Microbiology Major

Suggested Course Sequence

First Year Term
01:355:101 Expository Writing (3)
01:119:101 General Biology (4)
01:160:161 General Chemistry (4)
01:640:135 Calculus I (4)* Can be delayed to subsequent year

Total Semester Credits: 15– Cumulative Total Credits: 15

First Year, Spring Term
01:119:102 General Biology (4)
01:160:162 General Chemistry (4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
01:640:138 Calculus II (4)* Can be delayed to subsequent year
Course fulfilling Areas III, IV or V (3)

Total Semester Credits: 16 – Cumulative Total Credits: 31

Second Year, Fall Term
11:680:390 General Microbiology (4)
01:160:307 Organic Chemistry (4)
01:750:193 Physics for the Sciences (4)
Courses fulfilling Areas III, IV or V (6)

Total Semester Credits: 18 – Cumulative Total Credits: 49

Second Year, Spring Term
01:160:308 Organic Chemistry (4) *
01:447:380 Genetics (4)
01:750:194 Physics for the Sciences (4)
Microbiology Elective with lab (4)

* 01:160:311 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) recommended

Total Semester Credits: 16 – Cumulative Total Credits: 65

Third Year, Fall Term

11:115:403 Biochemistry (4)
11:115:413 Experimental Biochemistry (3)
Microbiology elective (3)
01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3) or equivalent
Course fulfilling Areas III, IV or V (3)

Total Semester Credits: 16– Cumulative Total Credits: 81

Third Year, Spring Term

11:680:491 Microbial Ecology & Diversity (3)
11:115:404 Biochemistry (3)
01:447:498 Microbial Physiology (3)
11:680:480 Microbial Genetics and Genomics (3)
Microbiology electives (3-6) and/or Research in Microbiology (3)
11:680:401 Ethics and Issues in Microbiology (1)


Total Semester Credits: 16– Cumulative Total Credits: 97

Fourth Year, Fall Term

11:680:495 Seminar in Microbiology (1)
Microbiology Electives (6-9) and/or Research in Microbiology (3)
*Courses fulfilling Areas III, IV or V (3)
Free elective courses (0-3)

Total Semester Credits: 15-18– Cumulative Total Credits: 111-115

Fourth Year, Spring Term

Junior/Senior Colloquium (3)
01:447:498 Microbial Physiology (3)
Microbiology Electives (3-6) and/or Research in Microbiology (3)*
Courses fulfilling Areas III, IV or V (3)
Free elective courses (3)

Total Semester Credits: 14-17– Cumulative Total Credits:128

*An appropriate cooperative education placement, approved by Undergraduate Program Directors, or a George H. Cook Scholars project can substitute for Research in Microbiology.