Biology Minor

Requirements for a Minor in Biology

Minor Courses

Completion of minor courses requires a minimum grade of C-

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIOL 1114	General Biology - Molecular	4
BIOL 1124	General Biology - Organismal	4

Minimum of one course each from the following categories (minimum of 16 hours):

Environmental (3-4 Hours)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIOL 2074	Environmental Science	4
BIOL 2254	Ecology	4
BIOL 2373	Conservation Biology	3
BIOL 2653	The Ecology of South Carolina-Mountains to the Sea	3
BIOL 3074	Field Biology	4
BIOL 3174	Aquatic and Wetland Biology	4

Molecular/Cellular (3-4 Hours)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIOL 3033	Immunology	3
BIOL 3104	Microbiology	4
BIOL 3254	Biochemistry	4
BIOL 3454	Cellular and Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 3504	Genetics	4
BIOL 4273	Developmental Biology	3

BIOL 3254: CHEM 3254 or BIOL 3254 will meet the requirement.

Organismal (3-4 Hours)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIOL 2024	Botany	4
BIOL 2034	Zoology	4
BIOL 2353	Introduction to Ornithology	3
BIOL 2454	Introduction to Animal Science	4
BIOL 3054	Mammalogy	4
BIOL 3083	Forestry	3
BIOL 3304	Animal Behavior	4
BIOL 3874	Herpetology	4

Physiology (3-4 Hours)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIOL 3204	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIOL 3214	Anatomy and Physiology II	4
BIOL 3414	Physiology of Behavior	4
BIOL 4353	Comparative and Environmental Physiology	3

Summary

Total Credit Hours: 20-24