Minor Degrees

Requirements

Beginning with the class that matriculates at Duke in 2012 the requirements below define the minor degrees. The classes of 2013, 2014, and 2015 can use either these new requirements or the previous requirements which can be found here.

Minor in Computer Science

The Minor in Computer Science consists of five courses in computer science including the prerequisite. At least four courses must be at the 200-level or above.

Prerequisite:

COMPSCI 101L (06) or equivalent

Requirements:

COMPSCI 201 (100) and 250 (104)

Minor in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Prerequisites:

MATH 111L (31), MATH 112L (32), and a 100-level statistics course

Requirements:

Five courses at the 200-level or above, not including the prerequisites

Three from Computer ScienceCOMPSCI 201 (100) and 260 (160). One course from COMPSCI 220 (150), 224 (111), 270 (170), or any 500-level course, or as approved by the director of undergraduate studies, e.g., an independent study in an area related to bioinformatics or computational biology.
Two from BiologyBIOLOGY 201L (118). One course from BIOLOGY 214L (184L), 220 (119), 251 (124), 413L (271L), 414LS (205LS), 556 (237), or as approved by director of undergraduate studies in consultation with director of undergraduate studies in biology.

Note: Pre-fall 2012 course numbers are shown in parenthesis.