University of Colorado DenverCollege of Liberal Arts and SciencesUniversity of Colorado Denver

Biology Minor

General Requirements

For a biology minor, students must pass all biology core requirements  (22 hours), including a minimum of 9 hours from downtown Denver  campus biology faculty, with a grade of C (2.0) or higher, as well as CHEM  2031, 2038, 2061, and 2068 with a minimum passing grade of D–.

Course Requirements (31 credit hours total)

Course Credit Hours

BIOL 2051 General Biology I

3

BIOL 2071 General Biology Lab I

1

BIOL 2061 General Biology II

3

BIOL 2081 General Biology Lab II

1

BIOL 3411 Principles of Ecology
—or—
BIOL 3412 Fundamentals of Applied Ecology

3

BIOL 3611 General Cell Biology

3

BIOL 3832 General Genetics

4

One of the following structure/function courses:

  • BIOL 3225. Human Physiology
  • BIOL 3244. Human Anatomy
  • BIOL 3654. General Microbiology
  • BIOL 4335. Plant Science

4

CHEM 2031 General Chemistry I

 3

CHEM 2038 General Chemistry Lab I

 1

CHEM 2061 General Chemistry II

 3

CHEM 2068 General Chemistry Lab II

 2