Biological Sciences, BS, Microbiology / Molecular Biology Concentration

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First Year

Fall Semester

BIOL 1510 - GENERAL BIOLOGY I 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†† ^G
BIOL 1520 - GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††
LS 1020 - INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION RESEARCH 1 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 1610 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 Credit Hour(s) ^G,1
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (1010) Credits / Units: 3
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR ^G Credits / Units: 2

Total Credit Hours: 16

Spring Semester

BIOL 1530 - GENERAL BIOLOGY II 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†† ^G
BIOL 1540 - GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB II 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††
CHEM 1210 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 3 Credit Hour(s) * ^G
CLAB 1230 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 1 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 1620 - TRIGONOMETRY 3 Credit Hour(s) ^G,1
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (1020) Credits / Units: 3
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

CHEM 1220 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 3 Credit Hour(s)
CLAB 1240 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 1 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 2050 - GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
BIOL 2070 - GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3
MATH 1630 - APPLIED CALCULUS 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
HUMANITIES LIT/LIT INTENSIVE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 17

Spring Semester

COMM 2110 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING 3 Credit Hour(s) ^G
CHEM 2650 - GENERAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3 Credit Hour(s)
CLAB 2670 - GENERAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I 1 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 2000 - CELL BIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
BIOL 2410 - THE PROFESSION OF BIOLOGY, OR GETTING WHAT YOU CAME FOR 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 14

Third Year

Fall Semester

BIOL 3250 - ADVANCED GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s) ^†† ²
BIOL 3410 - PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF BIOLOGY 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††
BIOL 3120 - GENETICS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
CHEM 2660 - GENERAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 3 Credit Hour(s)
CLAB 2680 - GENERAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II 1 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 1910 - GENERAL PHYSICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
or PHYS 2210 - GENERAL PHYSICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLAB 1930 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
or PLAB 2230 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)

Total Credit Hours: 16

Spring Semester

ENGL 3220 - INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL WRITING 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 1920 - GENERAL PHYSICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
or PHYS 2220 - GENERAL PHYSICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLAB 1940 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
or PLAB 2240 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 4810 - BIOCHEMISTRY I 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4610 - BACTERIAL METABOLISM 4 Credit Hour(s) ^†† ²
CLAB 4850 - BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY I 1 Credit Hour(s)

Total Credit Hours: 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
CONCENTRATION ELECTIVE ^{†† 2} Credits / Units: 4
CONCENTRATION ELECTIVE ^{†† 2} Credits / Units: 4
BIOL 4410 - BIOLOGY SEMINAR 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††

Total Credit Hours: 12

Spring Semester

CONCENTRATION ELECTIVE ^{†† 2} Credits / Units: 4
FINE ARTS GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
HUMANITIES HIST/PHIL GEN ED ^GCredits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 13

Total Semester Hours Required 120

Total Minimum Semester Hours Required by Major 41

^G General Education Requirement (GER). See the GER section of this catalog for the list of courses that fulfill this requirement if no specific course is listed. Honors equivalents are acceptable for all GER courses.

*Grade of “C” or higher is required.

^†† A grade of “C” or higher is required in these major courses.

¹ MATH 1750 and MATH 2000 (10 credit hours) may be taken in place of MATH 1610 , MATH 1620 , and MATH 1630 (9 credit hours).Students who take MATH 1750 and MATH 2000 should take one less hour of electives.

Concentration Elective

² Courses for the Microbiology/Molecular Biology Concentration (20 credit hours) selected from the following groups in consultation with advisor:

Group A- Fundamental courses (8 credit hours)

Students in the Microbiology/Molecular Biology Concentration must take the following courses

BIOL 3250 - ADVANCED GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4610 - BACTERIAL METABOLISM 4 Credit Hour(s)

Group B - Concentration Electives (12 credit hours)

BIOL 3130 - MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 3140 - GENETICS LABORATORY 2 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 3770 - APPLIED BIOSTATISTICS 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 3920 - ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4010 - PLANT PATHOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4080 - BIOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4230 - ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4260 - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4340 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4360 - PATHOGENIC BACTERIA 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4570 - DAIRY AND FOOD MICROBIOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4600 - IMMUNOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4630 - VIROLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4650 - ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4710 - COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4990 - NEUROBIOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 4820 - BIOCHEMISTRY II 3 Credit Hour(s)
CLAB 4860 - BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY II 1 Credit Hour(s)

Courses Require PRIOR Approval

The following courses require PRIOR approval of the advisor and the department head:

BIOL 4130 - INTERNSHIP 1 - 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4500 - RESEARCH PROBLEMS 1 - 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 4930 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY 1 - 4 Credit Hour(s)