• Goal 1. Enhance the skills and knowledge needed to research, organize, evaluate, and apply new information, and develop a spirit of critical inquiry and intellectual integrity.
• Goal 2. Acquire knowledge in the fine arts, humanities, and the social, natural, and mathematical sciences and be able to integrate that knowledge across disciplines.
• Goal 3. Improve reading, writiing and numeracy skills, and enhance communication by clear, effective use of language.
• Goal 4. Understand the history, culture and diversity of the United States and of other societes and nations.
• Goal 5. Become aware of the contemporary issues in society, technology, and the natureal world, and appreciate the complexity of causes and consequences.
• Goal 6. Develop an ethic of self-discipline, social responsibility, and citizenship on a local, national and international level.

A bachelor's degree in microbiology provides many different choices of work; and, the degree allows one to seek a professional license in this discipline, or, a related discipline. Most professions associated with human or domestic animal health, require a background in microbiology (medicine, veterinary medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, laboratory technology, nursing, etc.). Also, many different pharmaceutical companies which produce physiologically-active drugs, antibiotics, vaccines, or, diagnostic systems, nutrition companies which produce various vitamins and/or amino acids for nutritional health, and companies which produce medical or biological research supplies, and/or hospital laboratory supplies, employ those trained in microbiology as laboratory personnel, or, as salespersons. Further, this degree prepares one for further study in several different life-science disciplines, or professional disciplines. For an example of the kinds of work one may do, please examine the list of Microbiology alumni who serve on the Division of Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Board, by executing: What Some Do. In addition, here is an article written by the American Society of Microbiologists (ASM) which has lots of good information concerning a career in Microbiology. Please access: Careers in the Microbiological Sciences

The Section of Microbiology is one of the sections within the Department of Moleclar Biosciences of the Division of Biological Sciences, which is within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas. In addition to the course-work offered for a microbiology major, the department also serves as the source of courses required for several different professional degrees, as well as those required for post-graduate study in the life-sciences. Some of these professions are: medicine; optometry; dentistry; pharmacy; osteopathic medicine; nursing; laboratory technology; and others. All of the courses in microbiology are cross-listed as biological science courses; therefore, some microbiology courses also serve to fulfill elective requirements for those students majoring in one of the several degrees offered by the Division of Biological Sciences.

General Degree Requirements

The requirements for a BA degree include the general College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as Microbiology course-work requirements. At least 124 hours (40 of which must be junior/senior hours) must be completed for graduation. At least 74 hours must be from course-work outside the discipline. Double-majors must complete at least 15 hours unique to each major.

General College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements

• English (9 hours)
• Western Civilization (6 hours)
• Speech & Logic (3 hours)-COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, OR PHIL 310
• Foreign Language (16-20 hours)

• Social Science (9 hours) (SC)_______, (SI)_______, (SF)_______
• Humanities (9 hours) (HT)_______, (HL)_______, (HR)_______
• Non-Western Culture _______
• A Principal course in Earth Sciences or Math Sciences (in addition to MATH 115 or 121) OR BIOL 570

• CHEM 184, CHEM 188, and CHEM 622 or 624 (see note about graduate study)
• CHEM 625, and either CHEM 626 and CHEM 627, OR BIOL 600 and BIOL 601 (19-20 hours)
• MATH 121 OR MATH 115 and MATH 116 (5-6 hours)
• PHSX 114 and PHSX 115 (8 hours) OR PHSX 211 and PHSX 212 (8 hours)

• BIOL 104 and BIOL 106
• BIOL 201 and BIOL 203 OR BIOL 400) and BIOL 402
• BIOL 516 Microbial Physiology
  • 15 hours of Microbiology core courses, including 3 lab courses selected from the following:
  • BIOL 503 Immunology (3 hours); BIOL 504 Immunology Lab (2 hours)
  • BIOL 506 Pathogenic Mcrb. (3 hours); BIOL 507 Pathogenic Mcrb. Lab (2 hours)
  • BIOL 518 Microbial Genetics (3 hours); BIOL 517 Microbial Physiology Lab (2 hours)
  • BIOL 512 General Virology (3 hours); BIOL 519 Microbial Genetics Lab (2 hours)
  • BIOL 524 Molecular Immunology (3 hours); BIOL 513 Virology Laboratory (1 hour)
  • BIOL 544 Applied Microbiology (3 hours)
  • Three additional hours of elective credits from approved list of biology courses
  • BIOL 609 Current Progress in Microbiology (1 hour)

  Note: Students planning graduate study are advised to complete one year of Organic Chemistry with laboratories (CHEM 624, 625, 626, 627), and, one year of Biochemistry and laboratory (BIOL 758,759, 760) if possible.

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