Microbiology (B.S.Microbiol.)
To graduate in this program, students must earn a minimum grade of C in BIOL 1140, BIOL 1150, and BIOL 1150L. Required coursework includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 1010 | Opportunities in Biological Sciences | 1 |
| BIOL 1140 | Organisms and Environments | 4 |
| BIOL 1150 & 1150L | Cells and the Evolution of Life and Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 2500 & BIOL 2550 | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | 5 |
| BIOL 3100 & BIOL 3150 | Genetics and Genetics Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 3120 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 3130 | Molecular and Cellular Laboratory | 1-2 |
| or BIOL 3820 | Biochemistry I Laboratory | |
| BIOL 3800 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| BIOL 4000 | Seminar | 1 |
| BIOL 4500 | Microbiomes | 3 |
| CHEM 1111 & 1111L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 1120 & 1120L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 5 |
| CHEM 2770 & CHEM 2780 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I: Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 3720 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| MATH 1170 | Calculus I | 4 |
| STAT 2510 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| or STAT 3010 | Probability and Statistics | |
| Select one of the following Senior Experience courses: | 2-3 | |
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Practicum in Biology Laboratory Teaching | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Pedagogy | ||
| Senior Capstone | ||
| Experimental Field Ecology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Technical Writing I | ||
| Persuasive Writing | ||
| Personal and Exploratory Writing | ||
| Technical Writing II | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Grant Proposal Writing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | ||
| Engineering Physics I and Laboratory Physics I | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Microbial Physiology | ||
| Virology | ||
| Prokaryotic Molecular Biology | ||
| Medical Parasitology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Pathogenic Microbiology | ||
| Select 6 credits of approved electives from the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Ecology and Population Biology | ||
| Pathophysiology | ||
| Microbial Physiology | ||
| Advanced Evolution | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Pathogenic Microbiology | ||
| Genomics | ||
| Virology | ||
| Computer Skills for Biologists | ||
| Protein Structure and Function | ||
| Prokaryotic Molecular Biology | ||
| Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease | ||
| Veterinary & Medical Entomology | ||
| Medical Parasitology | ||
| Food Microbiology and Food Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Mathematical Biology | ||
| Professional Ethics | ||
or PHIL 4500 | Ethics in Science | |
| Advanced Laboratory Techniques | ||
| Cell Biology | ||
| Genetic Engineering | ||
| Microbial Ecology | ||
| Total Hours | 77-79 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
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Additional classes can be substituted with prior approval from advisor and chairperson.
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 1010 | Opportunities in Biological Sciences | 1 |
| BIOL 1140 | Organisms and Environments | 4 |
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 1143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| Oral Communication Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 1111L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| MATH 1144 | Precalculus II: Trigonometry | 1 |
| MATH 1170 | Calculus I | 4 |
| (PHYS 1111 AND PHYS 1111L) OR (PHYS 2110 AND PHYS 2110L) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| BIOL 1150 | Cells and the Evolution of Life | 3 |
| BIOL 1150L | Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1120 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 1120L | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| STAT 2510 OR STAT 3010 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| CHEM 2770 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2780 | Organic Chemistry I: Lab | 1 |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| BIOL 2500 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 2550 | General Microbiology Lab | 2 |
| BIOL 3100 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 3150 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 3800 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| Laboratory Requirement Option BIOL 3820, Elective Course | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| BIOL 3120 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 |
| Laboratory Requirement Option BIOL 3130, Elective Course | 1 | |
| CHEM 3720 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| BIOL 4500 | Microbiomes | 3 |
| Microbiology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2070 or ENGL 2080 or ENGL 3170 or ENGL 3180 or ENGL 3200 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| Microbiology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Microbiology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 2 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| BIOL 4000 | Seminar | 1 |
| Microbiology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Microbiology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 2 | |
| BIOL 4010 OR BIOL 4070 OR BIOL 4080 OR BIOL 4110 | 2 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
The degree map is a guide for the timely completion of your curricular requirements. Your academic advisor or department may be contacted for assistance in interpreting this map. This map is not reflective of your academic history or transcript and it is not official notification of completion of degree or certificate requirements. Please contact the Registrar's Office regarding your official degree/certificate completion status.
- Learn and integrate: Through independent learning and collaborative study, students will attain, use, and develop knowledge in biology, chemistry, and related disciplines with specialization in microbiology. Students will be able to integrate biological and chemical information to understand microbiological systems from the molecular to population level with relevance to some applied issues such as medicine or environmental microbiology.
- Think and create: Students will be able to use multiple thinking strategies to examine issues in microbiology, including the proposal of biological hypotheses and the design and analysis of biological experiments capable of testing hypotheses. Students will be able to apply microbiological knowledge to real world challenges, such as those that may be encountered in medicine or environmental microbiology.
- Communicate: Students will be able to acquire and analyze biological information from the scientific literature. Students will be able to communicate biological information via verbal, written, and other non-verbal methods such as appropriate graphics.
- Clarify purpose and perspective: The program will allow students to explore microbiology as a career as well as to apply microbiological and biological perspectives to novel issues or problems within microbiology, medicine, or other disciplines.
- Practice citizenship: Students will understand and accept their roles as educated biologists and scientists in society. Students will be able to communicate with others, including non-scientists, from the special perspective of an educated microbiologist on issues related to medicine and other topics.