Minor in Biological Sciences

These requirements apply to any student declaring a minor in biology beginning Fall 2005, regardless of when they started attending UCSD.

•  To receive a minor from the Division of Biological Sciences, a student must complete at least seven four-unit biology courses (for a total of at least twenty-eight units of course work). 

         Lower Division Requirements

         BILD 1 and BILD 3

         or

         BILD 10 and BILD 3

         Upper Division Requirements

         Any five upper-division biology courses offered by the Division of Biological Sciences at UCSD

•  Students may apply transferable biology courses from another institution toward the lower-division requirements, after obtaining approval from the UCSD Division of Biological Sciences.

•  No courses taken outside of the Division of Biological Sciences may be applied toward the biology minor.

•  All courses must be taken for a letter grade.

•  The minimum GPA requirement for the Biology minor is 2.0 in the upper-division courses.

•  Advanced placement (AP) biology scores may be applied toward the minor.

•  BISP 195 may not be used toward the Biology minor.  One quarter of BISP 196, 197 or 199 may be counted toward the minor.

•  Students may not minor and major in the Division of Biological Sciences.

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Minor forms may be found in your college advising office or on the web here.

If you have any questions about the minor requirements, please contact Biology Student Affairs at (858) 534-0557 or question@biology.ucsd.edu