Entry to the Minor
Admission to the Biomedical Research minor is competitive, and application follows completion of Biomedical Research 5HA, 10H, Honors Collegium 70A, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology 30H, or an approved alternative course. Applications (see the minor website) must be submitted no later than the first term of the junior year. Students must be in good academic standing and demonstrate a genuine interest in research. All degree requirements, including the specific requirements for this minor, must be fulfilled within the unit maximum set forth by the College of Letters and Science.
Minor Requirements
The Minor
Required Lower-Division Courses (9 units)
Required Upper-Division Courses (24 units)
Laboratory Research
History of Science or Philosophy of Science
Seminars
Senior Research Thesis
Policies
Transfer credit for any required course is subject to approval. Students with a grade of less than B (3.0) in any minor course or a cumulative grade-point average of less than 3.0 are subject to dismissal from the minor.
A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor.
Each minor course must be taken for a letter grade. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.