Minor & Graduate Certificate Program Requirements

Evolutionary Studies Minor

The undergraduate minor in Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) introduces students to evolutionary thinking across a wide range of academic disciplines and is explicitly meant to be interdisciplinary. Any student majoring in any department or program in Harpur College can also complete an EvoS minor.

The EvoS minor consists of a minimum of 24 credits, and includes the following requirements:

  • EvoS/BIOL 105/ANTH 241 (Evolution for Everyone) is the required foundational course. 4 credits.

  • One (1) additional foundational course in biological evolution and human behavior. Choose from BIOL 113 or 114, ANTH 168, PSYC 111, ENVI 101 or GEOL 111. 4 credits.

  • Three (3) additional evolution-related courses taught in any department or program of Harpur College, at least two (2) of which must be taken at the 300-400 level. 12 credits.

  • EvoS/BIOL 451 (Current Topics in Evolutionary Studies) is the required capstone course for the minor. This 2-credit seminar series must be taken twice, including at least once during the spring semester. 4 credits.

Notes on curricular requirements:

  • Courses listed as EvoS are regularly cross-listed with Biology, Psychology, Environmental Studies and/or Anthropology. If students cannot register under the EvoS designation, there may be seats available in these cross-listed sections.

  • A list of approved evolution-related courses can be found on the EvoS website. Approval of courses that count for the evolution-related courses requirement is at the discretion of the EvoS coordinator or director.

  • Only courses passed with a grade of C- or better may count towards minor requirements.

  • One (1) course taken pass/fail can count towards minor requirements.

  • At least 12 credits must be taken at 嫩田研究院官网.

  • At least 12 credits must be taken at the upper level (300-400 level).

  • Up to 4 credits of Independent Study/Research (e.g. ANTH/BIOL 497) is allowed.

  • Only 8 credits may be double-counted with major requirements.

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Graduate Certificate in Evolutionary Studies

The requirements of the graduate EvoS program are as follows:

  • 16 credits of eligible courses, including two semesters of the 2 credit Current Topics in Evolutionary Studies seminar (BIOL 680S).

  • Anth 515 (Evolutionary Theory) is recommended but not required.

Please Note: there is a $100 fee for certificates through the Graduate School.