Minor: Botany

OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 22

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to earn minor: 2.0

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: Botany minors must have a “C” or better in BIO 100 and BIO 200.

Other GPA requirements to earn minor: Botany minors require a cumulative 2.0 GPA in all courses taken in the minor.

Contact Information: Christa Schwintzer, Assistant Director of School of Biology and Ecology,310 Deering Hall, (207)581-3115

The minor in Botany is designed for students in other fields who would like to develop a basic understanding of modern plant biology. The minor is not open to students majoring or minoring in Biology or Zoology. The requirements for the minor in Botany include the courses listed below. Students must obtain a minimum grade of C in BIO 100 and BIO 200 and a minimum GPA for the minor of 2.0.

Courses:

BIO 100 - Basic Biology Credits: 4
BIO 200 - Biology of Organisms Credits: 4
Any courses, at least three of which must be plant courses (P), from Biological Sciences Areas I-V in Botany B.A. and B.S. programs^1,2Credits: 14

¹Students majoring in Biochemistry, Microbiology, or Molecular and Cellular Biology must choose courses that are not BMB courses.

²Students majoring in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Environmental Horticulture, Marine Science, Sustainable Agriculture or Wildlife Ecology must choose courses from Areas I-V that are not on the list of courses that count towards their major.