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Biology Minor

SUNY College at Potsdam · Potsdam, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
23
Catalog edition
2026-2027 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The biology minor provides an opportunity for non-major students to gain experience in the field of biology. The minor should be attractive to a variety of majors. In addition to chemistry, geology, physics and environmental biology majors, art majors interested in biological illustration, English majors interested in editing biological journals or psychology majors interested in behavior might choose to minor in biology. Given the diversity of the field, flexibility is the key to an effective biology minor, since it will allow interested students to gain experience in one of the subdisciplines.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196200
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196200_39b7b365
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

0 items

    Required Courses: 8 Credits

    2 items
    1. BIOL 151
      Gen Bio Cells and Genetics 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. BIOL 152
      Gen Bio Organisms and Ecology 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Elective Courses: 15 Credits

    3 items
    1. BIOL 475
      Biology Laboratory Techniques 1 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. BIOL 485
      Research in Biology 1-3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. BIOL 480
      Advanced Topics in Biology 1-3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Note(s)

    4 items
    1. Students graduating with a Biology minor must complete the minor requirements with at least a 2.0/S grade in each course.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. One non-major biology course may be included in the minor with consultation of Department of Biology chair.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. At least six of the 15 credit hours must be courses with laboratory (minimum of two courses).
      Not resolved to a course
    4. At least 12 hours must be completed in upper-division courses.
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. SUNY College at Potsdam, catalog 2026-2027 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog — https://catalog.potsdam.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=2547&returnto=893. Captured page pages/0082.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.