Microbiology (B.S.Microbiol.)
To graduate in this program, students must earn a minimum grade of C in BIOL 114, BIOL 115, and BIOL 115L. Required coursework includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 101 | Opportunities in Biological Sciences | 1 |
| BIOL 114 | Organisms and Environments | 4 |
| BIOL 115 & 115L | Cells and the Evolution of Life and Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 250 & BIOL 255 | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | 5 |
| BIOL 310 & BIOL 315 | Genetics and Genetics Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 312 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 350 | Microbiomes | 3 |
| BIOL 380 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| BIOL 400 | Seminar | 1 |
| BIOL 313 | Molecular and Cellular Laboratory | 1-2 |
| or BIOL 382 | Biochemistry I Laboratory | |
| CHEM 111 & 111L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 112 & 112L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 5 |
| CHEM 277 & CHEM 278 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I: Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 372 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| MATH 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
| STAT 251 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| or STAT 301 | 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 & Exploratory Writing | ||
| Technical Writing II | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Grant and 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 | ||
| Wine Microbiology and Processing | ||
| Wine Microbiology and Processing Lab | ||
| Mathematical Biology | ||
| Professional Ethics | ||
or PHIL 450 | 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 101 | Opportunities in Biological Sciences | 1 |
| BIOL 114 | Organisms and Environments | 4 |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| Oral Communication Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| CHEM 111L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| MATH 144 | Precalculus II: Trigonometry | 1 |
| MATH 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
| (PHYS 111 AND PHYS 111L) OR (PHYS 211 AND PHYS 211L) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| BIOL 115L | Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 115 | Cells and the Evolution of Life | 3 |
| CHEM 112L | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| STAT 251 OR STAT 301 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| CHEM 277 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 278 | Organic Chemistry I: Lab | 1 |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| BIOL 250 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 255 | General Microbiology Lab | 2 |
| BIOL 310 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 315 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 380 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| Laboratory Requirement Option BIOL 382, Elective Course | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| BIOL 312 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 |
| Laboratory Requirement Option BIOL 313, Elective Course | 1 | |
| CHEM 372 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| BIOL 350 | Microbiomes | 3 |
| Microbiology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| ENGL 202 or ENGL 207 or ENGL 208 or ENGL 317 or ENGL 318 or ENGL 320 | 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 400 | Seminar | 1 |
| Microbiology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Microbiology, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 2 | |
| BIOL 401 OR BIOL 407 OR BIOL 408 OR BIOL 411 | 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.