Graduation Requirements for the Major

All students in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS)  who are majoring in microbiology must complete the appropriate SEBS core requirements (Areas I through VII below), plus the additional major requirements (Area VIII A and B below). In addition, a minimum of 20 credits of coursework from among the required and elective courses VIII. Proficiency in microbiology, not including quantitative skills (8), must be completed in residence. Of these 20 credits, at least 12 credits must be completed from 680 courses. This rule is intended to assure that students receiving degrees from Rutgers-New Brunswick have taken a minimum number of courses in their major with New Brunswick faculty. Please keep in mind that although a course may transfer from another institution into one of the Rutgers-New Brunswick schools, it will not necessarily be accepted toward the major in microbiology. Therefore, transfer courses must be evaluated and accepted by the undergraduate programdirector in order to count toward the major.

 

I . School Mission: Interdisciplinary Critical Analysis (3 credits)

One 3-credit Junior/Senior Colloquium (See the Degree

Requirements chapter for a description of this requirement.)

II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences

A. Life Sciences (8 credits)

01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)

B. Physical Science (9 credits)

01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4)

01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)

III. Humanities and Arts (6 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.

IV. Multicultural and International Studies (6 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.

V. Human Behavior, Economic Systems, and Political Processes (9 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.

VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.

01:355:302  Scientific and Technical Writing (3) is strongly recommended.

VII. Experience-Based Education (0-3 credits)

11:680:497,498 Research in Microbiology (BA,BA) or equivalent independent research project or appropriate internship or cooperative education placement of at least 3 credits or appropriate noncredit-bearing internship approved by the undergraduate program director.

VIII. Proficiency in Microbiology (72-73 credits)

A. REQUIRED COURSES (52-53)

Quantitative Skills (8)

01:640:1__1__ CALC1-CALC2 (4,4) [01:640:151-152  Calculus for Mathematics and Physical Sciences (4,4) is preferred.]

Professional Ethics (1)

11:680:401  Ethics and Issues in Microbiology (1) or other bioethics course approved by the curriculum coordinator

Additional Requirements (43-44)

11:115:403-404  General Biochemistry (4,3) or 01:694:407-408  Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (3,3)

11:115:413  Experimental Biochemistry (3)

01:160:307-308  Organic Chemistry (4,4) or 01:160:315-316  Principles of Organic Chemistry (4,4) *

01:447:380  Genetics (4)

01:447:498  Bacterial Physiology (3)

11:680:390  General Microbiology (4) or 01:447:390  General

        Microbiology (4) 

11:680:480  Microbial Genetics and Genomics (3) or 11:126:481 Molecular                     Genetics (3)

11:680:491  Microbial Ecology and Diversity (3)

11:680:495  Seminar in Microbiology (1)

01:750:193-194  Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or equivalent*

*Students intending to apply to medical school should be aware that many schools require laboratories in organic chemistry and physics.

B. ELECTIVES (20)

A minimum of 20 credits of electives from the two groups below, with at least 11 credits and at least two laboratories from Group A.

 

   Group A

01:146:474  Immunology (3)

01:146:475  Laboratory in Immunology (1)

01:447:392  Pathogenic Microbiology (3)

11:126:407  Comparative Virology (3)

11:375:411  Environmental Microbiology (3)

11:400:423  Food Microbiology (3)

11:400:424  Food Microbiology Laboratory (1)

11:628:404  Fungi and Ecosystems (3) or 11:770:403  Fungi in the                                         Environment (3)

11:680:394  Applied Microbiology (4) (includes laboratory)

11:680:492  Microbial Ecology Laboratory (2)

  Group B