BS in Medical Microbiology and Immunology Curriculum
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| BIO 150 | General Biology for Majors | 4 |
| CHE 110 & 110L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| EN 101 | Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| MA 140 or MA 141 | Pre-Calculus 1 or Calculus of a Single Variable | 3 |
| FYS 101 | First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIO 151 | Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics | 4 |
| CHE 111 & 111L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| EN 102 | Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| UC Disciplinary Inquiry | 3 | |
| UC Disciplinary Inquiry | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BMS 370 & 370L | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| CHE 210 & 210L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| PHY 110 & 110L | General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | 4 |
| UC Disciplinary Inquiry | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE 211 & 211L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| PHY 111 & 111L | General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | 4 |
| BMS 372 & 372L | Pathogenic Microbiology and Pathogenic Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| UC Personal Inquiry | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BMS 375 & 375L | Immunology and Immunology Lab | 4 |
| Microbiology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
| UC Personal Inquiry 2 | 3 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE 315 & 315L | Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Lab | 4 |
| Microbiology Elective 3 | 4 | |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
| UC Personal Inquiry | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BMS 478 | Microbiology Seminar | 1 |
| Immunology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
| UC Personal Inquiry | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BMS 479 | Microbiology Research | 2 |
| Microbiology Elective | 4 | |
| SHS 420 | Integrative Capstone | 3 |
| Microbiology Elective | 4 | |
| UC Personal Inquiry | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 124-126 | |
- 1
Minimum mathematics requirement: MA 140. For those interested in graduate or professional schools, MA 141 is recommended.
- 2
MA 275 strongly recommended.
- 3
Microbiology and Science Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 346 & 346L | Cell Physiology and Cell Physiology Lab | 4 |
| BIO 471 & 471L | Molecular Genetics and Molecular Genetics Lab | 4 |
| BMS 278 | Research and Technology | 3 |
| BMS 299 | Biomedical Sciences Journal Club | 1 |
| BMS 319 | Public Health: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| BMS 373 & 373L | Mycology and Mycology Lab | 4 |
| BMS 470 | Virology | 4 |
| BMS 472 | Biotechnology | 4 |
| BMS 473 | Infections of Leisure | 3 |
| BMS 474 | Power of Plagues | 3 |
| BMS 475 | Special Topics in Microbiology | 1-4 |
| BMS 477 | Critical Analysis and Reasoning In the Biomedical Sciences | 2 |
| BMS 481 | Research Techniques in Biomedical Sciences | 1-4 |
| BMS 482 | Independent Study in Microbiology | 1-4 |
| BMS 483 | Independent Study in Microbiology | 1-4 |
| BMS 526 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| BMS 584 | Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| BMS 585 | Outbreak Control | 3 |
Immunology and Science Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMS 319 | Public Health: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| BMS 378 | Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | 3 |
| BMS 473 | Infections of Leisure | 3 |
| BMS 474 | Power of Plagues | 3 |
| BMS 482 | Independent Study in Microbiology | 1-4 |
| BMS 483 | Independent Study in Microbiology | 1-4 |
| BMS 525 | Vaccines and Vaccine Preventable Diseases | 3 |
| BMS 561 | Immunohematology | 3 |
| BMS 595 | Transplantation Immunology | 3 |
Recommended Science Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 211 & 211L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab I | 4 |
| BIO 212 & 212L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 4 |
| BIO 282 & 282L | Genetics and Genetics Lab | 4 |
| BIO 317 & 317L | Developmental Biology and Developmental Biology Lab | 4 |
| BMS 332 | Histology and Lab | 4 |
Additional electives may be selected with the approval of the department chair.