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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, Microbiology Concentration, B.S.

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Curriculum

Freshman Year

First Semester

BIOL 1000 - Introduction to Biological Methods Credit: 1.
BIOL 1113 - General Biology I Credit: 4.
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit: 4.
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit: 3.
MATH Credit: 3.¹

Total: 15

Second Semester

BIOL 1123 - General Biology II Credit: 4.
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit: 4.
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit: 3.
MATH Credit: 3.¹

Total: 14

Sophomore Year

First Semester

BIOL 2310 - General Botany Credit: 4.
CHEM 3005 - Elementary Organic Chemistry Credit: 4. or
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I Credit: 4.
ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature Credit: 3.
HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit: 3.
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 17

Second Semester

BIOL 3200 - General Microbiology Credit: 4. or
BIOL 3230 - Health Science Microbiology Credit: 4.
CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II Credit: 4. or
Elective Credit: 4.²
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit: 3. or
PC 2500 - Communicating in the Professions Credit: 3.

Total: 14

Junior Year

First Semester

BIOL 3120 - General Ecology Credit: 3. or
BIOL 3130 - General Ecology Credit: 4.
Directed Elective from Microbiology Concentration Credit: 3-4.
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit: 3.
MATH Credit: 3.¹
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 15-17

Second Semester

BIOL 3140 - Cellular Biology Credit: 4.
BIOL 3810 - General Genetics Credit: 4.
BIOL 4110 (5110) - Microbial Evolution Credit: 3.
Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 14

Senior Year

First Semester

BIOL 3920 - Biological Communication Skills Credit: 3.
BIOL 4130 (5130) - Environmental Microbiology Credit: 3.
Directed Elective from Microbiology Concentration Credit: 3-4.
Elective Credit: 3.
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3.

Total: 15-16

Second Semester

BIOL 4150 (5150) - Molecular Genetics Credit: 3.
BIOL 4750 (5750) - Medical Microbiology Credit: 4.
CHEM 4500 - Nutrional Biochemistry Credit: 3. or
CHEM 4610 (5610) - General Biochemistry I Credit: 3.
Directed Elective from Microbiology Concentration Credit: 2-4.
Elective Credit: 0-4.

Total: 13-16

Note:

¹ Three math/statistics courses are required, one each from the following pairs of courses: either MATH 1130 or MATH 1710 , either MATH 1530 or MATH 1830 , and either MATH 3070 or BIOL 4220 (5220) /WFS 4220 (5220) .

² Students must take CHEM 3010 and CHEM 3020 if they take CHEM 4610 (5610) .

Microbiology Concentration Directed Electives

Select any three of the following courses (8-11 hours):

BIOL 4000 (5000) - General Parasitology Credit: 4.
BIOL 4040 (5040) - Immunology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4120 (5120) - Protozoology Credit: 4.
BIOL 4140 (5140) - Pathogenic Bacteriology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4160 (5160) - Genetic Engineering Laboratory Credit: 2.
BIOL 4780 (5780) - Phycology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4850 (5850) - Applied Microbiology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4860 (5860) - Disease Prevention Credit: 3.
BIOL 4870 (5870) - Microbiomes Credit: 3.

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