BACHELOR OF ARTS
MICROBIOLOGY
Note: Requirements apply to students entering Fall 1997 and later. At least 124 hrs. (40 Junior/Senior hrs.) must be completed for graduation. At least 84 hrs. must be non-microbiology courses. Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to each major.
I. General College Requirements (55 hrs.):
English (9 h): ENGL 101 __; ENGL 102 (or 105) __; ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211;)
Western Civilization (6 h): WC 204 (or 114) ____ and WC 205 (or 115) ____
Non-Western Culture (one course): ___ (see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list of courses)
Communication/Logic (3 h one of the following): COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310
OR Exemption/Examination ____
Foreign Language (16-20 h or proficiency): _______, _______,
______, _______
Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list of principal courses)
Humanities (9 h): (HT) ________, (HL) _________, (HR) ________
Social Science (9 h): (SC)________, (SI) ________, (SF) ________
Math or Earth Science (3 h; in addition to MATH 115 or 121) _______
II. General Science Requirements (37-39 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.)
___ CHEM 626 Organic Chem.II (3 hrs.) __ BIOL 600 Intro. Biochemistry (4 hrs.)
___ CHEM 627 Organic Chem. II lab (2 hrs.) OR
__ BIOL 601 Intro. Biochemistry Lab (2 hrs.)
___ MATH 115 Calculus I (3 hrs.)
___ MATH 116 Calculus II (3 hrs.) OR ___ MATH 121 Calculus I (5 hrs.)
___ PHSX 114 College Physics I (4 hrs.) OR ___ PHSX 211 General Physics I (4 hrs.)
___ PHSX 115 College Physics II (4 hrs.) OR ___ PHSX 212 General Physics II (4 hrs.)
___ BIOL 150 (or 151, Honors) Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology ( 4 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 658, 659, 665).
III. Microbiology Core Requirements (9 hrs.):
___ BIOL 400 Fundamentals of Microbiology (3 hrs.) or BIOL 401, Honors
___ BIOL 402 Fundamentals of Microbiology Lab (2 hrs.) or BIOL 403, Honors
___ BIOL 516 Microbial Physiology (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 609 Current Progress in Microbiology (1 hr.)
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 hr.)
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.)
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TOTAL: ____ hrs. (15 required); lab courses ___________________ (3 courses required)
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 307/308 Special Problems in Microbiology, may be used as an elective.
BIOL _____ (____ hrs.) ____________________
BIOL _____ (____ hrs.) ____________________
TOTAL: ___ hrs. (3 required)
