BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MICROBIOLOGY
Note: At least 124 hrs. (40 Junior/Senior hrs.) must be completed for graduation. At least 74 hrs. must be non-microbiology courses. Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to each major.
I. General College Requirements (33 hrs):
English (9 hrs.): ENGL 101 __; ENGL 102 (or 105) __; ENGL 203
(or 205, 209, 210, 211)
Western Civilization (6 hrs.): WC 204 (or 114) ___ and WC 205 (or 115) ___
Oral Communication/Logic (3 h): COMS 130/230, PHIL 148/310, OR Exemption/Examination ___
Principal Course and/or Foreign Language Requirements (No more than one course from each topical subgroup from the principal course list can be applied toward fulfillment of this requirement. See Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable for list of principal courses and topical subgroups.):
Social Science (3 h) ___;
Humanities (3 h) ___; and three additional courses in foreign language (numbered 104-120), social sciences, or humanities: ________, ________, ________.
II. General Science Requirements (49-50 hrs):
___ BIOL 150 Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology (4 hrs.)
___ BIOL 404 Introduction to Genetics (3 hrs.)
___ CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5 hrs.)
___ CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs.)
___ CHEM 624 Organic Chemistry I (3 hrs.)
___ CHEM 625 Organic Chemistry I lab (2 hrs.)
___ CHEM 626 Organic Chemistry II (3 hrs.)
___ CHEM 627 Organic Chemistry II lab (2 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.)
___ MATH 121 Calculus I (5 hrs.) OR MATH 115 (3 hrs.) and 116 Calculus II (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 570 Statistics (3 hrs.) OR MATH Stats. 365 (3 hrs.) OR
PSYC Stats. 300 (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 658 Biochemistry I (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 665 Biochemistry II (3 hrs.)
III. Microbiology Requirements (29 hrs.):
___ BIOL 400 Fundamentals of Microbiology (3 hrs.) OR BIOL 401, Honors
___ BIOL 402 Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory (2 hrs.) OR BIOL 403, Honors
___ BIOL 503 Immunology (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 504 Immunology Laboratory (2 hrs.)
___ BIOL 506 Pathogenic Microbiology (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 507 Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory (2 hrs.)
___ BIOL 512 General Virology (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 513 Virology Laboratory (2 hrs.)
___ BIOL 516 Microbial Physiology (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 518 Microbial Genetics (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 519 Microbial Genetics Laboratory (2 hrs.)
___ BIOL 609 Current Progress in Microbiology (1 hr.)
IV. General Biology Elective Requirements (6 hrs.):
A minimum of 6 hours of biology courses numbered above 400: ___, ___, ___, ___.
(No more than 3 hrs. of BIOL 423 Non-Lab Independent Study, BIOL 424 Independent Study, BIOL 308 Special Problems in Microbiology, Honors, and/or BIOL 311 Undergraduate Research Seminar (combined) can be applied towards the elective requirement.)
Honors Requirements: The requirements for graduation with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with departmental honors follow those of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. To qualify for graduation with honors in microbiology, a student must achieve a grade-point average of at least 3.25 overall and at least 3.5 in microbiology courses. The student must participate in undergraduate research, completing BIOL 311 (Undergraduate Research Seminar) and at least two semesters of BIOL 308 (Special Problems in Microbiology, Honors). The student must achieve grades of B or better in these courses. The independent research carried out by the student must be prepared as a written report submitted to a three-member faculty panel for approval and presented orally to the department as a part of BIOL 311. The report must be approved and presented before the end of the student's final semester before graduation. Students who wish to pursue this program must file a declaration of intent with the departmental honors coordinator no later than enrollment for the final undergraduate semester.
