Biology Minor (A)
A Biology minor is offered to those students who want a more detailed knowledge of living organisms/systems and how they affect the world in which we live.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Core Course | ||
| Bioethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Society (Human Beings & Being Human) | ||
| Required Courses: The biology minor consists of 6 required classes (21-24 credits). Note that prerequisites may apply. | ||
| 1. | ||
| BIO 1501 | Functional Human Biology I | 4 |
| 2. | ||
| BIO 1502 | Functional Human Biology II | 4 |
| 3. Any biology or related class (see list below) (3-4 crs.) | 3-4 | |
| 4. Any biology or related class (see list below) (3-4 crs.) | 3-4 | |
| 5. Any class with a BIO prefix numbered 2000 or higher (3-4 crs.) | 3-4 | |
| 6. Any class with a BIO prefix numbered 2000 or higher that includes a lab (4 crs.) | 4 | |
| Requirements 3 or 4 may be met by these classes (or by classes on either of the lists below): | ||
| BIO 1600 | Medical Microbiology 1 | 4 |
| BIO 1801 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 1802 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| CHEM 3214 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| ENV 1800 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| SCI 2400 | Cosmogony (Human Beings & Being Human) | 3 |
| Requirements 3, 4, or 5 may be met by these classes (or by classes on the list below): | ||
| BIO 2800 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| or NURS 2020 | Nursing Pathophysiology | |
| BIO 3500 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIO 3760 | Ecology of the Tropics (if taken without BIO 3761) (Core Culture Designation) | 3 |
| BIO 3990 | Biology Internship 2 | 1-4 |
| NURS 2040 & NURS 2130 | Nursing Pharmacology 1 and Nursing Pharmacology 2 | 3-4 |
| or BIO 4300 | Pharmacology | |
| BIO 4800 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| Requirements 3, 4, 5, or 6 may be met by these classes: | ||
| BIO 2400 | Botany | 4 |
| BIO 2500 | Zoology | 4 |
| BIO 2600 | Biology of Microorganisms 1 | 4 |
| BIO 3200 | Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIO 3400 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIO 3760 & BIO 3761 | Ecology of the Tropics and Ecology of the Tropics Lab (Core Culture Designation) | 4 |
| BIO 4100 | Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 4990 | Undergraduate Research 2 | 1-4 |
| Total Hours | 21-24 | |