Program: Biology Minor - University of Kentucky

Apr 03, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The minor in Biology consists of 21 hours of course work to include:

Preminor Requirements

BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I Credit(s): 3
BIO 152 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II Credit(s): 3
BIO 155 - BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH SKILLS LAB Credit(s): 1

Minor Requirements

BIO 303 - INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION Credit(s): 4
BIO 304 - PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS Credit(s): 4

Minor Electives

Approved 300+ level BIO courses or other courses from the approved list. At least 3 of the 6 minor electives must be BIO courses (i.e., have a BIO prefix). Up to 3 hours of life science independent research course work can be counted here.

Approved list:

(Note: BIO 208 and BIO 209 CANNOT be used to satisfy the upper-level elective requirement for the Minor in Biology.)

ANT 332 - HUMAN EVOLUTION Credit(s): 3
CHE 226 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
CHE 232 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
CHE 233 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II Credit(s): 1
CHE 440G - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
CHE 441 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
CHE 442G - THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS Credit(s): 3
CHE 446G - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS Credit(s): 3
CHE 532 - SPECTROMETIC IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC MOLECULES Credit(s): 2
CHE 533 - ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
CHE 550 - BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 3
CHE 552 - BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
CHE 565 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
EES 401G - INVERTEBRATE PALEOBIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION Credit(s): 3
PSY 459 - NEUROPHARMACOLOGY: DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
STA 570 - BASIC STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
STA 580 - BIOSTATISTICS I Credit(s): 3 (Biology usually accepts only one of these courses for each student. Other STA courses may be accepted at the discretion of your advisor, and this may depend upon the area of biology in which you choose to specialize.)
ABT 460 - INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR GENETICS Credit(s): 3
ASC 364 - REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF FARM ANIMALS Credit(s): 4
ASC 378 - ANIMAL NUTRITION Credit(s): 3
ENT 310 - INSECT PESTS OF FIELD CROPS Credit(s): 3
ENT 320 - HORTICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY Credit(s): 3
ENT 460 - INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR GENETICS Credit(s): 3
ENT 502 - FOREST ENTOMOLOGY Credit(s): 3
ENT 561 - INSECTS AFFECTING HUMAN & ANIMAL HEALTH Credit(s): 3
ENT 564 - INSECT TAXONOMY Credit(s): 4
ENT 568 - INSECT BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
FOR 340 - FOREST ECOLOGY Credit(s): 3
FOR 502 - FOREST ENTOMOLOGY Credit(s): 3
FSC 530 - FOOD MICROBIOLOGY AND SAFETY Credit(s): 5
HRT 320 - WOODY HORTICULTURAL PLANTS Credit(s): 4
NRE 320 - EXTENDED FIELD EXPERIENCE IN NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Credit(s): 3
NRE 420G - TAXONOMY OF VASCULAR PLANTS Credit(s): 4
PLS 366 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SOIL SCIENCE Credit(s): 4
PLS 502 - ECOLOGY OF ECONOMIC PLANTS Credit(s): 3
PLS 566 - SOIL MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PLS 567 - METHODS IN SOIL MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 1
PPA 400G - PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
ANA 511 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ANATOMY Credit(s): 5
ANA 516 - SELECTED TOPICS IN ADVANCED NEUROSCIENCE Credit(s): 3 (some other anatomy courses at the 500-level are accepted, but are usually restricted to professional students)
BCH 401G - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
MI 494G - IMMUNOBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
MI 595 - IMMUNOBIOLOGY LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
MI 598 - CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PGY 560 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: INTEGRATIVE STUDY IN PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Credit(s): 1
TOX 509 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY Credit(s): 2
Other courses may be accepted at the discretion of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biology.