Minor in General Biology
The School offers those not pursuing a major, the option to obtain a Minor in General Biology. The School offers one minor without discipline specialties. Students may not both minor and major in the School of Biological Sciences.
To receive a General Biology minor from the School of Biological Sciences, a student must complete at least twenty-eight (28) units, of which at least twenty (20) units must be upper-division. Minor requirements are as follows:
Lower-Division Requirements
BILD 1 and BILD 3 or BILD 10 and BILD 3
- Lower-division transfer credit for BILD 1, BILD 3, and BILD 10 may be applicable to the minor. Courses may need to be reviewed by the School of Biological Sciences to determine equivalency.
- Advanced placement (AP) biology credit may be applied toward the lower-division requirements.
- All courses must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better, with the exception of AP credit.
Upper-Division Requirements
At least twenty (20) units of upper-division biology coursework offered by the School of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego
- One quarter of BISP 193, 195, 196, 197 or 199 may be used to satisfy a minor requirement.
- All courses must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better, with the exception of BISP 193, 195, 196, 197 or 199.
- The minimum GPA requirement for the General Biology minor is 2.0 in upper-division courses.
- Students may apply one (1) upper-division transferable biology course from another institution, after obtaining approval from the UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences.
- A student may apply the equivalent of two applicable upper-division courses (a maximum of eight units) to fulfill the requirements for a minor that have also been used to satisfy the requirements of a major.