Biology Minor

The Biology Minor is only available for majors outside of the Biological Sciences.

Any two of the following: 

 
BIOS 101	General Zoology				3 cr 
BIOS 102	General Zoology Laboratory		1 cr
BIOS 103	General Botany				3 cr 
BIOS 104	General Botany Laboratory 		1 cr
BIOS 221	Introductory Microbiology		3 cr
BIOS 223	Introductory Microbiology 
		Laboratory				1 cr
Additional Courses 
 
BIOS 203	General Ecology				4 cr 
	OR 
BIOS 206	Cell Biology				3 cr 
	AND 
BIOS 207	Cell Biology Laboratory			1 cr 
BIOS g317	Organic Evolution			3 cr 
BIOS g358	Genetics				3 cr 
Upper division Biology courses				3-4 cr 
(BIOS g481-g482 and BIOS g491-g492 may not be used without prior approval of the departmental chair or assistant chair)
						TOTAL:	21 or 22 cr
Botany Minor 
 
BIOS 103	General Botany				3 cr 
BIOS 104	General Botany Laboratory 		1 cr
BIOS 203	General Ecology				4 cr 
	OR 
BIOS 206	Cell Biology				3 cr 
	AND 
BIOS 207	Cell Biology Laboratory			1 cr 
BIOS g317	Organic Evolution			3 cr 
BIOS g358	Genetics				3 cr 
Upper division Botany courses				7-8 cr 
(BIOS g481-g482 and BIOS g491-g492 may not be used without prior approval of the departmental chair or assistant chair)
						TOTAL:	21 or 22 cr
Ecology Minor 
 
BIOS 101	General Zoology				3 cr 
	AND 
BIOS 102	General Zoology Laboratory		1 cr
	OR 
BIOS 103	General Botany				3 cr 
	AND 
BIOS 104	General Botany Laboratory 		1 cr
BIOS 192	Ecology Seminar				1 cr 
BIOS 203	General Ecology				4 cr
 
Any combination of the following courses to total 12 credits.
BIOS g318	Ecological Topics			2 cr 
BIOS 320	Physiological Ecology			3 cr 
BIOS g337	Conservation of Natural 
		Resources				3 cr 
BIOS g408	Plant Ecology				3 cr 
BIOS g416	Community Ecology			3 cr 
BIOS g452	Population Ecology			3 cr 
BIOS g459	Fish Ecology				3 cr 
BIOS g462	Fresh Water Ecology			3 cr 
BIOS g476	Ecology of Water Pollution		3 cr
BIOS g489	Field Ecology				3 cr 
(BIOS g481-g482 and BIOS g491-g492 may not be used without prior approval of the departmental chair or assistant chair)
						TOTAL:	21 cr
Microbiology Minor 
 
BIOS 235	General Microbiology			4 cr 
BIOS 236	Advanced General 
		Microbiology				3 cr
 
Any combination of the following courses to total 14 credits.
BIOS g332	Biochemistry				3 cr 
BIOS 334	Experimental Biochemistry		1 cr
BIOS g351	Immunology				3 cr 
BIOS g353	Immunology Laboratory			1 cr 
BIOS g355	Pathogenic Microbiology			3 cr 
BIOS g357	Pathogenic Microbiology 
		Laboratory				2 cr 
BIOS g433	Microbial Physiology			3 cr 
BIOS g465	Microbial Genetics			3 cr 
BIOS g467	Microbial Genetics Laboratory		1 cr
BIOS g475	General Virology			3 cr 
BIOS g477	Bacterial Virology Laboratory		1 cr
BIOS g478	Animal Virology Laboratory		1 cr
(BIOS g481-g482, BIOS g491-g492, and, BIOS 494 may not be used without prior approval of the departmental chair or assistant chair)
						TOTAL:	21 cr
Zoology Minor 
 
BIOS 101	General Zoology				3 cr 
BIOS 102	General Zoology Laboratory		1 cr
BIOS 203	General Ecology				4 cr 
	OR 
BIOS 206	Cell Biology				3 cr 
	AND 
BIOS 207	Cell Biology Laboratory			1 cr 
BIOS g317	Organic Evolution			3 cr 
BIOS g358	Genetics				3 cr 
Upper division Zoology courses				7-8 cr 
(BIOS g481-g482 and BIOS g491-g492 may not be used without prior approval of the departmental chair or assistant chair)
						TOTAL:	21 or 22 cr