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Plant Biology Minor

Effective Fall 2018

Exclusions:

Students who elect a minor in Plant Biology may not elect the following majors: Biology; Biology, Health, and Society (formerly known as General Biology); Plant Biology; Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB - formerly known as Cellular & Molecular Biology or CMB); Microbiology, Neuroscience, or Biochemistry.  They also may not elect a minor in Biology or Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

 

Advising

Please note: The Plant Biology Minor has been discontinued as of Winter 2019.

To make an advising appointment, go to the Program in Biology website at http://www.lsa.umich.edu/biology/

Grade Policies

Total Credits and GPA Requirement for Plant Biology Minor:

Minimum 15 cr. in Minor

Minimum 2.0 GPA in Minor

GPA is calculated from all mandatory prerequisites, all courses used for minor requirements, and all courses in BIOLOGY, EEB, and MCDB.

Prerequisites

Introductory Biology Sequence:

Choose Sequence A, B, or C:

  1. BIOLOGY 171, BIOLOGY 172 or 174, & BIOLOGY 173; or
  2. BIOLOGY 195 (AP/IB) & BIOLOGY 173; or
  3. BIOLOGY 191 (transfer credit), BIOLOGY 192, & BIOLOGY 173

Requirements

Minimum Credits: 15

Core Courses:
Select at least two of the four courses listed.

  • Ecology: BIOLOGY 281 or EEB 381
  • Genetics: BIOLOGY 305
  • Biochemistry: Choose from: MCDB 310, BIOLCHEM 415, or CHEM 351
  • Evolution: EEB 390, 391, or 392

Plant Biology Course:
(Courses with an asterisk (*) may overlap with the lab requirement)

  • Choose one of the following: BIOLOGY 230*, BIOLOGY 255*, or MCDB 321

Upper-Level Elective:
(Courses with an asterisk (*) may overlap with the lab requirement)

  • Choose one course from the following: EEB 372*, 401 (applicable sections only), 412, 420, 436*, 455*, 457*, 459*, 463*, 472, 556*; MCDB 321, 401 (applicable sections only), 413*, 430, 433

Lab Requirement:
(This requirement may OVERLAP with other minor reqs.)

  • Choose one Plant Biology lab course from the following: BIOLOGY 230, 255; EEB 300*, 372, 400*, 436, 455, 457, 459, 463, 556; MCDB 300*, 400*, 413 
    *EEB/MCDB 300 or 400 (Independent Research), elected for a minimum of 3 credits in a single term, may be used to fulfill a lab requirement. (3 credit max. applies; see CONSTRAINTS below.)

Additional Plant Biology Minor Electives:

  • Choose additional Plant Biology minor electives from the approved list, to reach at least 15 credits in the minor: BIOLOGY 230, 255; EEB 372, 401 (applicable sections only), 412, 420, 436, 455, 457, 459, 463, 472, 556; MCDB 321, 401 (applicable sections only), 406, 413, 430, 433

 

Constraints

  • Prerequisites, introductory science courses, and non-specific (departmental) transfer courses are EXCLUDED from the 15 cr. required for the minor.
  • A maximum of three credits of independent research (EEB/MCDB 300 or 400) may be counted toward the minor.

Plant Biology (Minor) (Winter 2016 - Summer 2018)

Effective Winter 2016

Exclusions:

Students who elect a minor in Plant Biology may not elect the following majors: Biology; Biology, Health, and Society (formerly known as General Biology); Plant Biology; Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Cellular and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, or Biochemistry.  They also may not elect a minor in Biology or Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

 

Advising

To make an advising appointment, go to the Program in Biology website at http://www.lsa.umich.edu/biology/

Grade Policies

Total Credits and GPA Requirement for Plant Biology Minor:

Minimum 15 cr. in Minor

Minimum 2.0 GPA in Minor

GPA is calculated from all mandatory prerequisites, all courses used for minor requirements, and all courses in BIOLOGY, EEB, and MCDB.

Prerequisites

Introductory Biology Sequence:

Choose Sequence A or B:

  1. BIOLOGY 171, 172 or 174, & 173; or,
  2. BIOLOGY 195 (AP) & 173

Requirements

Minimum Credits: 15

Core Courses:
Select at least two of the four courses listed.

  • Ecology: BIOLOGY 281 or EEB 381
  • Genetics: BIOLOGY 305
  • Biochemistry: Choose from: MCDB 310, BIOLCHEM 415, or CHEM 351
  • Evolution: EEB 390, 391, or 392

Plant Biology Course:
(Courses with an asterisk (*) may overlap with the lab requirement)

  • Choose one of the following: BIOLOGY 230*, BIOLOGY 255*, or MCDB 321

Upper-Level Elective:
(Courses with an asterisk (*) may overlap with the lab requirement)

  • Choose one course from the following: EEB 372*, 401 (applicable sections only), 412, 420, 436*, 455*, 457*, 459*, 463*, 472, 556*; MCDB 321, 401 (applicable sections only), 406, 413*, 430, 433

Lab Requirement:
(This requirement may OVERLAP with other minor reqs.)

  • Choose one Plant Biology lab course from the following: BIOLOGY 230, 255; EEB 300*, 372, 400*, 436, 455, 457, 459, 463, 556; MCDB 300*, 400*, 413 
    *EEB/MCDB 300 or 400 (Independent Research), elected for a minimum of 3 credits in a single term, may be used to fulfill a lab requirement. (3 credit max. applies; see CONSTRAINTS below.)

Additional Plant Biology Minor Electives:

  • Choose additional Plant Biology minor electives from the approved list, to reach at least 15 credits in the minor: BIOLOGY 230, 255; EEB 372, 401 (applicable sections only), 412, 420, 436, 455, 457, 459, 463, 472, 556; MCDB 321, 401 (applicable sections only), 406, 413, 430, 433

 

Constraints

  • Prerequisites, introductory science courses, and non-specific (departmental) transfer courses are EXCLUDED from the 15 cr. required for the minor.
  • A maximum of three credits of independent research (EEB/MCDB 300 or 400) may be counted toward the minor.