Nov 21, 2024  
BVU Academic Catalog 2024-2025 
    
BVU Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Biology Minor

Location(s): Storm Lake


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Biology is a science that considers the processes of life at the molecular, cellular, organismal, ecological and evolutionary levels. Biology majors learn fundamental concepts within each of these areas in a required year-long survey of biological principles. Subsequently, students select advanced classes based in the foundational areas of biology: Cell Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology. To ensure depth in biology, students will select a minimum of three 300 level courses. To equip themselves for the lives that they will lead as biologists, students complete 12 credits of support work in the areas of chemistry, physics and/or mathematics. In addition to learning through coursework, students are required to complete an internship and a capstone that is either research or journal club based. All students complete Areas 1, 2, and 3 comprising the biology major core and complete one biology major track.

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Students select a minimum of 14 credit hours from BIOL and BCHM at the 200-level or higher, with a minimum of 3 hours at the 300/400 level. Biology courses numbered BIOL 202 , BIOL 206 , BIOL 207 , BIOL 292 , BIOL 303 , BIOL 400 , BIOL 405 , BIOL 495 , and BIOL 498  do not count toward the minor.

22 credit hours


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