Minor Requirements

General Biology Minor Requirements

The following are required classes for a minor degree in the Biology Sciences:

Lower Division (17 units)

Course	Description	Units
CHEM 150	General Chemistry	5 units
BIOL 210	Intro to Cellular & Molecular Biology	4 units
BIOL 211	Introduction to Organismal & Population Biology	4 units
BIOL 215	Lab in Experimental Design & Statistical Analysis	4 units

Upper Division (17 units)

Course	Description	Units
BIOL 351	Molecular Cell Biology	5 units
BIOL 352	Genetics	4 units
BIOL 353	Comparative Animal Physiology	4 units
BIOL 354	Principles of Ecology	4 units

Total: 34 units

Quantitative Biology and Biostatistics Minor

The following are required classes for a minor degree in the Quantitative Biology and Biostatistic Minor:

Lower Division (17 units)

Course	Description	Units
BIOL 210	Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology	4 units
BIOL 211	Introduction to Organismal and Populational Biology	4 units
BIOL 215	Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis	4 units
MATH 160	Calculus with Applications I	5 units

Upper Division Core Courses (6 units)

Course	Description	Units
BIOL 358 or BIOL 365	Computer skills for Biotechnology/Biologists	3 units
BIOL 535 or MATH 448	Ecological Modeling/ Math. Models in Biology	3 units

Upper Division Electives (9-10 units):

Course	Description	Units
BIOL 365	Computing Skills for Biologists	3 Units
BIOL 420	Ecological Monitoring	3 Units
BIOL 502	Populational Genetics	3 Units
BIOL 531	Biological Data Analysis I- Linear Models	3 Units
BIOL 532	Biological Data Analysis II- Multivariate Analysis	3 Units
BIOL 533	GIS Applications in Landscape Ecology	4 Units
BIOL 535	Ecological Modeling	3 Units
BIOT 358	Computer Skills for Biotechnology	3 Units
MATH 448	Mathematical Models and Methods in Biology	3 Units
PHYS 440	Biological Physics	3 Units