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2013-2015 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog

2013-2015 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, Microbiology Concentration, B.S.

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CIP Code:	S117-20 (260101-0) †
Total Credit Hours:	120-124
Degree Awarded:	Bachelor of Science
Career Opportunities:	Pharmaceutical companies, federal and state government laboratories and agencies, public health, nursing, pharmacy, food industry companies, botanical gardens and arboretums, hospitals, public health facilities, professional schools of medicine.

Freshman Year

Required Courses

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar: Cajun Connection 2 Credit(s).
BIOL 110 - Fundamentals of Biology I 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 112 - Fundamentals of Biology I Lab 1 Credit(s).
BIOL 111 - Fundamentals of Biology II 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 113 - Fundamentals of Biology II Lab 1 Credit(s).
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit(s).
CHEM 108 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit(s).
CHEM 115 - General Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit(s).
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 Credit(s).
MATH 143 - Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry 3 Credit(s). or
MATH 109 - Pre-Calculus Algebra 3 Credit(s). and
MATH 250 - Survey of Calculus 3 Credit(s). ¹

Total: 30 Credits

Sophomore Year

Required Courses

UNIV 200 - Information Literacy 2 Credit(s).
BIOL 203 - Biological Diversity 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 230 - Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 231 - Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
BIOL 233 - Genetics and Evolution 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 234 - Genetics and Evolution Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
BIOL 261 - General Microbiology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 263 - General Microbiology Laboratory 2 Credit(s).
CHEM 231 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credit(s).
CHEM 232 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Credit(s).
CHEM 233 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1 Credit(s).
CHEM 234 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 2 Credit(s).
MATH 110 - Pre-Calculus Trigonometry and Function Theory 3 Credit(s).

Total: 30 Credits

Junior Year

Required Courses

BIOL 326 - Microbiol Physiology and Genetics 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 340 - Immunobiology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 342 - Immunobiology Laboratory 2 Credit(s).
CHEM 221 - Analytical Chemistry 3 Credit(s).
CHEM 222 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit(s).
ENGL 365 - Technical Writing 3 Credit(s).
PHYS 207 - Introduction to Physics I 3 Credit(s).
PHYS 208 - Introduction to Physics II 3 Credit(s).
PHYS 215 - Physics Laboratory I 1 Credit(s).

Electives

HIST (3 Credits)

Must be approved by the student’s academic advisor.

ARTS (3 Credits)

Minimum of 45 hours of 300 and 400-level courses must be taken to meet graduation requirements.

Must be chosen from advisor-approved list of DANC, MUS, THEA or VIAR courses.

BIOL (3-5 Credits)

Choose from:

BIOL 319 - Survey of Invertebrate Animals 4 Credit(s).
BIOL 321 - Entomology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 333 - Local Flora 4 Credit(s).
BIOL 351 - Parasitology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 403(G) - Fundamentals of Virology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 414(G) - Ornithology 4 Credit(s).
BIOL 445(G) - Ichthyology 4 Credit(s).
BIOL 461(G) - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants 4 Credit(s).
BIOL 480(G) - Marine Microbiology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 485(G) - Marine Botany 4 Credit(s).

Total: 32-34 Credits

Senior Year

Required Courses

BIOL 400 - Microbiological Preparations I 2 Credit(s).
CHEM 317 - Biochemistry I 3 Credit(s).
CHEM 319 - Biochemistry Laboratory 2 Credit(s).
CHEM 417(G) - Biochemistry II 3 Credit(s).
PHYS 216 - Physics Laboratory II 1 Credit(s).

Electives

BIOL (8 Credits)

Choose from the following courses, plus corresponding laboratory if listed separately.

BIOL 334 - Histology 4 Credit(s).
BIOL 336 - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology 4 Credit(s).
BIOL 354 - Pathogenic Microbiology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 356 - Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory 2 Credit(s).
BIOL 403(G) - Fundamentals of Virology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 408(G) - Plant Physiology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 425(G) - Developmental Biology 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 453(G) - Molecular and Cellular Engineering 3 Credit(s).
BIOL 454(G) - Molecular and Cellular Engineering Laboratory 2 Credit(s).
BIOL 457(G) - Advanced Cell Biology 3 Credit(s).

ENGL (3 Credits)

Must be a literature course.

BHSC (6 Credits)

BHSC Elective must be chosen from ANTH, CJUS, ECON, GEOG, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI, with one course at the 200-level or above.

Minimum of 45 hours of 300 and 400-level courses must be taken to meet graduation requirements.

Total: 28 Credits

Note:

† Students receiving a degree through this curriculum are eligible to become Registered Microbiologists. Information about the National Registry of Microbiologists may be obtained at the office of the Department of Biology.

¹ (Qualified students should take MATH 270 - Calculus I and MATH 301 - Calculus II in lieu of MATH 250 .)

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Biology, Microbiology Concentration, B.S.

Freshman Year

Required Courses

Total: 30 Credits

Sophomore Year

Required Courses

Total: 30 Credits

Junior Year

Required Courses

Electives

HIST (3 Credits)

ARTS (3 Credits)

BIOL (3-5 Credits)

Total: 32-34 Credits

Senior Year

Required Courses

Electives

BIOL (8 Credits)

ENGL (3 Credits)

BHSC (6 Credits)

Total: 28 Credits

Note:

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Biology, Microbiology Concentration, B.S.

Freshman Year

Required Courses

Total: 30 Credits

Sophomore Year

Required Courses

Total: 30 Credits

Junior Year

Required Courses

Electives

HIST (3 Credits)

ARTS (3 Credits)

BIOL (3-5 Credits)

Total: 32-34 Credits

Senior Year

Required Courses

Electives

BIOL (8 Credits)

ENGL (3 Credits)

BHSC (6 Credits)

Total: 28 Credits

Note: