BIOLOGY Minor

Program Coordinator: Carolyn Thomas
Phone Number: (540) 365-4368
e-mail:cthomas@ferrum.edu

The Biology minor is an excellent way to bolster your scientific expertise regardless of major. It is designed to be extremely flexible to allow students to follow their interests while supplementing their major course of study with a minor in the sciences.

Faculty:

John W. Leffler
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., University of Georgia
(540) 365-4361
jleffler@ferrum.edu

Daryl Nash
Assistant Professor of Agriculture
Ph.D., Penn State University
(540) 365-4363
dnash@ferrum.edu

Bob R. Pohlad
Professor of Biology and Horticulture
Ph.D., University of Georgia
(540) 365-4367
bpohlad@ferrum.edu

Carolyn Thomas
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
(540) 365-4368
cthomas@ferrum.edu

Required Courses:
BIO 201 Vertebrate Zoology or 301 Invertebrate
Zoology or 254 - Human Anatomy
BIO 202 Introduction to Plant Science or 306 nonvascular plants
(12 additional credits in Biology, with at least 7 from 300-400 level)

Prerequisite Distribution Courses:
BIO 101 General Biology