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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Please fill our your minor application online here.If you have any questions about the minor requirements, please contact Biological Sciences Student & Instructional Services at (858) 534-0557 or bioadvising@ucsd.edu