B.S. IN MICROBIOLOGY CURRICULUM -124 HOURS (CAREER, PRE-PROFESSIONAL/GRADUATE, AND MINOR1 TRACKS)   2University Requirements English Composition (6 hours)             EN 1103 English Comp.  I  or                                        EN 1163 Accelerated  Comp I             AND             EN 1113 English Comp.  II or                            EN 1173 Accelerated Comp II   Foreign Language (6 hours; Second semester proficiency)             FL 1113                                                                                    FL 1123   Humanities (6 hours)             3 hours Literature (See A&S listing)                                                                   3 hours History (See A&S listing)   Mathematics and Statistics (6 hours)             MA 1713 Calculus I                                                                  ST 3113 Intro Statistical Inference   Fine Arts  (3 hours)                                                                   (See A&S listing)   Natural Sciences             See Major Core   3Social Sciences (6 hours)             Must be from 2 different areas   Major Core             BIO 3304 Gen. Microbiology                                                      BIO 4405 Pathogenic Microbiology                                            BIO 4413 Immunology                                                               BIO 4433 Principles of Virology                                                             BIO 4443 Bacterial Genetics                                                      *BIO 4442 Bacterial Genetics Lab                                             BIO 4463 Bacterial Physiology                                                   8 hours   4 Applied Microbiology Electives                                                                          Departmental Core             BIO 1203 Plant Biology                                                             BIO 1504 Prin. Zoology                                                             BIO 2103 Cell Biology   Public Speaking (3 hours)                       CO 1003 Fundamentals of Public Speaking  or                CO 1093 Honors Oral Communication   Jr./Sr. Writing Requirement             *BIO 3013 Writing for Biologists                                                  Additional Departmental Requirements                           CH 1213 Fundamentals Chemistry                                  CH 1223 Fundamentals Chemistry                                                          CH 1211 Invest Chemistry                                                                     CH 1221 Invest Chemistry                                                                     CH 4513 Organic Chemistry                                                      CH 4523 Organic Chemistry                                                      CH 4511 Laboratory                                                                  CH 4521 Laboratory                                                                  PH 1113 General Physics                                                                                  PH 1123 General Physics or                                                                  PH 1133 General Physics             5BCH 3613 Elem. Biochemistry or                                                                                 BCH 4603/4613 Gen. Biochemistry                                            6General Electives                                                           Total hours needed for major:           124   *This course serves as the computer literacy course.     1Students desiring a minor must take General Microbiology, Bacterial Cultivation, Pathogenic Microbiology, and elective microbiology courses to total no less than 19 total hours of microbiology coursework.   2All courses taken to satisfy these requirements must be on the list of core courses approved by the College of Arts and Sciences.   3AN, EC, GR, PS, PSY, SO; no more than 3 semester hours in one discipline.   4Applied microbiology courses are strongly recommended, regardless of the Department in which they are offered (for example, Food Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, or Soil Microbiology). Upper division courses in MDT or BCH are also acceptable.  BIO 2004 (Human Anatomy), BIO 2014 (Human Physiology), BIO 3504 (Comparative Anatomy), and BIO 4502 (Toxicology) are also acceptable.  Hours in excess of 8 will reduce the general electives requirement by an equal number.   5For career track, BCH 3613 and 19 hours of general electives are required.  For the pre-professional/graduate track, BCH 4603/4613 and 16 hours of general electives are required.    6Students planning to attend professional schools should check with the faculty advisor for that program to identify additional courses that may be needed.  Such courses can be taken for general elective credit.
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