Program: Biological Sciences Minor - Purdue University

Apr 08, 2025

2018-2019 University Catalog

Requirements for Minor (16-20 credits)

Part I Courses (7-8 credits)

BIOL 12100 - Biology I: Diversity, Ecology, And Behavior and
BIOL 13100 - Biology II: Development, Structure, And Function Of Organisms
AND
BIOL 13500 - First year Biology Laboratory or
BIOL 14501 - First Year Biology Laboratory With Neuro Research Project or
BIOL 19500 - Special Assignments - (First Year Lab: Disease Ecology) or (First Year Lab: Phages to Folds) or
IT 22600 - Biotechnology Laboratory I
OR
BIOL 11000 - Fundamentals Of Biology I and
BIOL 11100 - Fundamentals Of Biology II (AP credit for BIOL 11000 -BIOL 11100 is acceptable)

Part II Courses (6 credits)

Part III Courses (2-4 credits)

BIOL 28600 - Introduction To Ecology And Evolution
BIOL 30200 - Human Design: Anatomy And Physiology
BIOL 32800 - Principles Of Physiology *
BIOL 36700 - Principles Of Development *
BIOL 39500 - Special Assignments - Macromolecules *
BIOL 41500 - Introduction To Molecular Biology
BIOL 41600 - Viruses And Viral Disease
BIOL 42000 - Eukaryotic Cell Biology
BIOL 43200 - Reproductive Physiology
BIOL 43600 - Neurobiology
BIOL 43800 - General Microbiology
BIOL 44400 - Human Genetics
BIOL 44600 - Molecular Bacterial Pathogenesis
BIOL 47800 - Introduction to Bioinformatics
BIOL 48100 - Eukaryotic Genetics
BIOL 48300 - Great Issues: Environmental And Conservation Biology
BIOL 51100 - Introduction To X-Ray Crystallography
BIOL 51600 - Molecular Biology Of Cancer
BIOL 51700 - Molecular Biology: Proteins
BIOL 53300 - Medical Microbiology
BIOL 53601 - Biological And Structural Aspects Of Drug Design And Action
BIOL 53700 - Immunobiology
BIOL 53800 - Molecular, Cellular, And Developmental Neurobiology
BIOL 55900 - Endocrinology
BIOL 56200 - Neural Systems
BIOL 56310 - Protein Bioinformatics
BIOL 58000 - Evolution
BIOL 58210 - Ecological Statistics
BIOL 58705 - Animal Communication
BIOL 59200 - The Evolution Of Behavior
BIOL 59500 - Special Assignments - Neurobiology in Learning & Memory, Methods & Measurement in Physical Biochemistry, Disease Ecology, Practical Biocomputing, Neural Mechanisms in Health & Disease, Epigenetics in Health & Disease

Part IV Laboratory Course (1-4 credits)

Notes

All classes for this minor must be taken at Purdue University.
At least one-half of these courses must be taken at the West Lafayette campus.
A 2.0 or higher average is required in courses used to complete the minor.
* Either BIOL 32800 (Principles Of Physiology) or BIOL 39500 (Macromolecules) alone or both BIOL 36700 and 36701 will meet the requirements for Parts III and IV of the minor.

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Requirements for Minor (16-20 credits)

Part I Courses (7-8 credits)

Part II Courses (6 credits)

Part III Courses (2-4 credits)

Part IV Laboratory Course (1-4 credits)

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