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Department of Biology
The Department of Biology strives to develop in students an understanding and awareness of environmental processes and to provide a basic knowledge of the taxonomy, morphology, and physiology of man and other organisms. Biology majors receive the appropriate background for graduate work, science, education, or employment requiring a fundamental knowledge of Biology.
Life-Earth Science Minor
A minor in Life-Earth Science is 29-30 semester hours consisting of BIOL 1410 and 1420; GEOL 1401 and 1402; PHYS 3301 and 3302; and 7-8 hours of upper level Biology electives. Students majoring in Biology may not take the same Biology courses to complete the Life-Earth Science minor as were taken in their major, excluding BIOL 1410 and 1420.
Required Courses
| BIOL 1410 Zoology | 4 |
| BIOL 1420 Botany | 4 |
| GEOL 1401 Physical Geology (3-2) | 4 |
| GEOL 1402 Historical Geology (3-2) | 4 |
| PHYS 3301 Descriptive Astronomy (3-0) | 3 |
| PHYS 3302 Physical Aspects of General Science (3-0) | 3 |
| BIOL Upper-level Electives | 7-8 |
| Total | 29-30 |
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