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Biological Sciences, Minor


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Program Requirements

The minor in biological sciences requires a minimum of 24 credit hours, of which at least 12 credit hours must be upper division. At least six of the upper-division credit hours must be from courses offered by The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The remaining elective credit hours may be chosen from those courses in the life sciences that can be used toward the majors offered by the school. Three credits of undergraduate research or internship (BIO 390 OR BIO 484 or MBB 484 or MIC 484 OR BIO 495 or MBB 495 or MIC 495) may be allowed in the minor.
Core Minor Requirement (15-16 credits) -- 15 credit hours
Electives (8-9 credits) -- 9 credit hours
Students will complete 8-9 credit hours in electives selected from the BIO, MBB or MIC prefixes, all of which must be upper-division courses.
Lower-division biology courses, including but not limited to, BIO 100, BIO 201, BIO 202 and MIC 205, may not be used in the biological sciences minor.
Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
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