2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Microbiology Minor (6280)

Microbiology is an important supporting discipline for many professions today, from medicine to public and environmental health to food science and manufacturing. A minor in Microbiology consists of BIOL 110 and MBIO 251 , or BIOL 140 and either MBIO 251 or MBIO 310 , and a minimum of 12 credit hours in upper division courses to include:

Coursework:

MBIO 311 - Public Health Microbiology Credit(s): 4
and
Minimum 8 hours selected from
BIOL 337 - Cell Biology Credit(s): 3
BIOL 420 - Virology Credit(s): 3
MBIO 401 - Immunology Credit(s): 3
MBIO 402 - Immunology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
MBIO 410 - Introduction to Food Microbiology Credit(s): 3
MBIO 411 - Applications in Food Microbiology Credit(s): 1
BIOL 451 - Research Participation Credit(s): 2