BIOLOGY MINOR
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Twenty-one credits in biology to include:
- Required Courses:
BIO 151F5 General Biology I (4 cr)
BIO 152F5 General Biology II (4 cr)
BIO 401 Genetics (3 cr)
One of the following courses:
BIO 351 Organismal Botany (4 cr)
BIO 352 Organismal Zoology (4 cr)
BIO 212 Microbiology (4 cr)
- Six additional credits in biology
POLICIES
Students majoring in Biology should seek assistance in planning their
major with an advisor in the department.
Transfer students must take a minimum of 12 biology credits at
Edgewood for a major and a minimum of 8 biology credits for a minor.
Students may be advised to take some courses at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison through Edgewood’s Collaborative Program.
Completion of the major includes participation in independent research.
Each student will present his or her research project in Biology Seminar
(BIO 480). Biology majors should consult with their advisors about this
requirement at the time that the major is declared.
A student
must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in biology
courses. A biology course in which the student receives a grade below
“CD” will not be accepted toward the major or the minor.
The
General Education computer competency requirement will be met through
completion of the biology core courses (BIO 151F5, BIO 152F5, BIO 351,
BIO 352, BIO 401).