Introduction

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These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major, minor and CLAS advisors to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

• Please see your CLAS advisor.
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General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours.
2. Students must complete a minimum of nine upper-division (3000-level and above) BIOL credit hours.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the minor and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. Students cannot complete minor or ancillary course requirements using P+/P/F or S/U grading.
4. Students must complete a minimum of nine upper division level BIOL credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. Upper division BIOL courses more than ten years old will not count automatically to the Minor, but can be evaluated individually for their current relevance to the degree program through a petition process with the Department of Integrative Biology Curriculum Committee. Approval for courses older than ten years is not guaranteed so students may be required to update their knowledge by taking additional courses when past courses are outdated. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following required courses:		11
BIOL 2010	Organisms to Ecosystems (Gen Bio)
or BIOL 2030	Honors Organisms to Ecosystems (Gen Bio)
BIOL 2011	Organisms to Ecosystems Lab (Gen Bio)
or BIOL 2031	Honors Organisms to Ecosystems Lab (Gen Bio)
BIOL 2020	Molecules to Cells (Gen Bio)
or BIOL 2040	Honors Molecules to Cells (Gen Bio)
BIOL 2021	Molecules to Cells Lab (Gen Bio)
or BIOL 2041	Honors Molecules to Cells Lab (Gen Bio)
BIOL 3832	General Genetics
Complete a minimum of seven credits from at least two upper division (3000 level or higher) BIOL elective courses and at least one lab (or lecture with lab) course from the following list:		7
BIOL 3137	Advanced Special Topics with Lab
BIOL 3227	Honors Human Physiology Lab
BIOL 3241	Honors Human Anatomy Cadaver Lab
BIOL 3242	Virtual Human Anatomy Lab
BIOL 3413	Ecology Laboratory
BIOL 3651	General Microbiology Lab
BIOL 4125	Molecular Biology Laboratory
BIOL 4345	Flora of Colorado
BIOL 4644	Advanced Human Anatomy Laboratory
BIOL 4910	Field Studies
Total Hours		18

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