Microbiology, B.S.

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About the Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

Students majoring in microbiology must complete a total of 120 credit hours for graduation, including a minimum of 39 hours taken from this department.

Requirements

Requirements for the B.S. in Microbiology are as follows:

BIOL 1403 - Biology I 4 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 1404 - Biology II 4 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 3305 - Organic Evolution 3 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 3416 - Genetics 4 Semester Credit Hours
OR
MBIO 4406 - The Genetics of Microorganisms 4 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 3401 - Principles of Microbiology 4 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1307 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1308 - Principles of Chemistry II 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1107 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1108 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry II 1 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 3305 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 3306 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 3105 - Experimental Organic Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 3106 - Experimental Organic Chemistry II 1 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 3310 - Molecular Biochemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
CHEM 3311 - Biological Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours AND
CHEM 3312 - Biological Chemistry II 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1403 - General Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1404 - General Physics II 4 Semester Credit Hours
OR
PHYS 1408 - Principles of Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 2401 - Principles of Physics II 4 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 2300 - Statistical Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
MATH 1451 - Calculus I with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours

An additional five (5) courses of 3000-4000 level biological sciences courses from the list below

BIOL 3320 - Cell Biology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 4300 - Undergraduate Research in Biology 3 Semester Credit Hours
(three hours may apply as an MBIO elective; additional 3 hours may apply as elective needed to reach 39 hours)
BIOL 4311 - Applied Virology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 4332 - Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease 3 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 3303 - Microbiomes 3 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 4303 - Physiology of Bacteria 3 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 4310 - Introduction to Virology 3 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 4311 - Biofilms 3 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 4367 - Molecular Pathogenesis of Protozoans 3 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 4401 - Microbial Ecology 4 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 4402 - Immunology and Serology 4 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 4403 - The Biology of Fungi 4 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 4404 - Pathogenic Microbiology 4 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 4406 - The Genetics of Microorganisms 4 Semester Credit Hours
FDSC 3301 - Food Microbiology 3 Semester Credit Hours
HONS 3331 - Epidemiology of Infectious Disease 3 Semester Credit Hours
ZOOL 3403 - Parasitology 4 Semester Credit Hours

Additional Courses

Additional hours of 3000-4000 level biological sciences courses (prefixes BIOL, MBIO, and ZOOL) as needed to bring the total biological sciences hours to the 39-hour minimum. This does not include MBIO 3400 . Students may apply one 3-hour PHIL credit from PHIL 3322 , PHIL 3325 , or PHIL 3334 as an upper-level elective. HONS 4332 is an option for students in the Honors College. No more than 6 hours of undergraduate research may apply to the degree.