MICROBIOLOGY
BACHELOR OF ARTS
At least 124 hrs. (of which 45 must be Junior/Senior hrs. — courses numbered 300 or above) must be completed for graduation.
Completing the minimum requirements listed on this page will result in 119 overall hrs. and 35 Jr/Sr hrs.
Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to the major.
I. General College Requirements (58 hrs.):
English (9 hrs.): ENGL 101 ____; ENGL 102 (or 105) ____; ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211) ____
Argument & Reason (3 hrs., one of the following): _____
COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310
Western Civilization (6 hrs.): HWC 204 (or 114) ____;
HWC 205 (or 115) _____
Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see: http://www2.ku.edu/~clasus/pnwc/principal_courses.shtml)
Humanities (9 hrs.):
(HT) ________, (HL) _________, (HR) _________
Social Science (9 hrs.):
(SC)________, (SI) ________, (SF) _________
Non-Western Culture (one course): ________ (see: http://www2.ku.edu/~clasus/pnwc/nonwest_culture_courses.shtml)
Foreign Language (16-20 hrs. or proficiency):
__________, __________, _________, __________
Principal course in Earth Sciences or Mathematical Sciences (3 hrs.) (in addition to MATH 115 or 121) or BIOL 570 _______
II. General Science Requirements (34-35 hrs.):
_____ BIOL 150 (or BIOL 151) Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology (4 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 350 Principles of Genetics (3 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 405 Laboratory in Genetics (2 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 622 Fund. Organic Chemistry (3 hrs.) OR
CHEM 624 Organic Chemistry I (3 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 625 Organic Chemistry I lab (2 hrs.)
_____ MATH 115 & MATH 116 Calculus I & II (6 hrs.) OR
MATH 121 Calculus I (5 hrs.)
_____ PHSX 114 & PHSX 115 Col. Physics I & II (8 hrs.) OR
PHSX 211 & PHSX 212 General Physics I & II (8 hrs.)
Note: Students planning graduate study are advised to complete a year of Organic Chemistry (CHEM 624, 625, 626, 627 and a year of Biochemistry (BIOL 636, 637, 638).
III. Microbiology Core Requirements (9-10 hrs.):
_____ BIOL 400 Fundamentals of Microbiology (3 hrs.) or
BIOL 401, Honors
_____ BIOL 402 Fundamentals of Microbiology Lab (2 hrs.)
or BIOL 403, Honors
_____ One of the following two courses:
BIOL 516 Microbial Physiology (3 hrs) OR
BIOL 600 Introductory Biochemistry Lectures (4 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 599 Senior Seminar — Current Progress in Microbiology
(1 hr.) (must be taken in senior year)
IV. Microbiology Electives and Laboratory Requirements (15 hrs.):
Fifteen hours of Microbiology courses, including three lab courses, selected from the following:
BIOL 503 Immunology (3 hrs.)
BIOL 504 Immunology Lab (2 hrs.)
BIOL 506 Pathogenic Microbiology (3 hrs.)
BIOL 507 Pathogenic Microbiology Lab (2 hrs.)
BIOL 512 General Virology (3 hrs.)
BIOL 513 Virology Laboratory (2 hrs.)
BIOL 517 Microbial Physiology Lab (2 hrs.)
BIOL 518 Microbial Genetics (3 hrs.)
BIOL 519 Microbial Genetics Lab (2 hrs.)
BIOL 524 Molecular Immunology (3 hrs.)
BIOL 544 Applied Microbiology (3 hrs.)
V. Biology Electives Requirements (3 hrs.):
Biology courses numbered 400 or higher to be selected in consultation with a microbiology advisor. A course listed above which has not been used to fulfill the above requirements, or BIOL 423 Non-Laboratory Independent Study or BIOL 424 Independent Study, may be used as an elective.
BIOL _____ (____ hrs.)
BIOL _____ (____ hrs.)
