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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biological Sciences Major, BS – Microbiology Concentration
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The biological sciences major offers concentrations in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology; ecology and evolutionary biology; microbiology; and plant biology. To declare biology as a major, CHEM 120 -CHEM 130 and BIOL 111 -BIOL 112 or BIOL 130 must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
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Biological Sciences Major — Prerequisites to all Concentrations
Microbiology Concentration
The concentration consists of 31 hours. Honors Option
An honors option is offered to selected students who have completed the required 300-level microbiology courses. In addition to the requirements for the biological sciences major – microbiology concentration, an honors option requires:
- A minimum GPA of 3.3 in microbiology courses and 3.25 for all courses.
- Three additional hours of 400-level microbiology courses.
- Completion of two semesters of independent research taken as MICR 401 and MICR 402 .
- An honors thesis based on the independent research project.
- Twelve hours of upper-division honors courses. This may be satisfied with 400-level microbiology courses via honors-by-contract.
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