The Biology Minor provides students with core biological and chemistry coursework. The Biology Minor is appropriate for students who are majoring in another discipline but plan to attend a graduate program in healthcare or those students who have interdisciplinary biologically related career interests.
Minor Requirements
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in all courses used to satisfy the minor.
- Grades below "C" (2.0) in each course are not accepted in the minor.
- At least 13 hours used in the minor must be taken at 麻豆原创 within the Department of Biology. If courses are not taken at 麻豆原创, student must take upper-level (3000/4000) biology department electives to complete the residency requirement.
- Not available to Biology majors.
Prerequisite Courses
- Students must satisfy each course's prerequisites before enrolling in the class.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
31 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- BSC2010C - Biology I (4)
- BSC2011C - Biology II (4)
- CHM2045C - Chemistry Fundamentals I (4)
- CHM2046 - Chemistry Fundamentals II (3)
- CHM2210 - Organic Chemistry I (3)
- PCB3023 - Molecular Cell Biology (3)
- PCB3044 - Principles of Ecology (3)
- PCB3063 - Genetics (3)
- PCB4683 - Evolutionary Biology (4)
- Prior to enrolling in CHM2045C, take the Chemistry Placement Test ~ https://www.sdes.ucf.edu/placement-tests/
Grand Total Credits: 31
Restricted Electives
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 31
Other Requirements
- Courses taken at Florida State College institutions do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide a course syllabus and any other supporting information with their petition for this evaluation.
- If an upper-level course is transferred into the minor, then the student must take an upper-level restricted elective course from the biology department to meet the biology residency requirement.
- Internship, Co-op, or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the minor.
