Biology Minor

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Students who are interested in pursuing a biology minor should contact the chair of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences.

Biology minors may count Civitae Core courses satisfying minor requirements as also satisfying their respective Civitae Core requirements, up to two Pillar courses and one Perspectives course.

Courses satisfying minor requirements that are designated as Civitae Core courses subsequent to the print deadline of this Catalog will be eligible to also satisfy Civitae Core requirements, subject to the above rules.

Minor Requirements (24 credits)

The minor must include:

BIOL 120 - Integrative Biology 4 credits
BIOL 250 - Introduction to Genetics and Cell Biology 4 credits
or
BIOL 251 - Introduction to Ecology and Evolution 4 credits
16 additional credit hours of BIOL electives, of which 8 credits must be at the 200 level or above and 4 credits must be at the 300-level or above