Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
Freshman Year
CHEM 121 General Chemistry I 5 cr
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II 4 cr
BIOS 101 General Zoology 3 cr
BIOS 103 General Botany 3 cr
ENGL 101 Composition 3 cr
MATH 117 Algebra and Trigonometry 5 cr
MATH 120* Essentials of Calculus 4 cr
SPCH 101 Principles of Speech 2 cr
IN ADDITION: One of Goals 6, 7, or 8 3 cr
TOTAL: 32 cr
Sophomore Year
ENGL 201 Critical Reading and Writing 3 cr
CHEM g301 Organic Chemistry I 3 cr
CHEM g302 Organic Chemistry II 3 cr
CHEM g303 Organic Chemistry
Laboratory I 1 cr
CHEM g304 Organic Chemistry
Laboratory II 1 cr
BIOS 235 General Microbiology 4 cr
BIOS 236 Advanced General
Microbiology 3 cr
PHYS 211 General Physics I 3 cr
PHYS 212 General Physics II 3 cr
PHYS 213-214 General Physics Laboratory 2 cr
IN ADDITION: Two of Goals 9, 11, and 12 6 cr
TOTAL: 32 cr
Junior Year
CHEM 232 Quantitative Analysis 2 cr
CHEM 234 Quantitative Analysis
Laboratory 2 cr
BIOS g332 Biochemistry 3 cr
BIOS g334 Experimental Biochemistry 1 cr
BIOS g351 Immunology 3 cr
BIOS g353 Immunology Laboratory 1 cr
BIOS g355 Pathogenic Microbiology 3 cr
BIOS g357 Pathogenic Microbiology
Laboratory 2 cr
IN ADDITION: Foreign Language 8 cr
(2 semesters, Goal 10B)
One of Goals 6, 7, or 8 3 cr
Electives 4 cr
TOTAL: 32 cr
Senior Year
BIOS g433 Microbial Physiology 4 cr
BIOS g465 Microbial Genetics 3 cr
BIOS g467 Microbial Genetics Laboratory 1 cr
BIOS g475 General Virology 3 cr
BIOS g477 Bacterial Virology Laboratory 1 cr
OR
BIOS g478 Animal Virology Laboratory 1 cr
BIOS g491-g492 Seminar, to total: 2 cr
OR
BIOS 494 (Minimum of 1 cr. must
be in BIOS 494)
IN ADDITION: Electives 18 cr
TOTAL: 32 cr
Recommended Electives
BIOS g303 Principles of Animal
Physiology 4 cr
BIOS g447 Biochemistry II 3 cr
CHEM g351-g352 Physical Chemistry 6 cr
MATH 222* Calculus and Analytic
Geometry II 4 cr
*Students electing to take MATH 222 are advised to take MATH 121 rather than MATH 120 as the first calculus course.