BS Four-Year Graduation Plan: Microbiology Emphasis

Sample schedule

The sample schedule provided below represents the microbiology emphasis that you can select as a clinical laboratory sciences/medical technology student. This schedule should not replace regular meetings with your advisor. It is only to serve as a guide.

Check out the course rotation before scheduling your classes.

First semester (fall)


BMS 110 Intro to Biomedical Sciences OR BIO 121 General Biology I	4
CHM 160/161 General Chemistry	5
ENG 110 Writing I	3
GEP 101 First-Year Foundations	2
MTH 135 College Algebra	3
Total hours	17

Second semester (spring)


BMS 231 Human Genetics OR BIO 235 Principles of Genetics	4
CHM 170 General Chemistry II	3
CHM 171 General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
CIS 101 OR CSC 101 Computers for Learning OR CSC 111 Intro to Computing	2-3
KIN 100 Fitness for Living	2
Total hours	15-16

Third semester (fall)


BMS 307 Human Anatomy	4
CHM 200 Essentials of Organic Chemistry	5
Statistics (Choose from: MTH 340, PSY 200, SOC 302, ECO 308, BIO 550,QBA 237)	3
PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship	3
HIS 121 Survey of the U.S. to 1877 OR HIS 122 Survey of the U.S. since 1877	3
Total hours	18

Fourth semester (spring)


BMS 308 Human Physiology	4
BIO 310 Microbiology	5
Writing II (Course selection to be discussed with your advisor)	3
Humanities elective	3
PSY 121 Intro to Psychology OR Humanities elective	3
Total hours	18

Fifth semester (fall)


BIO 511 Immunology	4
General elective	3
BMS 321 Biomolecular Interactions OR CHM 352 and CHM 353 Intro to Biochemistry	4-5
Humanities elective	3
General elective	3
Total hours	16

Sixth semester (spring)


BMS elective	3
BIO 520 Pathogenic Microbiology	3
BMS 524 Virology	3
Humanities elective	3
Total hours	12