Jan 09, 2026

2025-2026 Catalog

HELP

2025-2026 Catalog

Biology, Minor - 24-28 units

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

Lower Division Requirements - 11-12 units

BIOL 200 - Principles of Organismal and Population Biology Units: 4
BIOL 201 - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Units: 4
Complete one from the following:
CHEM 105 - Introduction to Chemistry Units: 3
CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I Units: 4

Upper Division Requirements - 13-16 units

Biology Core Courses - 7-8 units

Complete two from the following:

BIOL 300 - Cell Biology Units: 4
BIOL 302 - Genetics Units: 4
BIOL 303 - Evolutionary Biology Units: 3
BIOL 433 - Ecology and the Environment Units: 4

Biology Electives - 6-8 units

Complete a minimum of six units from the following:

BIOL 301 - Microbiology Units: 4
BIOL 304 - Comparative Animal Physiology Units: 3
BIOL 310 - Vertebrate Biology Units: 4
BIOL 311 - Plant Biology Units: 4
BIOL 312 - Marine Biology Units: 4
BIOL 316 - Invertebrate Zoology Units: 4
BIOL 317 - Parasitology Units: 4
BIOL 318 - Medical Mycology Units: 4
BIOL 319 - Plant Systematics and Identification Units: 4
BIOL 320 - Deep-Sea Biology And Ecology Units: 3
BIOL 335 - The Biosphere Units: 3
BIOL 345 - Science and Public Policy (Cross-listed as POLS 345) Units: 3
BIOL 389 - The Science of Art and the Art of Science (Cross-listed as ART 389) Units: 3
BIOL 400 - Molecular Biology Units: 4
BIOL 401 - Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA Techniques Units: 4
BIOL 406 - Evolutionary Biogeography Units: 3
BIOL 407 - Behavioral Ecology Units: 3
BIOL 420 - Cellular and Molecular Immunology Units: 4
BIOL 421 - Virology Units: 3
BIOL 422 - Plant Physiology Units: 4
BIOL 423 - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Units: 3
BIOL 424 - Human Physiology Units: 3
BIOL 425 - Human Genetics Units: 3
BIOL 426 - Hematology Units: 4
BIOL 427 - Developmental Biology Units: 3
BIOL 428 - Biology of Cancer Units: 3
BIOL 431 - Bioinformatics Units: 4
BIOL 435 - Ethnobotany Units: 3
BIOL 436 - Computational Biology (Cross-listed as COMP 436) Units: 4
BIOL 450 - Ichthyology: The Biology Of Fishes Units: 4
BIOL 451 - Ornithology Units: 4
BIOL 452 - Entomology Units: 4
BIOL 453 - Methods in Population and Community Ecology Units: 4
BIOL 454 - Wildlife Conservation Units: 4
BIOL 470 - Plant Pathology Units: 4
BIOL 471 - Soil Science Units: 4
BIOL 473 - Sustainable Agriculture Units: 4
BIOL 475 - Apiculture and Bee Biology Units: 3
BIOL 476 - Apiculture And Bee Biology Lab Units: 1
BIOL 477 - Sustainable Insect Husbandry Units: 4
BIOL 490 - Special Topics Units: 1-3
BIOL 491 - Special Laboratory Topics Units: 1-3
BIOL 499 - Senior Capstone In Biology Units: 3