Minor in Biology

After a student declares his or her minor at the Department of Biological Sciences, an adviser will be assigned. Then, to complete the minor, the following requirements need to be fulfilled for a total of 22 credits.

Questions concerning the minor may be directed to the Department of Biological Sciences, Boyden Hall, Room 206 (973-353-5347).

1. Core Course Requirements (12 credits required)

21:120:200  Concepts in Biology (4)

21:120:201  Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology (3)

21:120:202  Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory (1)

21:120/216:205  Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution (3)

21:120/216:206  Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Laboratory (1)

2. Required Courses (10 credits required)

A) Ecological and Evolutionary Framework (one course required)

21:120/216:211  Plant Kingdom (4)

21/28:120/216:222  Evolution (3)

21:120/216:280  Ecology (3)

28:120:382  Animal Behavior (3)

B) The Functional Organism (one course required - 4 credits)

21:120/216:230  Biology of Seed Plants (4)

21:120/216:330  Plant Physiology (4)

21:120:335  General Microbiology (4)

21:120:340  Mammalian Physiology (4)

21/28:120:342  Developmental Biology Lecture (3)* and

21:120:343  Developmental Biology Laboratory (1)*

*The lecture and laboratory courses must be taken together to fulfill the cluster requirement.

C) Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms (one course required)

21/28:120:352  Genetics (3)

21:120:355  Cell Biology (3)

21:120:356  Molecular Biology (3)

21:120:360  Biochemistry (3)