2024-2025 Catalog 
  
    Oct 15, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Biology (BIOL-MNR-AS) Minor

Location(s): Ferris Main Campus


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Minor

This minor is designed for students who desire to gain a general understanding of all major areas of the biological sciences. This minor is suitable for all students in all majors who want to advance their knowledge of living systems and their interactions with the environment.

Program Outcomes


  1. Graduates will explain the key concepts in biology and understand the breadth of knowledge of the biological disciplines.
  2. Graduates will use the scientific method to investigate a biological problem.
  3. Graduates will analyze and evaluate scientific concepts presented in scientific and/or popular literature.
  4. Graduates will apply critical thinking skills to help understand scientific concepts.

Admission Requirements


This minor is open to all students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program, and may only be awarded to those not pursuing a degree in this subject area.

New Student Admission Requirements


  • Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements


  • Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

All Minor Requirements - 20 to 21 Credits Required


Minor Courses - 20 to 21 Credits Required


Notes


  • Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
  • Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.

Graduation Requirements


In order to graduate from Ferris State University, students must meet both University and Programmatic Graduation Requirements.

University Graduation Requirements


These are the minimum graduation requirements for a minor at Ferris State University:

  • A GPA of 2.00 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the minor.
  • A minimum of 18 credits within the minor must be earned.
  • A minimum of 50 percent of minor credits must be earned from Ferris State University to meet the Residency requirement.
  • A minimum of 9 of the credits in the minor must be at the 200 level or higher.
  • A maximum of one-third of the credits, but no more than 7 credit hours, in a minor may overlap with the student’s major.
  • Up to 6 credit hours may overlap between any two minors.
  • The minor must be completed prior to or at the awarding of a bachelor’s degree.

Programmatic Graduation Requirements


These are the additional graduation requirements mandated by the program:

  • All requirements as specified in the All Minor Requirements section must be met.
  • A minimum grade of C must be earned in all minor courses.
  • A minimum of 50 percent of the credits in the minor must be at the 300 level or higher.

Contact Information


Dr. Brad Isler
(231) 591-2641
[email protected]

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