Undergraduate Major Manual:
15. Requirements for a Biology Minor

required courseload

courses

Introductory Biology

Track 1: BIOL 121 and BIOL 124 (lab course)

Track 2: BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 (or BIOL 121 and 122)
Note: BIOL 091 (assigned for AP credit) does not fulfill requirements in the Biology major.

2
or
3

Two semesters of biology lab requirement:

2 semesters of lab or field experience, normally met by labs associated with introductory courses.
(Students with credit for the departmental placement exams, transfer credit, or a waiver for Introductory Biology, see Section 6.)

Two cu of chemistry, chosen from the following:

CHEM 1 with 51 or 101 with 53 or 55 (1.5 cu; first semester of introductory chemistry)
CHEM 102 with 54 or 56 (1.5 cu; second semester of introductory chemistry lecture)
- or CHEM 15 (1 cu; honors chemistry I)
CHEM 241 (1.0 cu; first semester of organic chemistry)
CHEM 242 (1.0 cu; second semester of organic chemistry)
CHEM 245 (1.0 cu; organic chemistry lab)

Intermediate biology courses must be selected from the following groups:

Track 1: must take three courses from three different groups
Track 2: must take two courses from two different groups

Group 1: BIOL 202 - Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
Group 2: BIOL 221 - Molecular Biology and Genetics
Group 3: BIOL 215 - Vertebrate Physiology or BIOL 251 - Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
Group 4: BIOL 230 - Evolution or BIOL 240 - Ecology: from individuals to ecosystems

3
or
2

Two additional course units selected from

Additional BIOL 200-level courses
BIOL 300, 400, or 500 level courses
BIOL 109 or BIOL 140
One of these additional courses may be a course given in another department from the list given in Section 4.

Note: Only 1 CU of BIOL 399 or 499 may be counted toward the minor.

For additional information and for restrictions on LPS and transfer courses see Restrictions on LPS, Transfer, and Summer Courses

At least three of the seven credit units of Biology courses required for the minor should be unique to the Biology minor and should not be counted toward the student's major or other minors.

A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required for courses taken to satisfy the minor.

If a student has departmental placement credit for both Biol 101 and 102 or Biol 121 (1.0 cu each without lab), one of the 200-level or "additional" courses must be a lab course, unless Biol 123 and/or 124 is taken to fulfill the lab requirement.

To apply for the minor, obtain an application form from the Biology Academic Office, Leidy Lab, room 102 and return the completed form to the Academic Office for approval by the Undergraduate Chair.

Undergraduate Major Manual: 15. Requirements for a Biology Minor

required courseload

Undergraduate Major Manual:
15. Requirements for a Biology Minor