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Biology, Minor

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Biology is a dynamic science that helps you gain a better understanding of living organisms and the ways they interact with our environment. 

Saint Louis University’s minor in biology requires eight credits of introductory biology, eight credits of introductory chemistry and 12 credits of upper-level biology courses.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Biology Courses
BIOL 1240
& BIOL 1245
General Biology: Information Flow and Evolution
and Principles of Biology I Laboratory
4
BIOL 1260
& BIOL 1265
General Biology: Transformations of Energy and Matter
and Principles of Biology II Laboratory
4
Required Chemistry Courses
CHEM 1110
& CHEM 1115
General Chemistry 1
and General Chemistry 1 Laboratory
4
CHEM 1120
& CHEM 1125
General Chemistry 2
and General Chemistry 2 Laboratory
4
Biology Elective Courses12
Select 12 Biology Elective Credits †
Total Credits28
†

BIOL 4960 Independent Research (1-3 cr) and BIOL 4980 Advanced Independent Study (1-4 cr) do not count towards the 12 credits of upper division biology courses. 

Continuation Standards

In accordance with Arts and Sciences graduation requirements, a student must earn an overall 2.00 grade point average in all minor (certificate or related) courses that are approved for completion of their degree program.

Biology Electives

Course List
Code Title Credits
BIOL 3060Cell Structure & Function Laboratory1
BIOL 3100Experiments in Genetics Lab1
BIOL 3220Biology of Invertebrates4
BIOL 3260Biology of Plants & Fungi0,4
BIOL 3280Ethnobotany3
BIOL 3400Introduction to Neuroscience I: Cellular, Molecular and Systemic3
BIOL 3420Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates0,5
BIOL 3450Economic Botany3
BIOL 3470General Physiology Laboratory1
BIOL 3480Exercise Physiology3
BIOL 3490Plant Physiology3
BIOL 3550Neuroscience Laboratory1
BIOL 4010Sex, Evolution, and Behavior3
BIOL 4030Introduction to Genomics3
BIOL 4050Molecular Technique Lab2
BIOL 4070Advanced Biological Chemistry3
BIOL 4090Plant Ecology3
BIOL 4100Natural History of Vertebrates0,4
BIOL 4120Field Botany5
BIOL 4130Field Mammalogy5
BIOL 4140Field Ornithology5
BIOL 4150Nerve Cell Mechanisms in Behavior3
BIOL 4160Microbial Ecology and Molecular Evolution4
BIOL 4190GIS in Biology3
BIOL 4200Aquatic Ecology0,4
BIOL 4260Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles0,4
BIOL 4280Biology of Fishes0,4
BIOL 4320Cave Biology4
BIOL 4330Spring Flora of the Ozarks4
BIOL 4360Animal Behavior3
BIOL 4370Animal Behavior Lab1
BIOL 4410Comparative Animal Physiology3
BIOL 4430Principles of Virology3
BIOL 4440Vertebrate Histology: Structure and Function of Tissues0,4
BIOL 4480Conservation Biology3
BIOL 4510Behavioral Endocrinology3
BIOL 4520Biochemical Pharmacology3
BIOL 4540Human Systemic Physiology3
BIOL 4580Applied Population Genetics3
BIOL 4600Developmental Biology3
BIOL 4630Foundations of Immunobiology3
BIOL 4640General Microbiology3
BIOL 4650General Microbiology Laboratory2
BIOL 4670Population Biology3
BIOL 4700Molecular Biology3
BIOL 4720Cancer Biology3
BIOL 4750General Ecology3
BIOL 4790Biometry0,4
BIOL 4910Internship in Conservation1-6
BIOL 4911Integrated Bioinformatics Internship1-3
BIOL 4912Internship in Plant Science1-3
BIOL 4970Library Project1-3

Students can complete all or part of the biology minor at SLU’s campus in Madrid.

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