Undergraduate Degree Programs
B.S. Microbiology
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What can I do with a degree in Microbiology?
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The Microbiology degree program is a focused degree that seeks to (1) educate students in the basic background knowledge of microbiology with many courses related more specifically to medical microbiology, (2) teach students to critical think about microbiology, and (3) train students in some hands-on laboratory techniques. The curriculum has been designed to reach these goals. Students with this degree can go onto jobs in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical food and environmental sampling industries. In addition, the degree is highly compatible with the requirements for professional schools and graduate schools. The major in Microbiology consists of a minimum of 33 semester hours in microbiology, and 24 hours in approved related fields, a three-semester-hour statistics course, plus a three-semester-hour advanced mathematics course included in the General Studies Requirement. A minimum grade of “C” is required in all course work in the major and related fields.
Required courses are as follows:
Major requirements (22 credits)
- BIO 187 General Biology (4)
- BIO 188 General Biology (4)
- MIC 206 Microbiology Lab (1)
- MIC 220 Microbiology (3)
- MIC 302 Advanced Bacteriology Lab (2)
- MIC 360 Bacterial Physiology (3)
- BIO 340 General Genetics (4)
- MIC 401 Research Paper (1)
Elective credits (11 credits)
Students must take 11 credits of electives from an approved list, including two Upper Division MIC laboratory courses.
Related fields (24 credits)
- CHM 113 General Chemistry I (4)
- CHM 116 General Chemistry II (4)
- Organic Chemistry Options:
- CHM 231 Elementary Organic Chemistry SQ1 (3)
- CHM 235 Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory SQ1 (1)
- BCH 361 Principles of Biochemistry (3)
- BCH 367 Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory (1)
---or--- - CHM 233 General Organic Chemistry I (3)
- CHM 234 General Organic Chemistry II (3)
- CHM 237 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
- CHM 238 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
- PHY 111 General Physics SQ2 (3)
- PHY 112 General Physics SQ2 (3)
- PHY 113 General Physics Laboratory SQ2 (1)
- PHY 114 General Physics Laboratory SQ2 (1)
Math Proficiency (6 hours; 3 as a General Studies Requirement)
- STP 226 Elementary Statistics (3)
---or--- STP 231 Statistics for Biosciences (3) - MAT 251 Calculus for Life Sciences (3)
Elective credit options (will not appear in catalog)
A minimum of 11 credits of upper division microbiology electives must be
selected from the first list. A minimum of 2 lab classes must be
selected from the second list.
All Electives
- MIC 379 Medical Bacteriology (3)
- MIC 380 Medical Parasitology (3)
- MIC 381 Pathogenic Microbes (3)
- MIC 420 Immunology: M&C Foundations (3)
- MIC 421 Experimental Immunology (2)
- MIC 425 Advanced Immunology (3)
- MIC 426 Medical Immunology (3)
- MIC 427 Immuneuropsychology: Research Foundation (3)
- MIC 441 Bacterial Genetics (3)
- MIC 442 Bacterial Genetics Laboratory (1)
- MIC 445 Techniques in Molecular Biology (2)
- MIC 446 Techniques in Molecular Biology Lab (2)
- MIC 461 Geomicrobiology (3)
- MIC 470 Bacterial Diversity and Systematics (3)
- MIC 484 On Campus Internship (1-6)
- MIC 485 General Virology (3)
- MIC 495 Undergraduate Research (1-6)
- MIC 498 Pro-Seminar: Diseases in the Immune System (3)
- MIC 314 HIV/AIDS in Society (3)
- MBB 440 Functional Genomics (3)
- BIO 353 Cell Biology (3)
- BCH 361 Biochemistry (3) (Note: This course may be used as an elective ONLY for students who have taken CHM 233, 234, 237,238)
Lab Electives
- MIC 421 Experimental Immunology (2)
- MIC 442 Bacterial Genetics Laboratory (1)
- MIC 446 Techniques in Molecular Biology Lab (2)
- MIC 470 Bacterial Diversity and Systematics (3)
- MIC 484 On Campus Internship (3)
- MIC 494 Special Topics: Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory (2)
- MIC 495 Undergraduate Research (1-6)
- MBB 444 Functional Genomics Laboratory (2)
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