Biological Sciences Minor
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Why Choose the Biological Sciences Program?
Students majoring in another department may earn a Minor in Biological Sciences. The Minor program includes at least of 24 credit hours from a broad selection of courses in Biological Sciences.
The flexibility of the Minor program is intended to accommodate the needs and goals of a variety of students, including people with science majors as well as those from business, liberal arts, and other disciplines. It provides a solid foundation in biological principles and still enables students to focus on particular subdisciplines, such as molecular, organismic, or environmental biology.
Careers
Our graduates are employed by
- Abbott Laboratories
- Advanced Testing Laboratory
- Aerotek
- AFRL/ WPAFB
- American Health Associates
- Battelle Memorial Institute
- Charles River Laboratories
- Community Tissue Services/ Community Blood Center
- Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC)
- Medpace
- MedVet
- MillerCoors
- Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Pfizer
- Proctor & Gamble
- Shaw Environmental
- SpringCreek Fertility
- UES Inc.
- United Allergy Services
Our graduates work as
- Biologists/Cell biologists
- Cardiopulmonary technician
- Clinical allergy specialist
- Clinical research associate
- Conservation worker
- Data scientist
- Ecology lab technician
- Embryologist/andrologist
- Formulation technician
- Genetic counselor
- Health services manager
- Laboratory manager
- Microbiology technician
- Pharmaceutical/medical product sales representative
- Researchers/research assistants
- Toxicologist
Academics and Curriculum
View Biological Sciences Minor program requirements in the Academic Catalog.
Admission
Minimum Entry Requirements
- 24 semester hours earned
- 2.0 grade point average in the introductory biology courses (BIO 1120 and BIO 1150)
