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BIOLOGY

Nine courses totaling at least 21 credits, including at least three upper-division lecture and two upper-division laboratory courses. At least four of these courses (lecture or lab) must be outside the requirements for the student’s major.

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (10 CREDITS):

dept

course #

title

BIOL

2050

General Biology I

BIOL

2051

General Biology I Lab

BIOL

2052

General Biology II

BIOL

2053

General Biology II Lab

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (11 CREDITS):

One lecture course from each of the following three subject groups, and two laboratory courses from any two groups, must be completed.  Although some courses are listed in more than one group, each course can count towards completion of only one subject group for the minor.

Group 1: Cellular and Molecular Biology

DEPT

COURSE #

TITLE

BIOL

3040

General Microbiology

BIOL

3041

General Microbiology Lab

BIOL

3050

Genetics

BIOL

3170

Cell and Molecular Biology

BIOL

3171

Cell and Molecular Biology Lab

BIOL

4040

Environmental Microbiology

BIOL

4041

Environmental Microbiology Lab

CHEM

4030

Biochemistry I

CHEM

4031

Biochemistry I Lab

Group 2: Organismal Biology

DEPT

COURSE #

TITLE

BIOL

3020

Plant Biology

BIOL

3021

Plant Biology Lab

BIOL

3030

Comparative Animal Physiology

BIOL

3031

Comparative Animal Physiology Lab

BIOL

3034

Human Physiology

BIOL

3036

Human Anatomy

BIOL

3060

Marine Invertebrate Zoology

BIOL

3061

Marine Invertebrate Zoology Lab

BIOL

3070

Marine Vertebrate Zoology

BIOL

3071

Marine Vertebrate Zoology Lab

Group 3: Ecology and Evolution

DEPT

COURSE #

TITLE

BIOL

3010

Hawaiian Natural History

BIOL

3020

Plant Biology

BIOL

3021

Plant Biology Lab

BIOL

3054

Evolutionary Biology

BIOL

3080

Ecology

BIOL

3081

Ecology Lab

BIOL

4040

Environmental Microbiology

BIOL

4041

Environmental Microbiology Lab

MARS

4050

Marine Ecology

MARS

4051

Marine Ecology Lab