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SUGGESTED SCHEDULE FOR MICROBIOLOGY MAJORS

FRESHMAN YEAR - FALL   FRESHMAN YEAR - SPRING   Cumulative number of credits
needed to graduate in 4 yrs

Have a minimum of 30 credits by the end of year 1
CHEM111 General Chem I 4 Biology Elective 3-5
CHEM112 Gen Chem Lab I 1 CHEM113 General Chem II 3
CO150 Composition 3 CHEM114 Gen Chem Lab II 1
LIFE102 Attrib of Living Systems 4 AUCC Category 2 (Adv Comm) 3
MATH117, 118, 124, 125 0-4 MATH155 Calculus 4
MIP192 First Year Seminar 2    
TOTAL CREDITS 14-18 TOTAL CREDITS 14-16
SOPHOMORE YEAR - FALL   SOPHOMORE YEAR - SPRING  
Have a minimum of 60 credits
by the end of year 2
CHEM341 O-Chem I 3 CHEM343 O-Chem II 3
MIP300 General Micro 3 CHEM344 O-Chem Lab 1
MIP302 Gen Micro Lab 2 ERHS/STAT 307 Biostatistics 3
Arts/Humanities (Cat3-B) 3 MIP342 Immunology 4
Free Electives (e.g., OT215, 1cr) 2 Social/Behavioral Sci (3-C) 3
    Departmental Electives 2
TOTAL CREDITS 13 TOTAL CREDITS 16
JUNIOR YEAR - FALL   JUNIOR YEAR - SPRING  
Have a minimum of 90 credits
by the end of year 3
BC351 Biochem 4 MIP351 Medical Bacteriology 3
PH121 Physics 1 5 PH122 Physics II 5
Historical Perspectives (Cat 3-D) 3 Global & Cult Awareness (Cat 3-E) 3
Free Elective 3 Departmental Electives 3
    Free Elective (e.g. HES) 1
       
TOTAL CREDITS 15 TOTAL CREDITS 15
SENIOR YEAR - FALL   SENIOR YEAR - SPRING  
Have a minimum of 120 credits
by the end of year 4
MIP420 Virology 4 MIP443 Microbial Phys 4
MIP450 Genetics 3 Arts and Humanities (Cat 3-B) 3
MIP498 or MIP400 Capstone 2-3 Departmental Electives 3
Departmental Electives 2 Free Electives 4-5
Free Electives 4    
       
TOTAL CREDITS 15-16 TOTAL CREDITS 14-15
In this suggested schedule, MIP192 First-Year Seminar accounts for 2 credits of Departmental Electives.
Pre-med students should plan to take the MCAT exam in April of their Junior year. Those taking a preparatory MCAT class should consider dropping their credit load to 12 credits because of the significant time commitment involved. This is best accomplished by taking 3 additional credits in the freshman year.