Department of Biological Sciences

Department of Biological Sciences Minors

View specific minor requirements and course descriptions in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Minor in Botany: 17 s.h.

  1. BOT 200: 4 s.h.
  2. MICR 200 or ZOOL 200: 4 s.h.
  3. Select one from BOT 320, 410, 430: 3 s.h.
  4. Select 6 s.h. from BIOL 458, 470; BOT 210, 329, 423, 452, 462, 481: 6 s.h.

Minor in Microbiology: 17 s.h.

  1. MICR 200: 4 s.h.
  2. BOT 200 or ZOOL 200: 4 s.h.
  3. Select one from MICR 400, 401, 423: 3 s.h.
  4. Select one from BIOL 466; MICR 451, 465: 3 s.h.
  5. Select one from MICR 405, 434, 460, 463, 464: 3 s.h.

Minor in Middle Level Science Teaching: 24 s.h.

Note: This minor is offered in conjunction with the major in Middle Level Education. By itself, this minor will not be sufficient for education endorsement purposes.

  1. BIOL 101; CHEM 101; GEOL 110; PHYS 114; SCED 465: 19 s.h.
  2. Take 5 additional semester hours from one or more of the following areas; at least one course must be a lab course: 5 s.h.
    1. Biology (excluding BIOL 100 and 170), Botany, Microbiology, and/or Zoology
    2. Chemistry (excluding CHEM 100 and 150)
    3. Geography (excluding GEOG 100, 110, 251, 341, 352, 443, 445, 448, 450, and 466)
    4. Geology (excluding GEOL 112)
    5. Physics (excluding PHYS 100, 101, and 124; also, students may not count both PHYS 115 and 125)

Minor in Zoology: 17 s.h.

  1. ZOOL 200: 4 s.h.
  2. BOT 200 or MICR 200: 4 s.h.
  3. Select one from ZOOL 320, 321, 411, 415, 430, 460: 3 s.h.
  4. Select 6 s.h. from BIOL 350, 451, 452, 454, 458, 459, 466; ZOOL 320, 321, 325, 330, 331, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 430, 432, 451, 452, 460, 461, 476: 6 s.h.