Microbiology Option: Microbiology Track
| Freshman Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I & CHMY 142 - College Chemistry I Lab or CHMY 151 and CHMY 152 | 4 |
| CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II & CHMY 144 - College Chemistry II Lab or CHMY 153 and CHMY 154 | 4 |
| BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems or BIOB 260 - Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| Math Requirements* | 6 |
| University Core and Electives (see list below) | 12 |
| Year Total: | 30 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits |
| CHMY 321 - Organic Chemistry I & CHMY 322 - Organic Chemistry I Lab or CHMY 331 and CHMY 332 | 4 |
| CHMY 323 - Organic Chemistry II & CHMY 324 - Organic Chemistry II Lab or CHMY 333 and CHMY 334 | 4 |
| BIOM 360 - General Microbiology | 5 |
| PHSX 205 - College Physics I | 4 |
| PHSX 207 - College Physics II | 4 |
| Microbiology Electives** | 5 |
| University Core and Electives | 4 |
| Year Total: | 30 |
| Junior Year | Credits |
| BCH 380 - Biochemistry & BCH 381 - Biochemistry Lab or BCH 441 and BCH 442 | 5 |
| BIOM 430 - Applied and Environmental Microbiology or BIOM 415 - Microbial Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution | 3-4 |
| Microbiology Electives** | 10 |
| University Core and Electives | 11-12 |
| Year Total: | 30 |
| Senior Year | Credits |
| BIOM 494 - Seminar/Workshop (take two semesters) or BIOM 499 - Senior Capstone | 2 |
| BIOM 450 - Microbial Physiology | 3 |
| BIOM 410 - Microbial Genetics | 3 |
| Microbiology Electives** | 10 |
| University Core and Electives | 12 |
| Year Total: | 30 |
| Total Program Credits: | 120 |
Math Requirements*
| Choose one of the following sequences of two courses: | ||
| Survey of Calculus and Biometry (or STAT 216Q) | ||
| Calculus I and Biometry (or STAT 216Q) | ||
| Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
| Honors Calculus I and Honors Calculus II | ||
| Calculus for Technology I and Calculus for Technology II | ||
Microbiology Electives**
A minimum of 25 credits of additional Microbiology courses, some of which are listed below.
| BIOM 101 | Careers in Microbiology | 1 |
| BIOM 210IN | Environmental Health Science | 3 |
| BIOM 363 | Eukaryotic Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOM 365 | Astrobiology | 3 |
| BIOM 400 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| or BIOM 404 | Medical Virology | |
| BIOM 405 | Host-Associated Microbiomes | 3 |
| BIOM 415 | Microbial Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution if not taken as a requirement | 3 |
| BIOM 419 | Programming for Biologists | 3 |
| BIOM 421 | Concepts of Plant Pathology | 3 |
| BIOM 423 | Mycology | 3 |
| BIOM 425 | Toxicology: Science of Poisons | 3 |
| BIOM 427 | General Parasitology | 4 |
| BIOM 430 | Applied and Environmental Microbiology if not taken as a requirement | 4 |
| BIOM 431 | Medical Bacteriology | 3 |
| BIOM 432 | Med Bacteriology Lab | 2 |
| BIOM 435 | Virology | 3 |
| BIOM 441 | Eukaryotic Pathogens | 4 |
| BIOM 455R | Research Mthds in Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOM 457R | Research Methods in Immunology | 4 |
| BIOM 490R | Undergraduate Research | 1-4 |
| BIOM 497 | Educational Methods: Microbiology | 2 |
| BIOM 498R | Microbiology and Biotechnology Internships | 1-4 |
| BIOB 375 | General Genetics | 3 |
| BIOB 410 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIOB 420 | Evolution | 3 |
| BIOB 424 | Ethical Practice of Science | 3 |
| BIOH 405 | Hematology | 3 |
| BIOH 406 | Hematology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOH 458 | Human Pathophysiology | 3 |
Other suggested courses
| One course may be used toward the 25 credits of Microbiology electives. | ||
| BIOH 201 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| or BIOH 365 & BIOH 366 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I for Health Professions and Human Anatomy and Physiology I for Health Professions Lab | |
| BIOH 211 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| or BIOH 370 & BIOH 371 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II for Health Professions and Human Anatomy and Physiology II for Health Professions Lab | |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; 42 of those credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above.