Microbiology Option: Pre-Veterinary Track
Pre-Veterinary Curriculum
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOM 101 - Careers in Microbiology | 1 | |
| BIOB 170IN - Principles of Biological Diversity | 4 | |
| CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I & CHMY 142 - College Chemistry I Lab | 4 | |
| M 161Q - Survey of Calculus | 4 | |
| STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| ANSC 100 - Introduction to Animal Science | 3 | |
| BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems or BIOB 260 - Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
| CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II & CHMY 144 - College Chemistry II Lab | 4 | |
| University Core and Electives | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 16 | 14 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| CHMY 211 - Elements of Organic Chemistry & CHMY 212 - Elements of Organic Chemistry Lab or CHMY 321 and CHMY 322 or CHMY 323 and CHMY 324 | 5 | |
| University Core and Electives | 10 | |
| ANSC 265 - Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals - Lecture | 3 | |
| ANSC 266 - Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals - Lab | 1 | |
| BCH 380 - Biochemistry & BCH 381 - Biochemistry Lab | 5 | |
| BIOM 360 - General Microbiology | 5 | |
| University Core and Electives | 1 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOM 427 - General Parasitology | 4 | |
| PHSX 205 - College Physics I | 4 | |
| BIOM 475R - Preveterinary Internship | 3 | |
| Restricted Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| PHSX 207 - College Physics II | 4 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
ANSC 322 - Principles of Animal Breeding and Genetics | ||
BIOB 375 - General Genetics | ||
BIOM 410 - Microbial Genetics | ||
| Restricted Upper Division Electives | 9 | |
| Year Total: | 14 | 16 |
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOM 494 - Seminar/Workshop | 1 | |
| Core and Electives | 14 | |
| BIOM 450 - Microbial Physiology or BIOO 412 - Animal Physiology | 3 | |
| BIOM 415 - Microbial Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution or BIOM 430 - Applied and Environmental Microbiology | 3 | |
| Upper Division Science Electives, 9 credits* | 9 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Total Program Credits: | 120 | |
Restricted Upper Division Electives - 12 credits
| BIOB 410 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIOH 445 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
| BIOM 400 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOM 405 | Host-Associated Microbiomes | 3 |
| BIOM 425 | Toxicology: Science of Poisons | 3 |
| BIOM 431 | Medical Bacteriology | 3 |
| BIOM 432 | Med Bacteriology Lab | 2 |
| BIOM 435 | Virology | 3 |
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The 9 credits in the Upper Division Science Elective block may be selected from any upper division science courses (in any department) which includes, but is not limited to, ANSC, BIOB, BIOH, BIOM, BIOO, EQUS, IMID, WILD. This allows preveterinary students explore their unique interests in addition to the core preveterinary microbiology classes.