Undergraduate Degree Requirements

Refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for general education requirements.  General Education requirements for mathematics, physical and biological sciences will ordinarily be fulfilled with the appropriate departmental required science foundation course work from the Mathematics, Chemistry and Biological Sciences   departments.  (Note: only 4 credits of MAC 2311,Calculus I are required for the microbiology degree, however, 6 credits of mathematics course work is required for general education purposes.  Students can fulfill the remaining 2 credits of this requirement with enrollment  in any of the following courses: college trigonometry; college algebra; pre calculus; calculus II or statistics) 

The Baccalaureate of Science degree in Microbiology and Cell Science may be obtained through either the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences or the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  There is no difference in the major program for students enrolled in either College.  The only difference in the degree are the individual requirements of the colleges. 

The information below outlines the departmental requirements in the foundation sciences.  Transfer credits from other institutions  (e.g. community colleges) are acceptable to substitute for courses listed in this table must be done on an individual basis.  For example, the general chemistry sequence at the University of Florida is a 2000 series course level.  Many general chemistry courses at the community college are a 1000 level series and are acceptable substitutions.  The same applies to other foundation courses.  Students must have a minimum cumulative  GPA of 2.5 in the courses listed in these courses in order to be eligible to enter the microbiology upper division curriculum.  All attempts in these courses are included in the computation of this GPA requirement.

Once you have familiarized yourself with the core and department elective requirements, you can use the student schedule form to plan our your overall schedule to receive the B.S. degree.

PREREQUISITE COURSES

Mathematics

*MAC 2311, Analytical Geometry and Calculus, 4 credits
(* MAC 2233, Survey of Calculus is unacceptable for fulfillment of this   requirement.) 

General Chemistry

CHM 2045, General Chemistry  with Lab, 4 credits 
CHM 2046 with Lab, General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis  with Lab, 4 credits 

General Biology

BSC 2010 with Lab, Integrated Principles of Biology I with Lab, 4 credits 
**BSC 2011 with Lab,  Integrated Principles of Biology II with Lab, 4 credits 

( **AGR3303 (Genetics) is a permitted substitute for the BSC2011/2011L sequence.  However,  it is not recommended for students who intend to apply to medical, dental, pharmacy or other professional program.  (The course does however  fulfill a genetics requirement for the UF College   of Veterinary Medicine but should be taken in addition to the BSC2011 / 2011L sequence  not as a substitution for the sequence).  Other suitable substitutions for the core biology sequences are ZOO1010C or BOT1010C.   Students with  these courses in their background should consult with  an academic adviser to ensure that they are properly denoted on their records  as fulfillment of the required biology sequence.)

A student fulfilling the basic science foundation course work with   the minimum  GPA requirement is eligible to major in microbiology and cell  science.  The following additional course work requirements are required  in addition to the microbiology core and microbiology  elective course requirements. 

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Additional Requirements

Physics

PHY2053/2053L Physics 1 and Lab, 5 credits and PHY 2054/2054L, Physics 2 and Lab, 5 credits 
OR 
PHY2048/ 2048L Physics 1 and Lab With  Calculus (requires coreq. or prereq. of MAC 2312), 4 credits, and PHY2049/2049L  Physics 2 and Lab With Calculus(requires coreq. or prereq. of MAC 2313), 4 credits 

Students are permitted to enroll in Physics I with calculus and then Physics II without Calculus or any other combination desired.     The degree program simply requires fulfillment of Physics I /Lab and  Physics II / Lab, and either can be taken with or without Calculus.     Note:  PHY2004 /2005 are not acceptable physics courses to fulfill this requirement. 

Organic Chemistry

CHM 2210, Organic Chemistry, 3 credits, CHM 2211, Organic Chemistry, 3 credits and 
CHM 2211L, Organic Chemistry Lab, 2 credits

OR

* CHM 3217, One Semester Organic Chemistry, 4 credits, CHM 3218, Bioorganic Chemistry, 4 credits, and CHM 2211L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, 2 credits. 

