The Department of Biology offers an 18-credit-hour biology minor that provides a strong foundation in the life sciences and that complements many other majors in the sciences or other fields. After completing a series of introductory courses, students have a broad choice of upper level electives that allow them to tailor their minor to their interests within life sciences subfields.
Use the IU College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin appropriate for your year of matriculation to find requirements for a minor in Biology.
2024-25: Biology Minor, College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin
2023-24: Biology Minor, College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin
2022-23: Biology Minor, College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin
2021-22: Biology Minor, College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin
2020-21: Biology Minor, College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin
Previous years requirements
The Biology Minor provides students with an understanding of the processes through which evolution leads to organismal diversity and adaptation; the biology of individual organisms, populations, and ecosystems; biological mechanisms at molecular, genomic, and cellular levels; and other areas of interest depending on the courses selected.
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