Biology Minor

Minor Credit Hours: 25-26

A grade of “C” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.

Biology majors and minors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum of a “C” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class 02-100 (Introduction to Biology) when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. No credit is awarded for major classes based on AP scores.

To be admitted to the minor in Biology, the applicant needs either a cumulative GPA of 2.75 for matriculated students or a composite ACT score of 21 for first-year students. Minors need not take Calculus I to be admitted to the minor.

Degree Requirements

I. Required Courses: (20)

02-110General Biology I

4

02-111General Biology I Lab

1

02-115General Biology II

4

02-116General Biology II Lab

1

02-220Genetics

4

02-221Genetics Lab

1

02-224General Microbiology

4

02-226General Microbiology Lab

1

II. Upper Division Electives (5-6)

Select a minimum of two courses (5-6 hours) from the following*:

02-335Advanced Clinical Physiology

3

02-336Case Studies in Human Physiology

1

02-355Biochemistry I- Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

02-356Biochemistry I Lab

1

02-357Biochemistry II-Nutritional Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

02-358Biochemistry II Lab

1

02-406Molecular Cell Biology

4

02-422Human Anatomy

3

02-423Functional Human Anatomy Lab

1

02-425Medical Microbiology

3

02-426Immunology

3

02-435Ethics Scientific Principles and Practices

3

02-479Pharmacology

2

02-497Special Topics

2

* Prerequisites must be satisfied.