Admission into the Minor
Students are expected to formally declare a minor by completing the Change of Major/Minor Application online under the Student tab of myBama.
| Minor Course Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BSC 114 & BSC 115 or | Principles Of Biology I and Laboratory Biology I | 4 |
| BSC 118 | Honors General Biology I | |
| BSC 116 & BSC 117 or | Principles Biology II and Laboratory Biology II | 4 |
| BSC 120 | Honors Gen Biology II | |
| BSC 310 | Microbiology | 3 |
| BSC 311 | Microbiology II | 3 |
| BSC 312 | Microbiology Lab | 2 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 16 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 6 hours of approved BSC electives at the 300- or 400-level (see list of approved courses below) | 6 | |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 6 | |
| Prerequisite Courses | ||
| Grades in prerequisite courses are not computed into the minor GPA. The minor in microbiology requires the successful completion of the following courses outside the minor: | ||
| CH 100 or | General Chemistry I - Plus | 4 or 5 |
| CH 101 or | General Chemistry | |
| CH 117 | Honors General Chemistry | |
| CH 102 or | General Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 118 | Honors General Chemistry | |
| CH 231 | Elem Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 11-12 | |
| Required Hours for the Minor 1 | ||
| The minor in microbiology requires 22 hours of BSC courses as well as 11-12 hours of ancillary chemistry courses. | ||
| Enrichment Course Information 2 | ||
| The department offers a number of courses designed to enrich the learning experience of students beyond the traditional classroom setting. Enrichment courses include: | ||
| BSC 390 | Honors Thesis Research | 1 to 8 |
| BSC 398 | Undergraduate Research | 1-4 |
| BSC 399 | Presentation of UG Research | 2 |
| BSC 403 | Intro To Bsc Instruction | 2 |
| BSC 404 | Honors Bsc Instruction | 2 |
| Footnotes | |
|---|---|
| 1 | A maximum of 12 hours of 100-level biology courses (BSC 108 Intro Biology Non Maj I, BSC 109 Intro Biology Non Maj II, BSC 114 Principles Of Biology I, BSC 115 Laboratory Biology I, BSC 116 Principles Biology II, BSC 117 Laboratory Biology II, BSC 118 Honors General Biology I or BSC 120 Honors Gen Biology II) may be applied to degree requirements. |
| 2 | Beyond specific restrictions listed for each course, a total of four hours from this group may be applied to the requirements of the microbiology minor. An additional four hours may be applied as electives to the requirement for 120 hours for the degree. BSC 409 Pre-Health Apprenticeship I and BSC 410 Pre-Health Apprenticeship II are not applicable to the major or minor in microbiology. |
Approved Electives
Other BSC courses must be selected from the following:
| Code and Title | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BSC 300 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| BSC 301 | Cell Biology Laboratory | 3 |
| BSC 313 | Gen Bacteriology Lab | 3 |
| BSC 380 | Intro Stats Biology | 3 |
| BSC 390 | Honors Thesis Research | 1 to 8 |
| BSC 391 | Tutorial In Biol Science | 1-2 |
| BSC 396 | Resident Study | 1-6 |
| BSC 398 | Undergraduate Research | 1-4 |
| BSC 399 | Presentation of UG Research | 2 |
| BSC 403 | Intro To Bsc Instruction | 2 |
| BSC 404 | Honors Bsc Instruction | 2 |
| BSC 407 | Honors Seminar In Bsc | 1 |
| BSC 411 | Phage Discovery Laboratory | 3 |
| BSC 416 | Disease Ecology | 3 |
| BSC 426 | Computational Biology Lab | 3 |
| BSC 431 | Pathogenic Microbiology | 3 |
| BSC 435 | Immunology | 4 |
| BSC 439 | Bch/Molecular Biology Lab | 3 |
| BSC 442 | Integrated Genomics | 4 |
| BSC 444 | General Virology | 3 |
| BSC 450 | Fundamentals of Biochemistry | 3 |
| BSC 451 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BSC 453 | Biochemistry Lab | 3 |
| BSC 456 | Microbial Ecology | 3 |
| BSC 464 | Biology Of Algae | 4 |
| BSC 467 | Honors Data Man. Vis. in R | 3 |
| BSC 472 | Mycology | 4 |
| BSC 473 | Bioinformatics | 3 |
| BSC 478 | Microbiomes Health & Disease | 3 |
| BSC 481 | Adv Biostatistics with R | 3 |
| BSC 488 | Research Seminars in Biology | 1 |
| BSC 497 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
Grade Point Average
A 2.0 grade point average in the minor is required. Please see the Grades and Grade Points section of this catalog for an explanation on grade point average calculations.
Upper-level Residency
A minimum of six hours of 300- and 400-level courses in the minor must be earned on this campus.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for all BSC courses at the 300- and 400- level must be passed with a minimum grade of C-.
Restrictions on Course Attempts
No undergraduate course offered by the Department of Biological Sciences may be attempted more than three times. Mid-semester withdrawal (any withdrawal that results in a final grade of W) is not considered an attempt. Students who, in three attempts, fail to pass a required course or fail to make a C- or better in a Biology course that is a prerequisite for a required upper level course may no longer minor in microbiology.