Program: Biology (BIOL) - Minor - Winona State University

Apr 08, 2025

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

27-28 S.H.

2.0 GPA required.

Letter grade required in all minor courses unless otherwise noted.

Required Courses (18-19 S.H.)

Biology (14 S.H.)

BIOL 241 - Basics of Life (4 S.H.)
BIOL 242 - Organismal Diversity (4 S.H.)

Choose two:

Chemistry (4-5 S.H.)

Choose one:

CHEM 210 - General, Organic, and Biochemistry (5 S.H.)
CHEM 212 - Principles of Chemistry I (4 S.H.)

Note

Chemistry substitutions allowed above 210 level.

Electives (9 S.H.)

Enrollment in at least one lab course recommended.

BIOL 303 - Biology of Algae and Fungi (4 S.H.)
◎ BIOL 307 - Cell Biology Laboratory (1 S.H.)
△ BIOL 308 - Cell Biology (3 S.H.)
◎ BIOL 309 - Developmental Biology (3 S.H.)
◆ BIOL 310 - Genetics (3 S.H.)
BIOL 311 - Genetics Laboratory (1 S.H.)
BIOL 312 - General Ecology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 313 - General Ecology Laboratory (1 S.H.)
BIOL 314 - Current Issues in Plant Biology (4 S.H.)
◎ BIOL 315 - Environmental Biology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 318 - Invertebrate Zoology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 319 - Vertebrate Biology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 322 - Human Anatomy (4 S.H.)
BIOL 323 - General Physiology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 324 - General Physiology Laboratory (2 S.H.)
BIOL 327 - Developmental Biology Laboratory (1 S.H.)
BIOL 330 - Biomedical Ethics (3 S.H.)
BIOL 340 - Virology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 350 - Plant Taxonomy (4 S.H.)
BIOL 351 - Agroecology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 360 - Entomology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 380 - Evolution (3 S.H.)
BIOL 393 - Animal Cell Culture (4 S.H.)
BIOL 394 - Plant Tissue Culture, Principles and Application (4 S.H.)
BIOL 400 - Individual Problems in Biology I (1-3 S.H.)
BIOL 402 - Endocrinology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 404 - Ichthyology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 405 - Fishery Biology (3 S.H.)
◎ BIOL 409 - General Microbiology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 410 - Membrane Biology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 411 - Protein Structure and Function (1 S.H.)
△ BIOL 415 - Ecology of Large Rivers (4 S.H.)
BIOL 420 - Limnology (4 S.H.)
◎ BIOL 423 - Ecosystem Ecology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 424 - Biogeography (3 S.H.)
BIOL 425 - Animal Behavior (3 S.H.)
BIOL 427 - Advanced Topics in Biology (1-4 S.H.)
BIOL 430 - Molecular Biology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 431 - Molecular Biology Laboratory (4 S.H.)
BIOL 441 - Comparative Vertebrate Physiology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 443 - Urinalysis and Clinical Immunohematology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 444 - Hematology (2 S.H.)
△ BIOL 445 - Immunology (3 S.H.)
△ BIOL 446 - Immunology Laboratory (1 S.H.)
◎ BIOL 460 - General Parasitology (3 S.H.)
◎ BIOL 462 - Parasitology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 470 - Histology (4 S.H.)
BIOL 490 - Issues in Biology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 492 - Good Reads in Biology (3 S.H.)
BIOL 495 - Seminar in Biology (1 S.H.)
BIOL 496 - Undergraduate Thesis (1 S.H.)
△ BIOL 499 - Capstone Project (1-3 S.H.)

Course(s) Unique to Minor

WSU policy requires a minor contain at least one course unique to the minor and not used in major or additional requirements. See DARS for details.

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

✪ = Civic Engagement and Service Learning