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 27 credit hours, including a minimum of 18 BIOL credit hours and nine credit hours in approved ancillary coursework.
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not guaranteed so students may be required to update their knowledge by taking additional courses when past courses are outdated.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:		8
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)
Complete a minimum of six credits from the following upper division level BIOL courses:		6
BIOL 3411	Principles of Ecology
BIOL 3445	Introduction to Evolution
BIOL 3611	General Cell Biology
BIOL 3832	General Genetics
Complete a minimum of four credits from at least two upper division (3000 level or higher) BIOL elective courses. At least one of the courses must be from the following approved list: 1		4
BIOL 3137	Advanced Special Topics with Lab
BIOL 3226	Human Physiology
BIOL 3240	Human Anatomy Lecture
BIOL 3413	Ecology Laboratory
BIOL 3612	Cell Biology Laboratory
BIOL 3640	Mammalogy
BIOL 3651	General Microbiology Lab
BIOL 4125	Molecular Biology Laboratory
BIOL 4335	Plant Structure and Development
BIOL 4345	Flora of Colorado
BIOL 4644	Advanced Human Anatomy Laboratory
BIOL 4910	Field Studies
Complete all of the following ancillary course requirements:		9
CHEM 2031	General Chemistry I
or CHEM 2081	Honors General Chemistry I
CHEM 2038	General Chemistry Laboratory I
or CHEM 2039	Majors General Chemistry I Laboratory
or CHEM 2088	Honors General Chemistry I Laboratory
CHEM 2061	General Chemistry II
or CHEM 2091	Honors General Chemistry II Lecture
CHEM 2068	General Chemistry Laboratory II
or CHEM 2069	Majors General Chemistry II Laboratory
or CHEM 2098	Honors General Chemistry II Laboratory
Total Hours		27

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Note: BIOL 3020 Practical Laboratory Skills will not satisfy the upper division level elective requirement. 

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