Microbiology Option: Pre-Medical Track
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I & CHMY 142 - College Chemistry I Lab or CHMY 151 and CHMY 152 | 4 | |
| BIOB 170IN - Principles of Biological Diversity or BIOH 185 - Integrated Physiology I | 4 | |
| STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| Core & Electives | 4 | |
| CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II & CHMY 144 - College Chemistry II Lab or CHMY 153 and CHMY 154 | 4 | |
| BIOB 260 - Cellular and Molecular Biology or BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems | 4 | |
| WRIT 101W - College Writing I | 3 | |
| Core and/or Electives | 4 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOM 360 - General Microbiology | 5 | |
| CHMY 321 - Organic Chemistry I & CHMY 322 - Organic Chemistry I Lab or CHMY 331 and CHMY 332 | 4 | |
| BIOH 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 5 | |
| Core and/or Electives | 1 | |
| CHMY 323 - Organic Chemistry II & CHMY 324 - Organic Chemistry II Lab or CHMY 333 and CHMY 334 | 4 | |
| BIOH 211 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | |
| M 161Q - Survey of Calculus | 4 | |
| Core and/or Electives | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOB 375 - General Genetics or BIOH 320 - Biomedical Genetics | 3 | |
| BCH 380 - Biochemistry & BCH 381 - Biochemistry Lab or BCH 441 and BCH 442 | 5 | |
| PHSX 205 - College Physics I | 4 | |
| Core | 3 | |
| PHSX 207 - College Physics II | 4 | |
| BIOB 410 - Immunology | 3 | |
| Core and/or Electives | 8 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOM 450 - Microbial Physiology | 3 | |
| BIOM 494 - Seminar/Workshop | 1 | |
| R CORE | 3 | |
| Recommended Electives | 8 | |
| BIOM 494 - Seminar/Workshop | 1 | |
| BIOM 400 - Medical Microbiology or BIOM 431 - Medical Bacteriology | 3 | |
| BIOM 410 - Microbial Genetics | 3 | |
| BIOM 405 - Host-Associated Microbiomes or BIOM 430 - Applied and Environmental Microbiology | 3 | |
| Recommended Electives | 5 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Total Program Credits: | 120 | |
Microbiology Electives (12 credits required)
| BIOH 405 | Hematology (F) | 3 |
| BIOH 406 | Hematology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOM 363 | Eukaryotic Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOM 400 | Medical Microbiology if not taken as requirement | 3 |
| BIOM 405 | Host-Associated Microbiomes if not taken as requirement | 3 |
| BIOM 427 | General Parasitology | 4 |
| BIOM 425 | Toxicology: Science of Poisons (S) | 3 |
| BIOM 431 | Medical Bacteriology if not taken as requirement | 3 |
| BIOM 435 | Virology (F) | 3 |
| BIOM 432 | Med Bacteriology Lab (S) | 2 |
| BIOM 441 | Eukaryotic Pathogens (S) | 4 |
| BIOM 455R | Research Mthds in Microbiology | 0,4 |
| BIOM 457R | Research Methods in Immunology | 0,4 |
| BIOM 490R | Undergraduate Research (F,S) max. of 3 cr for major | 1-3 |
Other courses to consider (One of the following can be substituted for a Microbiology Elective)
| BIOH 323 | Human Developmental Biology (S) | 4 |
| BIOB 420 | Evolution (S) | 3 |
| BIOB 425 | Adv Cell & Molecular Biology (S) | 3 |
| BIOB 476R | Gene Construction | 4 |
| BIOH 303 | Global Diseases and Health Disparities | 3 |
| BIOH 420 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| BIOH 422 | Genes and Cancer | 3 |
| BIOH 445 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
| BIOH 458 | Human Pathophysiology | 3 |
| BIOM 419 | Programming for Biologists | 3 |
| BIOM 491 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
| NEUR 313 | Neurophysiology | 3 |
Other courses to consider that require BIOH 313 as a pre-requisite
| NEUR 428R | Molecular Basis of Neurological Diseases | 3 |
| BIOH 435 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 3 |
| NEUR 425 | Sensory Neurophysiology | 3 |
| NEUR 430 | Neuroethology | 3 |
| NEUR 440 | Neuroscience of Mental Illness | 3 |
| NEUR 444 | Modeling Brain Disorders | 3 |
| NEUR 455 | Molecular Medicine | 3 |
| Recommended University Core & Electives for MCAT exam | ||
| SOCI 101IS | Introduction to Sociology (F,S) | 3 |
| PSYX 100IS | Intro to Psychology (F,S,Su) | 4 |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; 42 of those credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above.