• Goal 1. Enhance the skills and knowledge needed to research, organize, evaluate, and apply new information, and develop a spirit of critical inquiry and intellectual integrity.
• Goal 2. Acquire knowledge in the fine arts, humanities, and the social, natural, and mathematical sciences and be able to integrate that knowledge across disciplines.
• Goal 3. Improve reading, writiing and numeracy skills, and enhance communication by clear, effective use of language.
• Goal 4. Understand the history, culture and diversity of the United States and of other societes and nations.
• Goal 5. Become aware of the contemporary issues in society, technology, and the natureal world, and appreciate the complexity of causes and consequences.
• Goal 6. Develop an ethic of self-discipline, social responsibility, and citizenship on a local, national and international level.

A bachelor's degree in microbiology provides many different choices of work; and, the degree allows one to seek a professional license in this discipline, or, a related discipline. Most professions associated with human or domestic animal health, require a background in microbiology (medicine, veterinary medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, laboratory technology, nursing, etc.). Also, many different pharmaceutical companies which produce physiologically-active drugs, antibiotics, vaccines, or, diagnostic systems, nutrition companies which produce various vitamins and/or amino acids for nutritional health, and companies which produce medical or biological research supplies, and/or hospital laboratory supplies, employ those trained in microbiology as laboratory personnel, or, as salespersons. Further, this degree prepares one for further study in several different life-science disciplines, or professional disciplines. For an example of the kinds of work one may do, please examine the list of Microbiology alumni who serve on the Division of Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Board, by executing: What Some Do. In addition, here is an article written by the American Society of Microbiologists (ASM) which has lots of good information concerning a career in Microbiology. Please access: Careers in the Microbiological Sciences

The Section of Microbiology is one of the sections within the Department of Molecular Biosciences of the Division of Biological Sciences, which is within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas. In addition to the course-work offered for a microbiology major, the section also serves as the source of courses required for several different professional degrees, as well as those required for post-graduate study in the life-sciences. Some of these professions are: medicine; optometry; dentistry; pharmacy; osteopathic medicine; nursing; laboratory technology; and others. All of the courses in microbiology are listed as biological science courses (BIOL); therefore, some microbiology courses also serve to fulfill elective requirements for those students majoring in one of the several degrees offered by the Division of Biological Sciences.

I. General College Requirements (33 hrs):
English (9 hrs.):
ENGL 101; ENGL 102 (or 105); ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211)
Western Civilization (6 hrs.):
WC 204 (or 114) and WC 205 (or 115)
Oral Communication/Logic (3 h):
COMS 130/230, PHIL 148/310, OR Exemption/Examination
Principal Course and/or Foreign Language Requirements (No more than one course from each topical subgroup from the principal course list can be applied toward fulfillment of this requirement. See Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable for list of principal courses and topical subgroups.):
Social Science (3 h):
Humanities (3 h):
And three additional courses in foreign language (numbered 104-120), social sciences, or humanities.

II. General Science Requirements (49-50 hrs):

BIOL 150 Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology (4 hrs.)
BIOL 404 Introduction to Genetics (3 hrs.)
CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5 hrs.)
CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs.)
CHEM 624 Organic Chemistry I (3 hrs.)
CHEM 625 Organic Chemistry I lab (2 hrs.)
CHEM 626 Organic Chemistry II (3 hrs.)
CHEM 627 Organic Chemistry II lab (2 hrs.)
PHSX 114 College Physics I (4 hrs.) OR PHSX 211 General Physics I (4 hrs.)
PHSX 115 College Physics II (4 hrs.) OR PHSX 212 General Physics II (4 hrs.)
MATH 121 Calculus I (5 hrs.) OR MATH 115 (3 hrs.) and 116 Calculus II (3 hrs.)
BIOL 570 Statistics (3 hrs.) OR MATH Stats. 365 (3 hrs.) OR PSYC Stats. 300 (3 hrs.)
BIOL 658 Biochemistry I (3 hrs.)
BIOL 665 Biochemistry II (3 hrs.)

III. Microbiology Requirements (29 hrs.):

BIOL 400 Fundamentals of Microbiology (3 hrs.) OR BIOL 401, Honors
BIOL 402 Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory (2 hrs.) OR BIOL 403, Honors
BIOL 503 Immunology (3 hrs.)
BIOL 504 Immunology Laboratory (2 hrs.)
BIOL 506 Pathogenic Microbiology (3 hrs.)
BIOL 507 Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory (2 hrs.)
BIOL 512 General Virology (3 hrs.)

BIOL 513 Virology Laboratory (2 hrs.)
BIOL 516 Microbial Physiology (3 hrs.)
BIOL 518 Microbial Genetics (3 hrs.)
BIOL 519 Microbial Genetics Laboratory (2 hrs.)
BIOL 609 Current Progress in Microbiology (1 hr.)

IV. General Biology Elective Requirements (6 hrs.):

A minimum of 6 hours of biology courses numbered above 400
. (No more than 3 hrs. of BIOL 423 Non-Lab Independent Study, BIOL 424 Independent Study, BIOL 308 Special Problems in Microbiology, Honors, and/or BIOL 311 Undergraduate Research Seminar (combined) can be applied towards the elective requirement.)

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