Biology, Minor

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College	Arts and Sciences
Academic Award	Minor
Credits Required	20 semester credits
Faculty Lead	Charlotte Easterling
CIP Code	26.0101

A minor in biology will help the student improve their career options and opportunities. It is designed to provide skills and knowledge in the biology field above and beyond their major.

For Science majors wanting to take a science minor, no more than 5 credits may overlap with a Bachelor of Science major.

Biology Minor: 20-27 credits

Prerequisites: 7

Many courses in the sciences have prerequisites. These can be met by careful attention when selecting General Education Science and Math courses. Specific prerequisites for this minor include:

MATH 1313 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
SCIE 1333 - General Chemistry I 3 credits
SCIE 1331 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credits

Minor Requirements: 20

SCIE 1213 - Survey of Organic and Biochemistry 3 credits
SCIE 1211 - Survey of Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory 1 credits
SCIE 2053 - General Biology: Ecology/Diversity 3 credits
SCIE 2051 - General Biology: Ecology/Diversity Laboratory 1 credits
SCIE 2063 - General Biology: Cell/Molecular 3 credits
SCIE 2061 - General Biology: Cell/Molecular Laboratory 1 credits
SCIE - Science Electives 8 credits

Select remaining credits from:

SCIE 2203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 credits
SCIE 2201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 credits
SCIE 2213 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 credits
SCIE 2211 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 credits
SCIE 2403 - Environmental Science 3 credits
SCIE 2401 - Environmental Science Laboratory 1 credits
SCIE 3xxx/4xxx Science Elective

(In consultation with student’s advisor)