Minors

Biological Sciences Minor

Program Information

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 semester credit hours of which at least 9 hours must be at the 3000-level or above.

Core Requirements

• Biol 1110/1111 - Biology for Science Majors I Lecture and Lab
• Biol 1120/1121 - Biology for Science Majors II Lecture and Lab
• Biol 1130/1131 - Biology for Science Majors III Lecture and Lab
• Biol 3100 - General Genetics

Biology Elective Requirements

(Select at least 9 credit hours from any of the Organismal, Population, Biodiversity, or Molecular menus listed below) 

Organismal Menu

• Biol 3220 - Comparative Anatomy
• Biol 3230 - Vertebrate Embryology
• Biol 3240 - Plant Anatomy
• Biol 3260 - Animal Physiology
• Biol 3480 - General Entomology
• Biol 4267 - Plant Development
• Biol 4277 - Neuro Biology
• Biol 4357 - Ethology
• Biol 4487 - Paleobotany
• Biol 4767 - Plant Physiology
• Biol 4887 - Arachnology

Population Menu

• Biol 3460 - Invertebrate Zoology
• Biol 3350 - Ecology
• Biol 4337 - Plant Systematics
• Biol 4357 - Ethology
• Biol 4360 - Evolution
• Biol 4367 - Modeling Biological Systems
• Biol 4737 - Conservation Biology
• Biol 4747 - Population Genetics

Biodiversity Menu

• Biol 3410 - Vertebrate Zoology
• Biol 3420 - Plant Biology
• Biol 3450 - Algae and Fungi
• Biol 3460 - Invertebrate Zoology
• Biol 3480 - General Entomology
• Biol 4247 - Appalachian Flora
• Biol 4257 - Appalachian Fauna
• Biol 4337 - Plant Systematics
• Biol 4450 - Bryophytes, Ferns, and Seed Plants
• Biol 4467 - Ichthyology
• Biol 4477 - Ornithology
• Biol 4857 - Aquatic Biology
• Biol 4487 - Paleobotany
• Biol 4887 - Arachnology
• Hsci 3320/3321 - General Microbiology Lecture/Lab

Molecular Menu

• Biol 3150 - Cell Biology Lecture
• Biol 3151 - Cell Biology Lab
• Biol 4147 - Biochemistry of Macromolecules Lecture
• Biol 4157 - Biochemistry of Macromolecules Lab
• Biol 4167 - Biochemistry of Metabolism Lecture
• Biol 4177 - Biochemistry of Metabolism Lab
• Biol 4597 - Recombinant DNA Lab
• Biol 4647 - Plant Physiology
• Biol 4747 - Population Genetics