Biology Minor

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The Biology Minor provides students with a deeper understanding of the living world around them as well as the workings of their own cells. Biology Lab and Field courses are both required so that students develop a wide range of laboratory and practical skill sets. The Lab Sciences courses represent the most common requirements for entrance to medical school or graduate school in a health field or biological program. Students are encouraged to pursue Research Assistant, Independent Study, and Volunteer opportunities with Flagler Biologists to obtain further research experience. Faculty have many ongoing research projects that utilize our pristine coastal location.

Biology Minor (6 courses, 21-24 credits)

Required Courses (3 courses, 11-12 credits)

Pre-requisites:

NAS 111 - General Biology I Credits: 4 with grade of C or above.
NAS 112 - General Biology II Credits: 4

Math Requirement:

* See note 1 below.

MAT 323 - Statistical Methods Credits: 3
or
MAT 201 - Calculus I Credits: 4
or
MAT 202 - Calculus II Credits: 4 *

Electives (3 courses, 9-12 Credits)

Field Sciences (Choose at least 1 course from this category)

NAS 203 - Marine Biology Credits: 3
NAS 219 - Shipwreck Ecology Credits: 4
NAS 218 - Coral Reef Ecology Credits: 4
NAS 314 - Animal Behavior Credits: 4
NAS 332 - Dolphin Biology Credits: 4
NAS 351 - Comparative Physiology Credits: 4
NAS 361 - Coastal Zoology Credits: 3
NAS 240 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6 (fulfills Biology Minor requirement by Chair’s permission only)
or
NAS 340 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6 (fulfills Biology Minor requirement by Chair’s permission only)

Lab Sciences (Choose at least 1 course from this category)

NAS 247 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
NAS 236 - Physics I Credits: 3 *See note 2 below
NAS 211 - Introduction to Biotechnology Credits: 4
NAS 217 - Forensic Biology Credits: 4
NAS 311 - Genetics Credits: 4
NAS 322 - Microbiology Credits: 4
NAS 240 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6 (fulfills Biology Minor requirement by Chair’s permission only)
or
NAS 340 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6 (fulfills Biology Minor requirement by Chair’s permission only)

Notes:

All coursework within the Biology Minor MUST BE additional and non-redundant for Coastal Environmental Science (CES) Majors and Environmental Science (ES) Minors. Therefore:

CES Majors cannot use Calculus I to fulfill the Math requirement.
CES Majors cannot use NAS 203 , NAS 236 , or NAS 247 to fulfill Biology Minor requirements.
Students pursuing Minors in both ES and Biology must choose elective courses within the Lab and Field science categories above that are non-redundant to their ES elective choices.