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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology - Microbiology Concentration


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This major and concentration is appropriate for pre-professional students in premedicine, pre-dentistry and pre-veterinary medicine. It provides a foundation for introductory positions of employment in such fields as pharmaceuticals, manufacturing biological products, and monitoring health and environmental standards. It can also serve as a foundation for graduate studies in special areas of microbiology.

A minimum 2.0 grade point average is required for graduation in this major, based on all courses within the major. Exceptions must be requested via petition to the department’s academic programs committee.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Biology  department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/home.htm

Microbiology Concentration 33 Credits


See Biology  for complete list of required courses.

Students in the Microbiology Concentration must take CH 315  and CH 317  to fulfill the Organic Chemistry requirement. For students only taking one semester of Organic Chemistry, CH 220  is recommended.

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