*NOTE: 
The Chemistry Department requires students who have enrolled in this course (CHM 3217) to enroll in the second course of this sequence; CHM 3218, Bioorganic Chemistry, 4 credits.  Students choosing this course progression will be permitted to utilize the CHM 3218 as fulfillment of the Microbiology core Biochemistry requirement. CHM 3217-3218 covers Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry at an accelerated pace. 

Students who have completed CHM 2210 must complete CHM 2211 and CHM2211L to fulfill the organic chemistry requirement.  They may not take CHM 2210 and CHM 3218.

Students intending to apply to a Masters or Ph.D. program are encouraged to take the CHM3217 , CHM3218, and CHM 2211 Lab sequence.  Students interested in professional program admission should check with their respective schools about their chemistry and biochemistry requirements.             

The CHM 2211L, Organic Chemistry Lab is required regardless of the manner in which a student chooses to fulfill their Organic Chemistry course requirement. 

Quantitative Requirement - Effective 2009-2010 Catalog Year

Students in catalog years other than the above year can also select one of the following courses to complete the quantitative requirement . Analytical Chemistry CHM 3120 and CHM 3120L are no longer required as of February, 2009.

Select 3-4 credits to complete this requirement

Core Requirements

The following is a listing of the five Microbiology and Cell Science core course requirements.  All microbiology majors must fulfill the core course requirements.   There are multiple course availability's for the satisfaction of three of  the five core course requirements. 

Course	Credits	Title	Instructor	Semester Offered
MCB 3023	3	Principles of Microbiology	Fall/Spring, Lorca & Gonzalez	F,S
MCB 3023L	2	Principles of Microbiology Lab	F/S, Munro	F, S
MCB4304 or PCB 4522	3	Genetics of Microorganisms   Molecular Genetics	F, Keyhani   S, Gurley	F   S
MCB 4203   or PCB 5235	3	Pathogens     Immunology	F, Asghari 08 & 09     S, Larkin	F     S
BCH 4024     or CHM 3218	4	Intro to Biochemistry       Bioorganic Chemistry	F,S,SS Allison       Staff	F,S,SSC
Total Credits	15

 

Department Electives

The following is a listing of available courses which can be utilized to fulfill 10 credits of microbiology elective course requirement.  At least 1 credit of the 10 credit requirement must include an advanced lab.   Several courses listed below will fulfill the advanced lab requirement.  Students intending to apply to a Masters or Ph.D. program should take either MCB5303L of PCB5136L to fulfill their advanced lab requirement

Course	Credits	Title	Instructor	Semester Offered
MCB 4203	3	Bacterial/Viral Pathogens	Mai	F
MCB 4304L	1	Advanced Microbiology Lab	Rice	F,S
MCB 4403	3	Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function	Maupin	F
MCB 4503	3	General Virology	Maruniak	S
MCB 4320C	3	Sequencing Genomes, Special Topics	Triplett	TBA
#MCB 4934	3	Bioinformatics	DeCrecy	Fall
MCB 3703	3	Astrobiology, Special Topics	Foster	Spring
MCB 5505	3	Virology - Honors	Maruniak	S
MCB 5408	3	Anaerobic Microbiology and Biotechnology	TBA	TBA
PCB 3134	3	Eukaryotic Cell Structure	Mou Kang	F S
*PCB 5235	3	Immunology	Larkin	S
ZOO 4232	3	Parasitology	Kima	F
MCB 5303L	2	Microbial Genetics Lab	Shanmugam	S
PCB 5136L	3	Techniques in Microbiology Lab	Preston	F

* Students must take either MCB 4203 Pathogens or PCB 5235 as a core course. If they take both, one will count as a core class and the other will roll over into the 10 credit department elective requirement.
NOTE: One advanced lab course is required in partial fulfillment of the10 credit elective requirement. 

#These courses can be taken to fulfill the Quantitative Requirement or 3 credits of the Department Elective Requirement, not both.

Please be sure to check the catalog for the prerequisites for all labs listed below.  Several require courses as prerequisites that Microbiology and Cell Science students typically do not take.  It is the students responsibility to make sure they are eligible for a course by fulfilling the required prerequisites. 

