Microbial, Cellular & Molecular Biology — Cell & Molecular Biology Option (MCCM)
The Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology major provides students with a strong foundation in coursework that emphasizes understanding life at the cellular and molecular level. Students that select the Cell and Molecular Biology concentration will focus primarily on eukaryotic life. Students in this major will be well-prepared for postgraduate work or careers in both basic and applied biology, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical discovery and biomedical research. This major can be tailored to students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare including medicine, dentistry and optometry.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| CORE HISTORY | 3 | CORE FINE ARTS | 3 |
| CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 | CHEM 1041 Fundamental Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology | 3 | BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 | BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 2100 Professional Development | 1 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHEM 2070 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM 2080 Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 2071 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 | CHEM 2081 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 1610 Calculus I | 4 | BIOL 3200 General Microbiology | 3 |
| CORE LITERATURE | 3 | BIOL 3201 General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 3000 Genetics | 3 | CORE HISTORY or LIT1 | 3 |
| BIOL 3001 General Genetics Laboratory | 1 | MATH 1620 Calculus II or STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences | 4 or 3 |
| 15 | 15-14 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BCHE 5180 Biochemistry I | 3 | BCHE 5190 Biochemistry II | 3 |
| BCHE 5181 Biochemistry I Laboratory | 1 | BIOL 4100 Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 5220 Introductory Molecular Genetics | 3 | BIOL 4101 Cell Biology Laboratory | 2 |
| BIOL 5521 Gene Expression and Recombinant DNA Laboratory | 2 | PHYS 1510 General Physics II | 4 |
| MMCB Elective | 3 | Core Social Science or Humanities | 3 |
| PHYS 1500 General Physics I | 4 | Free Elective | 2 |
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Evolution Elective | 3 | Physiology Elective | 3 |
| Biology Elective | 3 | MMCB Elective | 4 |
| Biodiversity Elective | 3 | Biology Elective | 4 or 5 |
| CORE HUMANTIES | 3 | CORE SOCIAL SCIENCES2 | 3 |
| CORE SOCIAL SCIENCE2 | 3 | BIOL 4950 Senior Seminar | 1 |
| BIOL 4AA0 Professional Development II | 0 | UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 |
| 15 | 15-16 | ||
| Total Hours: 122 | |||
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Students must complete a two-course sequence in either HIST or LIT (for example, World History 1 and 2 or American Lit 1 and 2). For complete HIST and LIT sequence options, see the Bulletin.
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If a LIT sequence is chosen, this course must be a CORE SOC SCI. If a HIST sequence is chosen, this course must be a CORE HUMANITIES.