Biology Minor Concentration Form

Biology Minor Concentration Form
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Minor Course Requirements
The required courses for the Biology Minor:
- One of the following:
  - BIOL 110L: Principles of Biology I with Lab
  - BIOL 112L: Perspectives in Bio I with Lab
- One of the following:
  - BIOL 111L: Principles of Biology II with Lab
  - BIOL 113L: Perspectives in Bio II with Lab
- 15 credits at or above the 190 level
  - (4) Upper level courses (4 credits each) or
  - (3) Upper level courses (4 credits each) + 3 credits from independent labs (1 credit each)
  - Genetics (BIOL 190 or BIOL 198) is strongly recommended.
Choose 4 courses above the 190 level from the following list: Upper level course offerings

Course offerings for independent 1-credit labs: BIOL 198P, 204P, 250P, or 217L

Lab offerings

Another option for upper level course is a 4-credit Independent Research (395) which requires an application prior to beginning your research and approval of a final report/presentation at the end.

Using the tables below, please select the courses that you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the minor requirements. Each column should have a response. If planning to complete, please note when you are planning on taking the course. Be aware of the following:
- Transfer Credit: Must be approved before taking courses elsewhere.
- Courses with S/F Grades: Cannot apply S/F to major/minor. Includes biology and ancillary requirements.
- Schedule Changes: All schedules are tentative; however, students should keep advisors aware and up-to-date on changes.
- BIO GPA Minimum: 2.00 or better is needed to maintain the major. Only BIOL coursework grades are calculated. Does not include grades from ancillary courses.
Introductory Courses

*Required

For each column, select which course you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the minor requirements.*

	BIOL Intro I	BIOL Intro II with Lab
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2025
Upper Level Courses

*15 credits minimum at or above the 190 level
For the upper level course requirements, please type in the course code (e.g. BIOL 202) in the "Completed" or "Planned" box (as appropriate).

Select upper level courses (above 190 level) from the following:*

	Upper Level Course #1	Upper Level Course#2	Upper Level Course #3	Upper Level Course#4
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 202 in Fall 2025
If you chose "(3) Independent lab courses ( 1 credit each)" in the above table, please list your planned or completed three 1-credit independent labs here.*
Ex. Completed 198P Fall 24, Planned BIOL 250P in Spring 26, BIOL 204P in Fall 27

Minor GPA Calculation

To be used by UPBM Office and Advisors ONLY

Calculating Minor GPA

Letter Grade	Points of Credit
A	4.0
A-	3.7
B+	3.3
B	3.0
B-	2.7
C+	2.3
C	2.0
C-	1.7
D+	1.3
D	1.0
D-	0.7
E	0

Points for a course are calculated by the points of credit (numeric value for each letter grade) multiplied by the number of credits for the course. E.g. Receiving an A (4.0 points of credit) for a 4 credit course = 4 x 4 = 16 points for course.

The point-hour ratio (cumulative grade point average) is calculated by dividing the total number of points earned by the total number of hours (excluding transfer credits, AP credits, or credits earned with a grade of CR) for which the student has received final grades, whether passing or failing. Grades of S, F, and P do not affect this ratio.

To run/calculate quickly, run Workday report URSTU N1189 (Academic History by Subject) with the following settings (if not noted, you can leave blank):

Record Status: Active
Student: [Name]
Student ID: [Number] with comma after number

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Biology Minor Concentration Form

Minor Course Requirements

Introductory Courses

Upper Level Courses

Minor GPA Calculation