Program: Microbiology Concentration (no minor required) Suggested Course Sequence - East Tennessee State University

Apr 11, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
BIOL 1110 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture I (4 credits)
BIOL 1111 - Biology for Science Majors Laboratory I (0 credit)
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture I (4 credits)
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (0 credit)
CSCI 1100 - Using Information Technology (3 credits)

Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
BIOL 1120 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture II (4 credits)
BIOL 1121 - Biology for Science Majors Laboratory II (0 credit)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry Lecture II (4 credits)
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (0 credit)
SPCH 1300 - Introduction to Communication Studies (3 credits) (Communication Requirement) or
SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking (3 credits) (Communication Requirement) or
SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits) (Communication Requirement)

Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

First Semester

CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry Lecture I (3 credits)
CHEM 2011 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (2 credits)
HSCI 3320 - General Microbiology (4 credits)
HSCI 3321 - General Microbiology Laboratory (0 credit)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry Lecture II (3 credits)
CHEM 2021 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (2 credits)
HSCI 3510 - Pathogenic Microbiology (4 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
Fine Arts (Select one) (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Junior Year

First Semester

HSCI 4730 - Molecular and Microbial Genetics (3 credits)
HSCI 3000 - Human Anatomy (4 credits)
BSTA 3000 - Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
Literature (Select one) (3 credits)
Social and Behavioral Science (Select one) (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Second Semester

HSCI 3540 - Immunology (3 credits)
HSCI 4770 - Virology (4 credits)
EPID 3080 - Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Humanities (Select one) (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Senior Year

First Semester

BIOL 4147 - Biochemistry of Macromolecules (3 credits)
BIOL 4157 - Biochemistry of Macromolecules Lab (2 credits)
HSCI 4747 - Mycology (4 credits)
HSCI 2500 - HIV/AIDS: Biology and Beyond (3 credits)
PHYS 2010 - General Physics I-Noncalculus (3 credits)
PHYS 2011 - General Physics Laboratory I-Noncalculus (1 credit)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Second Semester

HSCI 3020 - Human Physiology (4 credits)
HSCI 4607 - Bacterial Physiology (4 credits)
HSCI 4590 - Independent Studies (1-4 credits)
PHYS 2020 - General Physics II-Noncalculus (3 credits)
PHYS 2021 - General Physics Laboratory II-Noncalculus (1 credit)

Microbiology Concentration (no minor required) Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year

First Semester

Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours

Second Semester

Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Junior Year

First Semester

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Second Semester

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Senior Year

First Semester

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Second Semester

Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours