Dec 12, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, Microbiology Concentration, B.S.


CIP Code: S117-20 (260101-0) †
Total Credit Hours: 120-122
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


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


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.

Total: 32-34 Credits


Senior Year


Electives


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 .)