The Minor
Biology Minor Requirements
An undergraduate minor in Biology requires successful completion of at least
17 credits (all with grade of 'C' or better) from the Biological Sciences Core:
I. BIOL 100 and 101 Introductory Biology;
II. Three additional Biology Department courses chosen from the list
of approved courses for the major, subject to the
following stipulations.
i. Each of the three courses must be from a different subject area;
ii. No more than one of the three courses may also be used to satisfy
the requirements of another major;
iii. Only 3-credit and 4-credit courses may be used;
iv. Only Biology Department courses may be used;
v. All three courses must be taken at UMass Amherst.
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