Biology, Minor

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The minor consists of a minimum of 20 units in the Department of Biology. The purpose of the minor is to provide a student with a rigorous background in biology that supplements the student’s major. Students must develop a program in consultation with a faculty advisor in the Biology Department. Requirements of the Biology Minor are:

Two lower-division courses: 8 units

BIOL 130 - Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics Unit(s): 4
BIOL 131 - Biological Diversity and Ecology Unit(s): 4

Upper division courses in Biology: 12 units

At least eight of the upper division units must be courses for majors in the Department of Biology at SSU, with at least one of these a 4-unit course with a laboratory. One unit of Biology Colloquium (BIOL 390 ) may also be applied. All courses applied to the minor must be taken for a letter grade, except BIOL 390 .