Science courses are all math and science-based courses applicable to CBS major requirements as found in the most current University Catalog. Degree requirements are subject to change prior to the student's admission to CBS. 

Courses listed below fulfill requirements in most CBS majors and can be helpful to take prior to admission into CBS.

• Chemistry: CHEM 1061+1065, 1062+1066, 2301, 2302, 2311 or CHEM 1081+1065, CHEM 1082+1086, CHEM 2081+2085
• Quantitative I Requirement (calculus): MATH 1241, 1271, or 1371
• Quantitative II Requirement: STAT 3011, MATH 1272 or 1372, MATH 2241, CSCI 1133
• Physics (calculus-based): PHYS 1201W/1221, 1202W/1222, 1301W, 1302W
• Other Biology: BIOL 1951+1961, 2003+3004, 3211; PMB 3002, 3005W, 3007W; EEB 3407/3408W, 3409, 3411/3412W

• Science GPA is calculated using all grades of completed science courses applicable to CBS major requirements as found in the most current University Catalog, including original and repeated attempted (referred to as an "unbracketed science GPA")
• All science course grades should be a C- or higher.
• Applicants must have a minimum of three completed courses applicable to CBS major requirements (grades A-F) with at least one science GPA course (3 credits minimum) completed at the University of Minnesota. 
• Transfer courses that satisfy CBS major requirements will be included in the science GPA for admission.
• If a CBS major requirement requires a lecture and lab to fulfill the requirement, students must take both lecture and lab to be factored into the science GPA for admission and both lecture and lab only count as one course towards the minimum of three completed courses (e.g. CHEM 1061+1065, BIOL 1951+1961, etc).
• GCC, PHAR, and PSY designator courses count for some CBS major requirements, but will not count towards the science GPA for admission. 
• AP/IB courses may fulfill major requirements, but will not count towards the science GPA for admission. 

For spring 2025, non-CBS students will be able to register or join the waitlist for Foundations of Biology (BIOL 1951 + BIOL 1961) on December 13, 2024. 

Students are encouraged to consider alternative class options in the event that Foundations of Biology fills before non-CBS students are able to register.

CBS will accept S grades for courses taken in Spring 2020 and Summer 2020. For ICT students, a GPA of 2.5 or higher is required in at least three science courses so at least one course needs to be graded. 

Don't quite have three science courses completed? Your application can still be considered if you have at least two science courses completed with one being completed at UMN-TC with a GPA of 2.5 or higher and at least one science course in progress at the time of application. All other admission requirements still need to be met to be eligible for conditional admission. If you have questions about meeting this criteria, please contact cbschange@umn.edu.

Students will still need to be admitted to CBS through the transfer admission process. Please contact cbschange@umn.edu if you want to add a CBS major as your second major.