Minor in Biology
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Students majoring in other fields frequently earn a minor in Biology, which demonstrates that they have taken a rigorous and comprehensive set of courses within the discipline. In particular, Nursing students often choose to minor in Biology.
Students in other fields of study receive a minor in Biology when they demonstrate that they have taken a rigorous and comprehensive set of courses within the discipline.
The minimum number of credits (exclusive of the University's Core curriculum) required for the minor: 18. A grade of C- or higher is required for all courses in the minor.
The minor consists of 18 credit hours of biology coursework. Students can begin with the general biology sequence of BIO 105, BIO 106, BIO 107, and BIO 109, or the human biology sequence of BIO 111, BIO 112, BIO 211, and BIO 212. Students must then take additional upper-level electives (200 or above) to equal a total of 18 credit hours. At least 6 credit hours of these upper-level courses must be taken within the Department of Biological Sciences.
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