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Microbiology B.S.

Three-Year Pathway

Microbiology B.S.

First Year

First Semester
Course Number of Hours
Foreign Language 201 3
BIO/MBI 116 4
CHM 141/144 5
STA 261 4
Total Semester Hours 16
 
Second Semester
Course Number of Hours
Foreign Language 202 3
BIO/MBI 201 4
CHM 142/145 5
MTH 151 4
Total Semester Hours 17

Second Year

First Semester
Course Number of Hours
MBI 255 4
CHM 241/244 or 231 4-5
PHY 181/183 or 191 5
MP/CAS/Elective 3
Total Semester Hours 16-17
 
Second Semester
Course Number of Hours
MBI 365 3
CHM 242/245 or 332 4-5
PHY 182/184 or 192 5
MP/Elective 3
Total Semester Hours 15-16

Third Year

First Semester
Course Number of Hours
MBI 425 4
MBI 445 3
MBI Focus/Research 6
MBI Capstone 2
Total Semester Hours 15
 
Second Semester
Course Number of Hours
MBI Focus/Research 10
MBI 490 1
Electives 5
Total Semester Hours 16

Assumptions

  • Student has earned at least 30 semester hours (AP, Post Secondary, Transfer, IB, etc.), most of which apply to the Miami Plan and College of Arts and Science Divisional requirements.
  • Student has earned prerequisite credit or appropriate placement score for 2nd year of foreign language.
  • Student has earned prerequisite credit or appropriate placement score for: CHM 141 (or equivalent) and MTH 151 or STA 261.

Note

  • This plan makes several assumptions and should NOT be construed as a substitute for academic advising.
  • All requirements are subject to change.
  • Students must complete all requirements in order to graduate.
  • Please be aware that some MBI courses are only offered in the fall and others in the spring; attention must be paid to the pre-requisite structure of these courses.

Key

BIO = Biology
CHM = Chemistry
MBI = Microbiology
MP = Miami Plan
PHY = Physics
MTH = Mathematics
STA = Statistics

Updated by CAS Advising, August 2023