Minor in General Biology

Declare a minor using the Major/Minor Tool on Tritonlink. Make sure to also read How to Declare a Minor.

List only the courses required for the minor (see Sample Applications section below).

• The General Biology minor requires the following lower-division courses: BILD 1 and BILD 3 or BILD 10 and BILD 3.
  • A score of 4 or 5 on the Biology AP Exam results in BILD 1, 2, and 3 credit, totaling 8 units. Due to the distribution of units, if you plan to use AP BILD credit for lower division minor requirements, please include BILD 2 on your minor application along with BILD 1 and BILD 3 (see Sample Application #2 below).
• Under 'Institution,' for the lower-division requirement, please list: UCSD or Advanced Placement Credit. If you have equivalent lower-division transfer credit for BILD 1, BILD 3, or BILD 10, please list it as if it was taken at UCSD. For the upper-division requirements, if you have received approval from the School of Biological Sciences to utilize a transfer course from another institution, please list the institution where the course was completed.
• Under 'Grade Options,' please list as Letter or Pass/Fail
  • Biology will only accept Pass/Fail for AP credit or one BISP 193, 195, 196, 197 or 199.
• Students are not held to the upper-division biology courses they originally list on their minor application. Students may substitute eligible upper-division courses if desired. A new minor application is not required if the student deviates from the original application.
• If the minor application is not completed correctly at time of submission, the minor application will be denied/rejected and must be resubmitted for review.

Sample General Biology Minor Applications

The charts below represent sample General Biology Minor applications intended to assist students in correctly completing the application. While students may select some or all of the upper-division courses listed in the samples, they are not required to do so. Students are encouraged to select any eligible upper-division courses of interest.

SAMPLE #1: LOWER-DIVISION UCSD OR TRANSFER CREDIT

SAMPLE #2: ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT

Students who meet any of the following criteria must complete a quarter by quarter plan within the minor application tool, and obtain both department and college permission to declare a minor:

• Students who have completed 150 or more units
• Students who are not in good academic standing
• Students who are attempting to declare a second minor

The comprehensive plan must start with the current quarter and go until the student’s final quarter at UCSD, and must include all courses required for graduation (e.g. major, minor, GE, university – DEI, AHI, etc.).