Minor in Biology
The Minor in Biology is open to all majors in the University. To declare a Minor in Biology or obtain advice, students should consult an undergraduate advisor in the College of Sciences Undergraduate Advising Center. All students pursuing the minor must complete a minimum of 19 semester credit hours of Biology courses. It should be noted that students seeking a minor must also complete applicable support coursework in chemistry, computer science, physics, mathematics and statistics as needed to fulfill the normal prerequisites for any course listed below. All Biology courses and their prerequisites must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
- 10 semester credit hours of required courses:
BIO 1404 Biosciences I
BIO 1413 Biosciences II
BIO 2313 Genetics - 9 semester credit hours of electives chosen from the following:
BIO 3003 Introduction to Marine Biology
BIO 3013 Introduction to Clinical Medicine and Pathology
BIO 3063 Invertebrate Biology
BIO 3103 Biotechnology
BIO 3123 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIO 3153 Physiology of Human Systems
BIO 3213 Animal Behavior
BIO 3283 Principles of Ecology
BIO 3323 Evolution
BIO 3333 Plants and Society
BIO 3343 Plant Cell Biology
BIO 3413 Advanced Physiology
BIO 3433 Neurobiology
BIO 3513 Biochemistry
BIO 3613 The Biology of Aging
BIO 3663 Human Embryology
BIO 3713 Microbiology
BIO 3813 Cellular Biology
BIO 3913 Molecular Biology
BIO 4033 Conservation Biology
BIO 4043 Desert Biology
BIO 4083 Entomology
BIO 4143 Developmental Biology
BIO 4233 Field Biology
BIO 4333 Population Genetics
BIO 4453 Endocrinology
BIO 4473 Advanced Clinical Medicine and Pathology
BIO 4543 Bioinformatics
BIO 4573 Sensory Perception
BIO 4583 The Computational Brain
BIO 4593 Advanced Neurobiology
BIO 4723 Virology
BIO 4743 Immunology