Minors

Our department offers two minors:

We require students to maintain a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) in the minor, excluding allied field courses.

Biological Sciences (BI) Minor

To begin the minor declaration process for a BI minor, please use this link to access our departmental form.

Students in this minor will gain a solid foundation in the biological sciences. The following is required to complete the minor:

  • One of the following:
    • BIOL 110L: Principles of Biology I with Lab
    • BIOL 112L: Perspectives in Biology I with Lab
  • One of the following:
    • BIOL 111L: Principles of Biology II with Lab
    • BIOL 113L: Perspectives in Biology II with Lab
  • Fifteen credits at or above the 190 level
    • This is typically met by four upper level courses (4 credits each) or three upper level courses (4 credits each) and three credits from independent labs (1 credit each).
    • Genetics (BIOL 190 or BIOL 198) is strongly recommended.

Contact

Please contact Ryan Bickel (even class years) ryan.bickel@rochester.edu or Alexis Stein (odd class years) alexis.stein@rochester.edu with any questions.

Minor in Computational Biology (CB)

To begin the minor declaration process for a CB minor, please use this link to access our departmental form.

Students in this minor will study biological systems using math and computer science. This minor requires the following courses:

  • One of the following:
    • BIOL 110L: Principles of Biology I with Lab
    • BIOL 112L: Perspectives in Biology I with Lab
  • One of the following:
    • BIOL 190: The Human Genome and BIOL 198P: Genetics Lab
    • BIOL 198: Principles of Genetics and BIOL 198P: Genetics Lab
  • One of the following:
    • CSC 161: The Art of Programming
    • CSC 171: The Science of Programming
  • CSC 262 or STAT 212+STAT 216
  • Two of the following:
    • BIOL 219L: Genomics of Quantitative Traits
    • BIOL 253L: Computational Biology
    • BIOL 257L: Applied Genomics
    • BIOL 259L: Applied Population Biology

Contact

Please contact Amanda Larracuente at (585) 273-1693 or alarracu@bio.rochester.edu with any questions.