Biology Minor

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

Preminor Requirements

BIO 148 - Introductory Biology I 3 Credit Hours
BIO 152 - Introductory Biology II 3 Credit Hours
BIO 155 - Biological Research Skills Lab 1 Credit Hours

Minor Requirements

BIO 303 - Introduction to Evolution 4 Credit Hours
BIO 304 - Principles of Genetics 4 Credit Hours

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 3 Credit Hours
CHE 226 - Analytical Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
CHE 232 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
CHE 233 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1 Credit Hours
CHE 440G - Introductory Physical Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
CHE 441 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
CHE 442G - Thermodynamics and Kinetics 3 Credit Hours
CHE 446G - Physical Chemistry for Engineers 3 Credit Hours
CHE 532 - Spectrometic Identification of Organic Molecules 2 Credit Hours
CHE 533 - Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
CHE 550 - Biological Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
CHE 552 - Biological Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
CHE 565 - Environmental Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
EES 401G - Invertebrate Paleobiology and Evolution 3 Credit Hours
PSY 459 - Neuropharmacology: Drugs and Behavior 3 Credit Hours
STA 570 - Basic Statistical Analysis 3 Credit Hours
STA 580 - Biostatistics I 3 Credit Hours (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 3 Credit Hours
ASC 364 - Reproductive Physiology of Farm Animals 4 Credit Hours
ASC 378 - Animal Nutrition 3 Credit Hours
ENT 310 - Insect Pests of Field Crops 3 Credit Hours
ENT 320 - Horticultural Entomology 3 Credit Hours
ENT 460 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics 3 Credit Hours
ENT 502 - Forest Entomology 3 Credit Hours
ENT 561 - Insects Affecting Human and Animal Health 3 Credit Hours
ENT 564 - Insect Taxonomy 4 Credit Hours
ENT 568 - Insect Behavior 3 Credit Hours
FOR 340 - Forest Ecology 3 Credit Hours
FOR 502 - Forest Entomology 3 Credit Hours
FSC 530 - Food Microbiology and Safety 5 Credit Hours
HRT 320 - Woody Horticultural Plants 3 Credit Hours
NRE 320 - Extended Field Experience in Natural Resources and Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
NRE 420G - Taxonomy of Vascular Plants 4 Credit Hours
PLS 366 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 4 Credit Hours
PLS 502 - Ecology of Economic Plants 3 Credit Hours
PLS 566 - Soil Microbiology 3 Credit Hours
PLS 567 - Methods in Soil Microbiology 1 Credit Hours
PPA 400G - Principles of Plant Pathology 3 Credit Hours
ANA 511 - Introduction to Human Anatomy 5 Credit Hours
NSC 516 - Selected Topics in Advanced Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours (some other anatomy courses at the 500-level are accepted, but are usually restricted to professional students)
BCH 401G - Fundamentals of Biochemistry 3 Credit Hours
MI 494G - Immunobiology 3 Credit Hours
MI 595 - Immunobiology Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
MI 598 - Clinical Microbiology 3 Credit Hours
PGY 560 - Pathophysiology: Integrative Study in Physiology and Medicine 1 Credit Hours
TOX 509 - Environmental and Regulatory Toxicology 2 Credit Hours
Other courses may be accepted at the discretion of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biology.