Biology Minor

Minors

The Department of Biology and Chemistry offers two undergraduate minors:

Biology Minor
Chemistry Minor

Requirements for the Biology Minor

28 units

The minimum prerequisites for this program include one year of high school chemistry, one year of high school biology, and two years of high school algebra. Students must have received a grade of C or better in each of the high school courses.
Lower-Division Requirements		20 units
Each student must take the following and must receive a grade of C or better before being allowed to continue the minor:
BIOL 151	General Biology I*	4
BIOL 152	General Biology II	4
CHEM 151	General Chemistry I*	4
CHEM 152	General Chemistry II*	4
Select one of the following:
BIOL 115	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 220	General Microbiology	4
Upper-Division Electives		8 units
Choice of electives must be approved by the chair of the Department of Biology and Chemistry.

*This course may be waived with an appropriate Advanced Placement test score.
**Meets a general studies requirement. Required of all science majors.
***Required if no high school physics has been taken; does not count toward major.

Chemistry Minor

Requirements for the Chemistry Minor

25 units

CHEM 151//152	General Chemistry I, II	4, 4
CHEM 300	Quantitative Analysis – Theory	2
CHEM 310	Quantitative Analysis – Lab	2
CHEM 251/252	Organic Chemistry – Theory	4, 4
CHEM 261/262	Organic Chemistry – Lab	1, 1
Upper-Division Chemistry Elective		3

*This course may be waived with an appropriate Advanced Placement test score.
**Meets a general studies requirement.

Note: This information is current for the 2007-08 academic year. To view 2008-09 program information, visit the Academic Catalogs page. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.