Biology Minor

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The biology major exposes students to a wide variety of field, laboratory, and classroom experiences fundamental to the life sciences. Through selected electives, students may concentrate on specific areas of interest such as marine biology, ecology, microbiology, botany, zoology, or molecular biology. The major also offers the flexibility for students to minor in another area or to fulfill requirements for secondary teaching certification. Students have excellent opportunities to engage in independent research projects. Graduates are prepared to pursue employment in biological laboratories, and for further study in the health professions or graduate research institutions. Students may not simultaneously major or minor in biology and marine biology, or biochemistry/molecular biology.

Minor Requirements

Six (6) core courses and an additional four (4) semester hours of BIO prefix elective course credit are required: four (4) core biology courses, two (2) core chemistry courses, and 4 semester hours of elective courses. At least four (4) of the courses required for the biology minor must be taken at Rollins College or as part of a Rollins sanctioned program (e.g., Duke Marine lab, University of London). Of these four (4), at least three (3) must be BIO courses beyond BIO 120 /BIO 121 . To declare this minor, a student must have a minimum 2.0 GPA in at least two (2) of the courses listed on the minor map.

Core Biology Courses (Four Courses)

BIO 120 - General Biology I Crs:
BIO 121 - General Biology II Crs:

Two (2) courses satisfying two (2) out of the following three (3) clusters:

Molecular biology/genetics

Ecosystems/Field study

BIO 210 - Introduction to Marine Science Crs:
and
BIO 388 - Marine Biology Lab Crs:
BIO 316 - Ecology Crs:
BIO 330 - Field Botany and Florida Ecosystems Crs:

Physiology

Core Chemistry Courses

(two courses in Chemistry selected from the list below.)

Biology Electives

Four (4) semester hours

A minimum of four (4) semester hours from BIO 210 and above.

After satisfying core requirements in the cellular/molecular biology ecosystems/field study, and physiology clusters, additional courses from these lists may be used as electives.