REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BIOLOGY MINOR

Students can declare a minor in Biology online through WebSTAC under Major Programs. All requests require department approval and are typically completed within a few days of the request. Instructions should be obtained as early as possible, preferably before the student has taken any courses in biology. Supervising Staff is located in the Student Affairs office in the Jeanette Goldfarb Plant Growth Building, Room 105: Erin Gerrity, Student Coordinator, x5-5064, gerrity@biology2.wustl.edu and Jessica Ochoa, Registrar, x 5-6881, jochoa@biology2.wustl.edu.

REQUIRED INTRODUCTORY COURSES

The Biology Minor requires two introductory courses in Biology (Biol 2960 and Biol 2970) and the following courses in Chemistry: Chem 111A, 112A, 151, 152 and 261. Chem 111A must be completed prior to enrollment in Biol 2960. Chem 112A must be taken concurrently with or prior to Biol 2960 and must be completed prior to enrollment in Biol 2970.

ELECTIVE COURSES

The biology minor requires 10 advanced units in biology selected from the following:

BIOL 3041	PLANT BIO. & GENETIC ENGINEERING	BIOL 404	LAB OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
BIOL 3058	PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTROL SYSTEMSIII	BIOL 4071	DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
BIOL 3110	VERTEBRATE STRUCTURE LAB.	BIOL 4170	POPULATION ECOLOGY
BIOL 3151	ENDOCRINOLOGY	BIOL 4181	POPULATION GENETICS AND MICROEVOLUTION
BIOL 3182	LIFE SCIENCES IN THE 20TH CENTURY	BIOL 4182	MACROEVOLUTION
BIOL 3183	HISTORY OF GENETICS 20TH CENTURY	BIOL 4183	MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
BIOL 328	PRINCIPLES IN HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY	BIOL 419	COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
BIOL 334	CELL BIOLOGY	BIOL 4193	EXPERIMENTAL ECOLOGY LABORATORY
BIOL 3371	EUKARYOTIC GENOMES	BIOL 4202	EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS
BIOL 3411	PRINCIPLES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM	BIOL 424	IMMUNOLOGY
BIOL 3421	INTRODUCTION TO NEUROETHOLOGY	BIOL 4241	IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY
BIOL 3422	GENES, BRAINS AND BEHAVIOR	BIOL 427	PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN BIOMED
BIOL 348	EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES	BIOL 4330	ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF CELLS
BIOL 349	MICROBIOLOGY	BIOL 4331	ALGAE: CELL BIOLOGY/MOLECULAR EVO
BIOL 3491	MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY	BIOL 4342*	RESEARCH EXPLORATION IN GENOMICS
BIOL 3492	LABORATORY EUKARYOTIC MICROBES	BIOL 437	LAB OF DNA MANIPULATION
BIOL 3501	EVOLUTION	BIOL 450W	TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF EUGENICS
BIOL 360	BIOPHYSICS LABORATORY	BIOL 451	GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOL 372	BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY	BIOL 4520	PROTEIN FUNCTION MODEL CELL SYSTEM
BIOL 381	INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY	BIOL 4522	LABORATORY IN PROTEIN ANALYSIS
BIOL 4023	HOW PLANTS WORK: PHYSIOLOGY etc.	BIOL 4580	PRINCIPLES HUMAN ANATOMY/DEVEL.
BIOL 4028	FROM SEED TO SENESCENCE etc.	BIOL 4810	GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY I
BIOL 4030	BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS	BIOL 4820	GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY II
		BIOL 4830	BIOENERGY

*Writing-intensive course Biol 434W may be substituted for Biol 4342.

GRADES

All courses utilized for the Biology minor (including Chem 111A-112A) must be taken for a letter grade if a letter grade is offered. A grade of C- or better must be earned in all of these courses.

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