Biology Minor
Minor Credit Hours: 25-26
A grade of “C” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.
Biology majors and minors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum of a “C” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.
The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class 02-100 (Introduction to Biology) when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. No credit is awarded for major classes based on AP scores.
To be admitted to the minor in Biology, the applicant needs either a cumulative GPA of 2.75 for matriculated students or a composite ACT score of 21 for first-year students. Minors need not take Calculus I to be admitted to the minor.
Degree Requirements
I. Required Courses: (20)
II. Upper Division Electives (5-6)
Select a minimum of two courses (5-6 hours) from the following*:
| 02-335 | Advanced Clinical Physiology | 3 |
| 02-336 | Case Studies in Human Physiology | 1 |
| 02-355 | Biochemistry I- Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | 3 |
| 02-356 | Biochemistry I Lab | 1 |
| 02-357 | Biochemistry II-Nutritional Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | 3 |
| 02-358 | Biochemistry II Lab | 1 |
| 02-406 | Molecular Cell Biology | 4 |
| 02-422 | Human Anatomy | 3 |
| 02-423 | Functional Human Anatomy Lab | 1 |
| 02-425 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| 02-426 | Immunology | 3 |
| 02-435 | Ethics Scientific Principles and Practices | 3 |
| 02-479 | Pharmacology | 2 |
| 02-497 | Special Topics | 2 |
* Prerequisites must be satisfied.