Semester Credits Required
Total credits in the minor: 20 (some of which may double-count for your major, as detailed below)
Prerequisites
Outcomes, Courses and Assessment
You must achieve all of the Learning Outcomes listed below by successfully completing the listed courses or alternative assessment options.
Outcome 1 - Biological Foundations
- Complete all of the following courses (12 credits). Up to 8 of these credits may double-count for the major; 4 credits should count only for the minor. Note that each of these biology courses has one or more chemistry prerequisites.
BIO 240/L: Ecology,Evol, Biodiversity; BIO 241/L: Cellular & Molecular Biology; BIO 242/L: Plant & Animal Form & Function
Outcome 2 - Advanced Knowledge in Biology
- Complete three or more courses, totaling at least 8 credits and including at least one course with a lab, from the list below. At least 8 credits taken to fulfill this Advanced Biology Learning Outcome must be in addition to any upper-division biology courses counted toward one's major requirements. Note that each of these upper-division biology courses has one or more lower-division biology prerequisites
BIO 300: Issues & Ethics in Biology; BIO 310/L: Biochemistry; BIO 311: Genetics; BIO 314; BIO 320/L: Microbiology; BIO 340: Ecology; BIO 341: Evolution Bio & Pop Genetics; BIO 342: California Ecosystems; BIO 345/L: Marine Biology; BIO 360: Vertebrate Natural History*; BIO 410: Bioinformatics & Systems Bio; BIO 420: Marine Invertebrate Zoology*; BIO 444L; BIO 448: Aquatic Ecology*, BIO 460L: Yeast Genetics & Mole Bio Lab*; BIO 472: California Flora*
* Note: Courses with an asterisk (*) are not yet available but are expected to be offered for the first time sometime in the next 2-3 years as part of the new biology major. They are included here for the benefit of student who wish to plan ahead. Interested students should contact the Division of Science & Environmental Policy for the latest information about when these courses will be offered.