Requirements

1. Introductory courses. Two (2) introductory courses, choosing one (1) course from two (2) of the following departments (2 courses total):
   • Anthropology courses
     • ANTH-B 111 Introduction to Chimpanzee Behavior and Cognition i
     • ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology i
     • ANTH-E 200 Social and Cultural Anthropology i
     • ANTH-L 200 Language and Culture i
     • ANTH-P 200 Introduction to Archaeology i
   • Biology courses
     • BIOL-E 111 Basic Biology by Examination I i
     • BIOL-E 112 Basic Biology by Examination II i
     • BIOL-H 111 Integrated Freshman Learning Experience I i
     • BIOL-L 111 Foundations of Biology: Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology i
     • BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms i
   • Psychological and Brain Sciences courses
     • PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I i
     • PSY-P 102 Introductory Psychology II i
     • PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences i
2. Animal Behavior. One (1) course:
   • BIOL-Z 460 Animal Behavior i
3. Perspectives in Animal Behavior. One (1) course from two (2) of the following categories, representing core perspectives for studying animal behavior (2 courses total):
   • Evolutionary/Ecological Perspective courses
     • ABEH-A 301 Animal Conservation Science i
     • ABEH-A 401 Topical Issues in Animal Behavior (Approved topics: "SPECIAL TOPICS IN AVIAN CONSERVATION" (TPC 5)) i
     • ANTH-B 368 The Evolution of Primate Social Behavior i
     • ANTH-B 400 Undergraduate Seminar (Approved topics: "CHIMP BEHV:LEGACY JANE GOODALL" (TPC 12)) i
     • ANTH-B 466 The Primates i
     • BIOL-L 307
     • BIOL-L 318 Evolution i
     • BIOL-L 369 Heredity, Evolution, and Society i
     • BIOL-L 423 Brain, Behavior and Evolution i
     • BIOL-L 473 Ecology i
     • BIOL-S 318 Evolution, Honors i
     • BIOL-Z 374
     • BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes i
     • EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs i
     • EAS-X 377 Field Geology and Paleoanthropology at Olduvai Gorge i
     • GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life i
     • SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology i
     • SPEA-E 460 Wildlife Management i
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   • Environmental/Developmental/Cognitive Perspective courses
     • ANTH-A 200 Topics in Anthropology of Culture and Society (Approved topics: "INTRO TO THE CHIMP: MIND, BEHAVIOR, & SOCIETY" (TPC 334)) i
     • ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology i
     • ANTH-B 400 Undergraduate Seminar (Approved topics: "EVOLUTION OF HUMAN COGNITION" (TPC 38)) i
     • ANTH-E 200 Social and Cultural Anthropology i
     • ANTH-L 200 Language and Culture i
     • BIOL-L 417
     • COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
     • COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition i
     • COGS-Q 345 Animal Cognition i
     • LING-L 214 Animal Communication i
     • PHIL-P 360 Philosophy of Mind i
     • PSY-P 325 Psychology of Learning i
     • PSY-P 327 Psychology of Motivation i
     • PSY-P 329 Sensation and Perception i
     • PSY-P 330 Perception/Action i
     • PSY-P 335 Cognitive Psychology i
     • PSY-P 416 Evolution and Ecology of Learning i
     • PSY-P 444
     • INFO-I 400 Topics in Informatics (Approved topics: "ANIMAL-COMPUTER INTERACTION" (TPC 393); "HUMANS, ANIMALS, AND AI" (TPC 410)) i
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   • Mechanisms of Behavior Perspective courses
     • ABEH-A 401 Topical Issues in Animal Behavior (Approved topics: "BEHAVIORAL GENETICS AND EPIGENETICS" (TPC 3); "SENSORY ECOLOGY" (TPC 7); "SENSORY ECOLOGY" (TPC 2); "THE SOCIAL BRAIN" (TPC 4)) i
     • ANTH-B 333 Chimpanzee Biology: Anatomy, Evolution, Ecology, and Physiology i
     • BIOL-L 311 Genetics i
     • BIOL-L 410 Topical Issues in Biology (Approved topics: "GENETICS OF BEHAVIOR" (TPC 15)) i
     • BIOL-L 453 Sensory Ecology i
     • BIOL-Z 462 Genetics of Behavior i
     • ANTH-B 340 Hormones and Human Behavior i
     • BIOL-L 340 Biology of Sexual Diversity i
     • BIOL-L 423 Brain, Behavior and Evolution i
     • BIOL-Z 463 Comparative Neurobiology of Animal Behavior i
     • BIOL-Z 466 Endocrinology i
     • One of the following:
       • PSY-P 326 Behavioral Neuroscience i
       • PSY-P 346 Neuroscience i
     • PSY-P 407 Drugs and the Nervous System i
     • PSY-P 409 Neural Bases of Sensory Function i
     • PSY-P 410 Development of the Brain and Behavior i
     • PSY-P 411 Neural Bases of Learning and Memory i
     • PSY-P 456
     • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "NEUROBIOLOGY OF COGNITION" (TPC 168); "THE SOCIAL BRAIN" (TPC 136)) i
     • PSY-P 469 Stress Effects on Brain and Behavior i
     • PHSL-P 416 Comparative Animal Physiology i
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4. Advanced Elective. One (1) course:
   • Additional course(s) at the 300-499 level from the Perspectives in Animal Behavior lists above
   • ABEH-A 401 Topical Issues in Animal Behavior i
   • ABEH-X 473 Animal Behavior Internship i
   • ANTH-B 301 Laboratory in Bioanthropology i
   • ANTH-B 466 The Primates i
   • ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology i
   • ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology i
   • BIOL-L 307
   • BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds i
   • BIOL-L 377 Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles i
   • BIOL-L 417
   • BIOL-L 433 Tropical Biology i
   • BIOL-L 465 Advanced Field Biology i
   • BIOL-L 474 Field and Laboratory Ecology i
   • BIOL-Z 373 Entomology i
   • BIOL-Z 374
   • BIOL-Z 375 Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory i
   • BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology i
   • BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes i
   • EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs i
   • EAS-X 377 Field Geology and Paleoanthropology at Olduvai Gorge i
   • PSY-P 315 Developmental Psychology i
   • PSY-P 327 Psychology of Motivation i
   • PSY-P 426 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience i
   • PSY-P 444
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5. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.