Biological Sciences Minor

Minor Requirements

Minimum Credits Required: 17

Required Courses
BIOL 150General Biology I3
BIOL 150LGeneral Biology I Laboratory1
BIOL 151General Biology II3
BIOL 151LGeneral Biology II Laboratory1
BIOL 359Evolution3
Select one of the following:3
General Ecology
Cell Biology
Electives: Select one of the 300-400 level courses listed below3
General Ecology (if not used above)
Cell Biology (if not used above)
Comparative Chordate Morphology
Plant Systematics
Vertebrate Histology
Invertebrate Zoology
Ichthyology
Herpetology
Ornithology
Mammalogy
Animal Physiology
Plant Ecology
Physiological Ecology
Animal Behavior
Endocrinology
Hormones and Behavior
Freshwater Ecology and Limnology
Structure and Diversity of Plants and Fungi
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology and Management
Wildlife and Fisheries Management Techniques
Biomedical Genetics and Genomics
Ecotoxicology
Wetland Science
Developmental Biology
Cellular Mechanisms of Diseases
Total Credits17

Minor Requirements and Notes

  • A minimum of 8 credits must be taken at NDSU.
  • Classes taken for the biological sciences minor cannot be double-counted with courses taken to fulfill botany and/or zoology minors.  The credits must be unique from courses used to fulfill the biological sciences minor. The only classes that can be double counted are BIOL 150/L, 151/L, and 359.