Major requirements
(28 hours
minimum)
• BCMB 3100 or BCMB 4020
Biochemistry (4 hours)
• GENE 3200 Genetics (4 hours)
• MIBO 3500 Introductory Microbiology
(3 hours)
• MIBO 3510L Introductory Microbiology Lab (3
hours)
• Intensive lab -- choose from: (3-4
hours)
- MIBO 4600L
- MIBO
4900L
- MIBO 4960H
• Choose any two from: (6-7
hours)
• MIBO 4090, MIBO 4220,
MIBO 4300, MIBO 4450, MIBO 4500
• Upper level Microbiology elective choose from: (3-4
hours)
- CBIO/MIBO 4100
- MIBO 4220
- MIBO 4300
- MIBO 4450
- MIB0 4500
- MIBO 4600L
- MARS/MIBO 4620
- MIBO 4700
- MIBO 4900L (unless
MIBO 4900 was taken as the intensive lab)
- MIBO 4960H (unless
MIBO 4960 was taken as the intensive lab)
• Upper level Biology elective
choose from any 3000- or 4000-level course in: (3-4
hours)
- MIBO (except
MIBO 4970H, MIBO 4980H and MIBO 4990H; MIBO 4900 and MIBO 4960
cannot be used here if taken as intensive lab or upper level
microbiology elective)
- BCMB
- BIOL
- CBIO
- ECOL
- GENE
- PBI0
<OR>
- CRSS 4610/4610L
- ENTO 3140
- ENTO 3650
- ENTO 4000
- ENTO 4010
- ENTO 4400
- FDST 4030/4030L
- FDST 4120/4120L
- FDST (EHSC) 4310/4310L
- FDST (EHSC) 4320/4320L
- IDIS 4390
- IDIS 4450
- IDIS 4500
- MARS 3450
- MARS 4620
- MARS (FORS) 4380
- MARS 4810
- PSYC 4120
- PSYC 4130
- VPHY 3100
Major Electives
(18-19 hours)
- PHYS 1111/1111L & PHYS
1112/1112L (8 hours)
<OR>
- PHYS 1211/1211L & PHYS
1212/1212L
<AND>
- CHEM 2212/2212L or CHEM 2312H/2312L
(4 hours)
<AND>
- MATH 2260 or STAT 2000 or CSCI
1210 (3-4 hours)
<AND>
- PHIL/RELI/FINE ARTS/LITERATURE
(3 hours)
Electives (11-15 hours)
• Upper level electives (9-12
hours)
• Overall electives (11-15 hours)
• (Requirement for 39 upper level semester hours overall)
Subtotal: 60 hours
Core Curriculum
(60 hours)
Area A --
Essential Skills (9 hours)
- ENGL 1101 (3
hours)
- ENGL 1102 (3
hours)
- MATH 1113 (3
hours)
Area B
-- Institutional Free Electives (3 hours)
(2 hours
borrowed for Area D)
Area C
-- Humanities / Fine Arts (6 hours)
- No required courses; see Arts
and Sciences Degree Requirements
Preferred courses (from Core list):
- LITERATURE
(3 hours)
- FINE ARTS/PHIL/RELI (3
hours)
Area D
-- Science, Mathematics & Technology (11-12 hours) (2 hours
borrowed from Area B)
All native majors must
have:
Either of the following science lab course sequences
(the other sequence to be taken in Area F):
- CHEM 1211/1211L & 1212/1212L (8 hours)
- (CHEM 1311/1311L & 1312/1312L)
<OR>
- BIOL 1107/1107L (or BIOL 1103/1103L) & 1108/1108L
<AND>
- SCIENCE/MATH/TECHNOLOGY (waived
by MATH 2200 in Area F) (3-4 hours)
Area E
-- Social Sciences (12 hours)
- No required courses; see Arts
and Sciences Degree Requirements
Suggested courses:
- HIST 2111 or 2112 (3
hours)
- POLI 1101
(3 hours)
- OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES
(6 hours)
Area F
-- Related to the Major (18 hours)
Either of the following science lab course sequences not taken
in Area D:
- CHEM 1211/1211L & 1212/1212L (8 hours)
- CHEM 1311/1311L & 1312/1312L
<OR>
- BIOL 1107/1107L (or BIOL 1103/1103L) & 1108/1108L
<AND>
- CHEM 2211/2211L or CHEM 2311H/2311L (4
hours)
- MATH 2200/2200L
<AND> (4 hours)
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE (3rd semester)
(3 hours)
TOTAL HOURS FROM CORE:
60 hours
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR THIS MAJOR: 120 hours
Also See:
Suggested
Four Year Schedule for B.S. in Microbiology
