Faculty: Coenen, Dawson, Demi, French, Hersh, Houtz, Humphreys, Kadmiel, Lundberg, Nelson, Venesky, Whitenack

The Biology minor is a program in the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Area of Study, Biology minors may not major in Biochemistry.

Biology Minor Learning Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete a minor in Biology are expected to be able to:

1. Demonstrate a general understanding of the central features of the extraordinarily diverse and expanding landscape of modern biology;
2. Demonstrate a general understanding of the standard laboratory tools, methodology, and process of biological research and of the basics of scientific writing;
3. Present the results of research clearly and effectively in both written and oral forms;
4. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of important principles and/or laboratory techniques in at least two different biological sub-disciplines.

The Biology Minor

The Biology minor consists of 20 credits in Biology, or courses cross-listed with Biology. At graduation, Biology minors must have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor. All Biology courses taken for a letter grade at Allegheny, including FSBIO 201, are included in the calculation, with the exception of repeated courses. Only the most recent grade is considered for courses that have been repeated.Transfer credits may count toward the minor in consultation with the department chair.