): 4
BIO 309L - Micobiology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 312 - Mycology Credit(s): 3
BIO 312L - Mycology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 313 - General Ecology Credit(s): 3
BIO 313L - General Ecology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 327 - Human Physiology Credit(s): 3
BIO 341 - Genetics Credit(s): 4
BIO 341L - Genetics Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 342 - Comparative Vertebrate Zoology Credit(s): 4
BIO 342L - Comparative Vertebrate Zoology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 343 - General Entomology Credit(s): 3
BIO 343L - General Entomology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 345 - Vertebrate Embryology Credit(s): 4
BIO 345L - Vertebrate Embryology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 350 - Economic Botany Credit(s): 3
BIO 351 - Plant Kingdom Credit(s): 4
BIO 351L - Plant Kingdom Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 353 - Economic Entomology Credit(s): 4
BIO 353L - Economic Entomology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 370 - Evolution Credit(s): 3
BIO 401 - Plant Anatomy Credit(s): 3
BIO 401L - Plant Anatomy Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 402 - Cellular Biology Credit(s): 3
BIO 402L - Cellular Biology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 403 - Terrestrial Plant Ecology Credit(s): 3
BIO 403L - Terrestrial Plant Ecology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 404 - Plant Physiology Credit(s): 4
BIO 404L - Plant Physiology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 407 - Behavioral Ecology Credit(s): 3
BIO 408 - Pathogenic Bacteriology Credit(s): 4
BIO 408L - Pathogenic Bacteriology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 410 - Fundamentals of Immunology Credit(s): 4
BIO 410L - Fundamentals of Immunology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 412 - Field Biology Credit(s): 6
BIO 414 - Field Course in Applied Ecological Methods Credit(s): 6
BIO 415 - Principles of Electronic Microscope Credit(s): 4
BIO 415L - Principles of Electronic Microscope Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 420 - Virology Credit(s): 4
BIO 420L - Virology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 424 - Plant Pathology Credit(s): 3
BIO 424L - Plant Pathology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 430 - Invertebrate Natural History Credit(s): 3
BIO 430L - Invertebrate Natural History Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 431 - Molecular Biology Credit(s): 3
BIO 433 - Ornithology Credit(s): 4
BIO 433L - Ornithology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 435 - Plant Systematics Credit(s): 3
BIO 435L - Plant Systematics Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 436 - Mammalogy Credit(s): 4
BIO 436L - Mammalogy Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 437 - Herpetology Credit(s): 4
BIO 437L - Herpetology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 438 - Ichthyology Credit(s): 3
BIO 438L - Ichthyology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 439 - Parasitology Credit(s): 4
BIO 439L - Parasitology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 442 - Molecular Genetics of Human Disease Credit(s): 3
BIO 445 - Developmental Biology Credit(s): 3
BIO 448 - Introduction to Bioinformatics Credit(s): 3
BIO 449 - Animal Histology Credit(s): 4
BIO 449L - Animal Histology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 450 - Limnology Credit(s): 4
BIO 450L - Limnology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 470 - Seminar in Biology Credit(s): 1
BIO 471 - Special Topics in Biology Credit(s): 3
BIO 472 - Special Topics in Biology Credit(s): 3
BIO 472L - Special Topics in Biology Lab Credit(s): 0
BIO 475 - Supervised Practicum in Advanced Biology Credit(s): 1-3