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Curriculum and Requirements

Initial placement in the English and mathematics courses is determined by examination and an evaluation of high school units presented. The minimum mathematics requirement is MA 140 or its equivalent.

Fall Semester, First Year

Course

Title

Credits

BIO 101 Science (UC) 4
CHE 110 General Chemistry 4
EN 101 Freshman Composition (UC) 3
MA 140 Quantitative Literacy (UC) 3
QU 101 The Individual in the Community 3
Total 17


Spring Semester, First Year

Course

Title

Credits

BIO 102 Science (UC) 4
CHE 111 General Chemistry II 4
EN 102 Freshman Composition (UC) 3
UC Social Sciences 3
UC Humanities 3
Total 17


Fall Semester, Second Year

Course

Title

Credits

BMS 370 General Microbiology 4
CHE 210 Organic Chemistry 4
PHY 110 General Physics 4
UC Fine Arts 3
Total 15


Spring Semester, Second Year

Course

Title

Credits

CHE 211 Organic Chemistry 4
PHY 111 General Physics 4
BMS 372 Pathogenic Microbiology 4
QU 201 Seminar on National Community 3
Total 15


Fall Semester, Third Year

Course

Title

Credits

CHE 315 Biochemistry 4
UC UC elective 3
Microbiology elective 3-4
Science elective 4
Total 14-15


Spring Semester, Third Year

Course

Title

Credits

BMS 375 Immunology 4
Microbiology Elective 4
Science Elective 4
QU 301 Seminar on Global Community 3
Total 15


Fall Semester, Fourth Year

Course

Title

Credits

BMS 478 Microbiology Seminar 1
Science Elective 4
Microbiology Elective 3-4
Chemistry Elective 4
UC UC Elective 3
Total 15-16


Spring Semester, Fourth Year

Course

Title

Credits

BMS 479 Microbiology Research 2
Two Microbiology electives 8
Humanities elective 3
UC Social Science 3
Total 16


Minimum Total credits 129–130

Recommended Science electives
BIO 211-212 - Anatomy & Physiology I & II -- 4 credits
BIO 251 - General Ecology -- 4 credits
BIO 282 - Human Genetics -- 4 credits
BIO 317 - Developmental Biology -- 4 credits
BIO 332 - Histology -- 4 credits

Additional electives may be selected with the approval of the department chair.

Microbiology electives
BIO 326 - Animal Parasitology -- 4 credits
BIO 346 - Cell Physiology -- 4 credits
BMS 373 - Mycology -- 4 credits
BMS 470 - Virology -- 4 credits
BMS 471 - Molecular Genetics -- 4 credits
BMS 472 - Biotechnology -- 4 credits
BMS 473 - Infections of Leisure -- 3 credits
BIO 474 - Power of Plagues -- 3 credits
BIO 476 - Environmental Microbiology -- 4 credits
BIO 482 - Independent Study in Biomedical Sciences -- 4 credits