Microbiology Minor

The minor in Microbiology consists of a total of 19 hours as follows:

Minor Requirements

BIO 494G - IMMUNOBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
OR
MI 494G - IMMUNOBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BIO 495G - BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS Credit(s): 3
OR
MI 495G - BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS Credit(s): 3
BIO 582 - VIROLOGY Credit(s): 3
OR
MI 582 - VIROLOGY Credit(s): 3
If more than one course is taken from this list, the additional course(s) would count as an elective for the minor.

Select 7 or 8 hours of electives (to make a total of 19 hours for the minor) from:

BIO 397 - RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
BIO 427 - SEMINAR IN MICROBIOLOGY: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 1
ABT 461 - INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION GENETICS Credit(s): 3
OR
BIO 461 - INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION GENETICS Credit(s): 3
OR
ENT 461 - INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION GENETICS Credit(s): 3
OR
FOR 461 - INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION GENETICS Credit(s): 3
CPH 310 - DISEASE DETECTIVES: EPIDEMIOLOGY IN ACTION Credit(s): 3
FSC 530 - FOOD MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 5
PLS 566 - SOIL MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PLS 567 - METHODS IN SOIL MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 1
PPA 500 - PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANT HEALTH AND DISEASE Credit(s): 3
Other microbiology-related courses at the 300-level or above, as approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Microbiology minor.
High achieving students may take advanced level course work from (permission of the Dean of the Graduate School is required to register for these courses):