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Biology Minor
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.
| Biology Minor Requirements | 28 units | |
|---|---|---|
| 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*/^ | 4 | |
CHEM 152 General Chemistry II^ | 4 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
BIOL 115 Anatomy and Physiology | 4 | |
BIOL 240 Biology of Microorganisms | 4 | |
| Upper-division Electives | 8 units | |
| Select 8 additional units of 300- or 400-level BIOL or BIOC courses, including at least one 4-unit laboratory course. The following BIOL classes also do not fulfill this requirement: BIOL 325, 330, 400, 435, 445, 454, 455, 470, 496. These 8 units may not include units used to fulfill requirements of the student’s major. | ||
*Meets a General Studies core requirement. Required of all science majors.
**Meets the Upper-division Writing Intensive requirement.
^This course may be waived with an appropriate Advanced Placement test score.
Chemistry Minor
| Chemistry Minor Requirements | 25 units | |
|---|---|---|
CHEM 151 General Chemistry*/^ | 4 | |
CHEM 152 General Chemistry II^ | 4 | |
CHEM 300 Quantitative Analysis – Theory | 2 | |
CHEM 310 Quantitative Analysis – Laboratory | 2 | |
CHEM 251 Organic Chemistry – Theory I | 4 | |
CHEM 252 Organic Chemistry – Theory II | 4 | |
CHEM 261 Organic Chemistry – Lab | 1 | |
CHEM 262 Organic Chemistry – Lab | 1 | |
| Upper-division Chemistry Elective | 3 units | |
*Meets a General Studies core (or elective) requirement
^This course may be waived with an appropriate Advanced Placement test score.
Note: This information is current for the 2012–13 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
