Biology Minor

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Minor Requirements

Minimum hours required for minor: 16

A grade of C or better is required for all courses applied to the minor in Biology. Check with the Biology advisor (216-687-2440) for other courses that may be used as Biology electives.

Required Courses (8 credits)

BIO 200 - Introductory Biology I and
BIO 201 - Introductory Biology Laboratory I
BIO 202 - Introductory Biology II and
BIO 203 - Introductory Biology Laboratory II

Electives (8 credits)

The remaining eight credits must be 200-, 300- or 400-level biology courses:

BIO courses numbered 264-269
BIO courses numbered 300-311
BIO courses numbered 410-496

One of the following courses or linked pair of courses where a laboratory is included may be substituted for a BIO prefixed course:

EVS 300 - Physical Features of Ecosystems and
EVS 301 - Physical Features of Ecosystems Laboratory
EVS 302 - Biological Features of Ecosystems and
EVS 303 - Biological Features of Ecosystems Laboratory
EVS 450 - Applied Ecology
EVS 454 - Conservation Biology and
EVS 455 - Conservation Biology Laboratory
EVS 470 - Aquatic Ecosystems and
EVS 471 - Aquatic Ecosystems Laboratory
EVS 472 - Introduction to Watersheds of Northeast Ohio and
EVS 473 - Introduction to Watersheds of Northeast Ohio Laboratory