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    Apr 02, 2025  
2024/25 UM UMM Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024/25 UM UMM Undergraduate Catalog

Zoology Minor


OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 22

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

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: Zoology minors must have a “C” or better in BIO 100 /BIO 117  and BIO 200 /BIO 118  and BIO 119 .

Contact Information:  Peg Killian, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, School of Biology and Ecology, 100 Murray Hall, (207)581-2540, um.biology@maine.edu; Eric Jones: Chair, Division of Integrative and Marine Sciences, 125 Science; (207) 255-1267; eric.jones1@maine.edu


The minor in Zoology is designed for students in other fields who would like to develop a basic understanding of modern animal biology. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credits for this minor with courses that are not otherwise used to fulfill a requirement for their major, another minor, or a concentration. The requirements for the minor in Zoology include the courses listed below. Students must obtain a minimum grade of C in BIO 100  or BIO 117  and BIO 200  or BIO 118  and BIO 119 , and a minimum GPA for the minor of 2.0.

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