Advanced Laboratory Department Electives

Majors are required to take a minimum of one credit in an approved advanced lab. Listed are courses which can be utilized to fulfill the Advanced Laboratory requirement.  Credits taken in CHM,EES,FOS,HOS, SOS laboratories will count toward the maximum or 4 credits allowed for fulfillment of the 10 credit hour requirement by out of department courses (see below). 

Course	Credits	Title	Instructor	Semester Offered
MCB 4034L	1	Advanced Microbiology Lab	Rice	F,S
MCB 5303L	2	Microbial Genetics Lab	Shanmugam	S
MCB 5136L	3	Techniques in Microbiology Lab	Preston	F
CHM 4302L	2	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lab	Hornstein	F,S
CHM 4411L	2	Physical Chemistry Lab	Staff	F,S
CHM 4413L	2	BioPhysical Chemistry Lab	Staff	F,S
HOS 4313C	3	Plant Methods in Plant Molecular Biology	Staff	F
SOS 4303L	3	Soil Microbial Ecology Lab	Staff	F

 

Approved Out of Department Electives

Students may choose from the following list of course work they would like to utilize toward fulfillment of the 10 credit hours of microbiology electives.  Students may use no more than a total of 4 credits (CHM,SOS,HOS,FOS) toward fulfillment of the 10 credit hour requirement.  Students will be permitted to enroll in CHM 4411 and CHM 4411L (4 credits and 1 credit respectively) and allow both the lecture and lab to fulfill micro elective course work but only up to the maximum of 4 credits.  Students intending to apply to a Masters or Ph.D. program should seriously consider enrollment in either the CHM 3400 or CHM 4411 course work and labs as well as any of the Microbiology and Cell Science Department 2 and 3 credit advanced labs.  Be sure to check the UF catalog for prerequisite requirements for these courses if you plan to take them.

Course	Credits	Title	Instructor	Semester Offered
CHM 3400	3	Physical Chemistry Biology Based	Staff Pre-req. is MAC 2312	F,S
CHM 4411	4	Physical Chemistry Chemistry Based	Staff Pre-req. is MAC 2313	F,S
CHM 4411L	1	Physical Chemistry Lab	Staff	F,S
CHM 4302L	2	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lab	Hornstein	F,S
CHM 4413L	2	BioPhysical Chemistry Lab	Staff	F,S
FOS 4222	3	*Food Microbiology *Email Mindy Edwards mindye@ufl.edu to be put on the reg. list for this course. It is dept. controlled by the FSHN department.	Rodrick	S
HOS 3305	3	Introduction to Plant Molecular Biology	Clark	F
HOS 4313C	3	Plant Methods in Plant Molecular Biology	Staff	F
SOS 4303L	3	Soil Microbial Ecology Lab	Staff	F
SOS 5303C	3	Soil Microbial Ecology	Sylvia	F
CAP 5510	3	Bioformatics	Chen	F
PCB 5065	4	Advanced Genetics	Chase	F

 

Additional Course Offerings (not required)

The Microbiology and Cell Science department also offers the following course enrollment opportunities.  Enrollment in MCB 4905 and MCB 4934 (TA for Munro and Asghari) will not fulfill any credits toward the microbiology elective course requirements. They will only count as general elective credit toward the 120 credits for the B.S. degree. MCB 4905 does not replace the advanced lab requirement.

To enroll in any of the following courses, please complete the registration form and turn it into the main office secretary before the last day of drop/add each semester.

Course	Credits	Title	Instructor	Semester Offered
*MCB 4905	Varies	Undergraduate Research	Various	F,S,SS
MCB 4934	Varies	TA For Munro/Asghari	Munro/Asghari	F, S, SSA and C

*You must be a Microbiology Major to register in MCB 4905 and are restricted to a maximum of 10 credits total over all undergraduate semesters. One credit hour requires a minimum of 4 hours work in an approved lab and it not recommended to do more than 2 credits per semester. Paid positions and clinical reserach disqualify you from registration in MCB 4905.

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