Biology Minor

Program Requirements

Biology Minor Required Courses
BIOL 112Principles of Biology: Introduction to the Cell4
BIOL 113Principles of Biology: Organisms and Diversity4
Biology Minor Elective Options
Select one of the following options (see below)15
Total Credits23

Biology Minor Elective Options

Molecular Option

BIOL 230Cell and Molecular Biology4
BIOL 350Microbiology4
BIOL 380Genetics4
BIOL 434Molecular Biology3
Total Credits15

Ecological Option

BIOL 213Introduction to Ecology4
Select 11 credits from the following:11
Introduction to Marine Biology
Environmental Biology and Related Controversial Issues
Introduction to Animal Behavior
Introduction to Aquatic Ecology
Principles of Ecology
Population Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Economic Botany
New Jersey Flora
Herpetology
Ornithology
Entomology
Phylogenetic Zoology
Comparative Animal Physiology
Biological Oceanography
Aquatic Ecology
Molecular Ecology
Total Credits15

Functional Option

BIOL 230Cell and Molecular Biology4
BIOL 380Genetics4
Select 7 credits of the following:7
Toxicology
Elementary Plant Physiology
Medical Entomology
Developmental Biology
Biology of Animal Parasites
Gross Mammalian Anatomy
Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
Human Physiology
Vertebrate Embryology
Cell Physiology
Immunology
Endocrinology
Fundamentals of Pharmacology
Medical Microbiology
Comparative Animal Physiology
Virology
Neurobiology
Biology of Cancer
Total Credits15