Catalog Navigator : 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 program director 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)

IV. Multicultural and International Studies (6 credits)

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

VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)

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. 01:960:401 Basic Statistics for Research (3) may be substituted for CALC2.]

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)
              01:160:307-308 Organic Chemistry (4,4) or
              01:160:315-316 Principles of Organic Chemistry (4,4)*
              01:447:380 Genetics (4)
              01:750:193-194 Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or equivalent*
              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)
              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)

11:680:481 Microbial Physiology (3)

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

11:680:494 Applied Microbiology (4)

11:680:495 Seminar in Microbiology (1)

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

B. Electives (15)

A minimum of 15 credits of electives from the courses below.

01:146:474 Immunology (3)

01:146:475 Laboratory in Immunology (1)

01:146:328 Human Parasitology (3)

01:447:392 Pathogenic Microbiology (3)

01:447:398 Electron Microscopy (3)

01:447:480 Topics in Molecular Genetics (3)

11:126:407 Comparative Virology (3)

11:126:485 Bioinformatics (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)

11:680:410 Microbiology and the Culture of Cheese and Wine (3)

11:680:492 Microbial Ecology Laboratory (2)

               11:115:428 Homology Modeling of Proteins (3)
               11:126:405 Microbial Technology (3)
               11:126:427 Methods and Applications in Molecular Biology (4)
               11:126:482 Molecular Genetics Laboratory (3)
               11:126:483 Sequence Analysis (3)
               11:126:486 Analytical Methods in Microbiology (3)
               11:127:414 Unit Processes in Bioenvironmental Engineering II (3)
               11:375:312 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (2)
               11:375:453 Soil Ecology (3)
               11:680:497,498 Research in Microbiology (BA,BA): One to 3 credits of research may be substituted for an equal number of credits of elective courses, with the approval of the undergraduate program director.
               11:704:405 Evolution of Infectious Diseases (3)
               11:776:302 General Plant Pathology (3)

IX. Unspecified Electives (3-7 credits)
In addition to courses meeting the above requirements, students can take any other courses offered by the university, for which they meet the course eligibility requirements, to bring their total number of credits to the minimum of 128 required for graduation.