The Biology Minor

The Biology minor is an excellent complement to many academic majors, such as Environmental Science, Health Science, or general Science, as well as many of the pre-professional programs. Minoring in Biology gives you specialized knowledge in the life sciences that enhances your understanding of these other fields, and also signals your expertise in this area to graduate schools and employers.  The requirements for a Biology minor include the following:

1. Biology minors must earn at least 27 Biology credits (at least 9 of which must be completed at PSU), including:

        Biology 251, 252, 253: Principles of Biology (15 credits)

2. Upper-division courses (12-15 credits), at least one of which must come from each of the following areas:

Cellular Biology

• Biology 336: Cell Biology
• Biology 341: Introduction to Genetics
• Biology 480: Microbiology

Organismal Biology

• Biology 301, 302, 303: Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Biology 326: Comparative Vertebrate Embryology
• Biology 328: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
• Biology 330: Introduction to Plant Biology
• Biology 387: Vertebrate Zoology
• Biology 433: Morphology of Vascular Plants
• Biology 434: Plant Anatomy
• Biology 455: Histology
• Biology 461: Freshwater Invertebrate Zoology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

• Biology 357: General Ecology
• Biology 360, 361: Introduction to Marine Biology and Lab
• Biology 423: Microbial Ecology
• Biology 426: Evolution