The Minor

Biology Minor Requirements

An undergraduate minor in Biology requires successful completion of at least
17 credits (all with grade of 'C' or better) from the Biological Sciences Core:

I. BIOL 100 and 101 Introductory Biology;

II. Three additional Biology Department courses chosen from the list
of approved courses for the major, subject to the
following stipulations.

i. Each of the three courses must be from a different subject area;

ii. No more than one of the three courses may also be used to satisfy
the requirements of another major;

iii. Only 3-credit and 4-credit courses may be used;

iv. Only Biology Department courses may be used;

v. All three courses must be taken at UMass Amherst.