2026-2027 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [In Progress]
Minor in Biology
Requirements
The biology minor consists of a minimum of 24 credits in biology. CHM 109 or CHM 125 and CHM 126 is a required cognate in addition to the 24 credits. Following standard university policy, students must ensure that they complete 30 unduplicated credits in their major and 20 unduplicated credits in the minor to fulfill the requirements for both. Requirements of the biology minor:
- BIO 120 - General Biology I (4 credits)
- BIO 121 - General Biology II (4 credits)
- Cognate course: CHM 109 - Introductory Chemistry (4 credits) OR CHM 125 - Principles of Chemistry I Lecture (3 credits) AND CHM 126 - Principles of Chemistry I Lab (1 credit)
- An additional 16 credits selected from BIO courses numbered BIO 210 and above, except noted as follows.
The following may not be used in minor: BIO 104, BIO 105, BIO 107, BIO 109, BIO 205, and any other biology course whose course description prevents it from being used in the minor.
Only one of the following courses may be counted in the biology minor: BIO 309, BIO 311, or BIO 329. CMB 405, CMB 406, CMB 411, CMB 414, or CMB 426 may be counted as electives in the biology minor with approval of the biology unit head.
Students may count up to eight credits from the following BMS-designated courses toward the required 24 credits in biology.
- BMS 202 - Anatomy and Physiology (4 credits) OR the following two courses: BMS 208 - Human Anatomy (3 credits) AND BMS 309 - Laboratory in Human Anatomy (2 credits)
- BMS 212 - Introductory Microbiology (3 credits) AND BMS 213 - Laboratory in Microbiology (1 credit)
- BMS 250 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
- BMS 251 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
- BMS 290 - Human Physiology (3 credits) AND BMS 391 - Laboratory in Human Physiology (2 credits)
Since specific BMS course requirements vary among majors, students should seek the advice of their major advisors on which of these BMS courses to take and the appropriate sequence in which to take them. Students should contact the Biology Department if they have questions on how the specified BMS courses may be applied to the biology minor.