2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Biology Minor

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The biology minor requires successful completion of six biology courses, as described below:

*At least two courses must be at the 200 level or above.

Two (2) required courses

BIO 165 - From Ecosystems to Organisms Course unit(s): 1
BIO 160 - Foundations of Biological Inquiry Course unit(s): 1

Three (3) biology elective courses

Three (3) biology elective courses, one from each of Lists 1-3 below:

List 1 - (Ecology)

BIO 104 - Concepts of Biology: Biology of Birds Course unit(s): 1
BIO 108 - Concepts of Biology: Plants & People Course unit(s): 1
BIO 111, 126 - Concepts of Biology: Crisis Earth: Causes, Consequences, & Solutions for a Changing Planet Course unit(s): 1
BIO 113 - Concepts of Biology: The Ecology of Marine Organisms Course unit(s): 1
BIO 132 - Concepts of Biology: Flowers and Food Course unit(s): 1
BIO 204 - Invertebrate Zoology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 255 - Ornithology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 260 - Field Botany & Plant Ecology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 262 - Cultural & Economic Botany Course unit(s): 1
BIO 264 - Animal Behavior Course unit(s): 1
BIO 268 - Freshwater Ecology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 270 - Ecology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 272 - Field Marine Biology Course unit(s): 1

List 2 - (Organisms)

BIO 101 - Concepts of Biology: Human Biology, Science, & Society Course unit(s): 1
BIO 102 - Concepts of Biology: Biology of Movement Course unit(s): 1
BIO 124 - Concepts of Biology: The Female Human Course unit(s):
BIO 201 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II Course unit(s): 1
BIO 240 - Developmental Biology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 242 - Entomology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 245 - Comparative Anatomy Course unit(s): 1
BIO 250 - General Physiology Course unit(s): 1

List 3 - (Genes and Cells)

BIO 107, 117 - Concepts of Biology: From DNA to Cancer Course unit(s): 1
BIO 118, 119 - Concepts of Biology: Genes, Genomes, & Society Course unit(s): 1
BIO 175 - From Organisms to Molecules Course unit(s): 1
BIO 205 - Cell Biology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 215 - Genetics Course unit(s): 1
BIO 220 - Biochemistry Course unit(s): 1
BIO 225 - Microbiology Course unit(s): 1

One (1) additional elective

One (1) additional biology elective course (numbered between 100 and 499), OR
BIO 970 Biology Independent Study/Research (1 unit or two 0.5 units)