Integrated Science Minor

Department of Biology

The integrated science minor is designed to provide students with a broad exposure to a variety of scientific disciplines. Such a broad exposure is essential for citizens and potential leaders who seek to understand the breaking news stories that dominate the headlines in the 21st century. Intelligent decision-making on issues such as stem cell research, the use of the anthrax bacillus as a biological weapon, the ozone holes and potential remedies or the underlying causes of global warming, require knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, physics, geology and biology. Completion of the integrated sciences minor will provide a solid underpinning for advanced study in the sciences, as well as an appropriate background for students interested in pursuing careers in business, journalism, the law, the social sciences or politics.

Minor Requirements

The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses). One of the four courses must be a 300 or 400-level capstone course. In some cases a student might have to take more than three courses to meet the prerequisites of a capstone course.

1-3. Three courses from:	12 credits

BIOL 111 Integrative Biology: Molecules and Cells
BIOL 112 Integrative Biology: Organisms, Ecology and Evolution
CHEM 111 Chemical Principles I
CHEM 112 Chemical Principles II
MATH 112 Elementary Statistics
MATH 115 Elementary Functions
MATH 121 Calculus I
MATH 122 Calculus II
MATH 123 Accelerated Calculus
PHYS 121 Classical and Modern Physics I
PHYS 122 Classical and Modern Physics II
PHYS 211 College Physics I
PHYS 212 College Physics II

4. One course from:	4 credits

BIOL 313 Molecular Cell Biology
CHEM 331 Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 341 Instrumental Analysis
GEOL 416 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
IDS 404 Antarctica
IDS 424 The Sea & Us
IDS 437 Barrier Islands: Ecology & Development
IDS 461 Nothin’ But Disasters


Total credit hours required for integrated science minor	16 credits