Biomedical Sciences, Molecular Microbiology Track (B.S.)

General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)

Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)

See “Common Prerequisites ” in the Transfer and Transitions Services section for more information.

¹ or CHM 2040  and CHM 2041 

• BSC 2010C - Biology I Credit Hours: 4 (GEP)
• CHM 2045C - Chemistry Fundamentals I Credit Hours: 4 ¹ (GEP)
• CHM 2046 - Chemistry Fundamentals II Credit Hours: 3
• CHM 2046L - Chemistry Fundamentals Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• MAC 2311 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (GEP)

Core Requirements: Basic Level

Core Requirements: Advanced Level

• BSC 3403C - Quantitative Biological Methods Credit Hours: 4
• MCB 3020C - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 5
• PCB 3522 - Molecular Biology I Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 3233L - Immunology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• PCB 4280 - Molecular Immunology Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 4524 - Molecular Biology II Credit Hours: 3
• MCB 4414 - Microbial Metabolism Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives

Students must choose 3 courses from the list below:

At least 2 must have a laboratory component

¹ Must also choose MCB 3203L - Pathogenic Microbiology Lab 

As an alternative to one of these listed electives, students can take part in a GEAR course, the PURE program, the PILOT course, or carry out an HIM thesis. Any one of these courses or programs will substitute for a restricted elective course, including elective laboratory courses. 

• BOT 4434C - General Mycology Credit Hours: 4
• MCB 3203 - Pathogenic Microbiology Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• MCB 4503C - Virology Credit Hours: 3
• MCB 3202 - Principles of Infectious Disease Credit Hours: 3
• MCB 4207 - Infectious Processes Credit Hours: 3
• MCB 4276 - Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Credit Hours: 3
• MCB 4603 - Environmental Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
• MCB 4721C - Methods in Biotechnology Credit Hours: 4
• MCB 4653 - Applied Industrial Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 4028 - Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Credit Hours: 3
• PCB 4284 - Immunobiology Credit Hours: 3

Capstone Requirements

• None

Electives

• Variable. Students are encouraged to participate inundergraduate research if interested in pursuing graduate or professional education.

Foreign Language Requirements

Admissions

• Two years of one foreign language in high school, or oneyear of one foreign language in college (or equivalentproficiency exam) prior to graduation.

Graduation

• None

Additional Requirements

• None

Required Minors

• None

Departmental Exit Requirements

• Students must complete all coursework in the baccalaureate curriculum as shown and earn a GPA of at least 3.20 for all coursework in the sciences.
• Independent study, directed research or similar credit may not be used as a restricted elective.
• A minimum of 20 hours must be taken at UCF in the department of the major.
• Students w ill be required to take a comprehensive test during their last semester.

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120

Honors In Major

• Application and admissions through the Department and the Burnett Honors College.
• Fulfill University requirements for Honors in the Majorand maintain a 3.2 UCF GPA; 3.5 in the major; 3.2 cummulative average for graded upper division courses regardless of the institution.

Complete the following course with a grade of B or better

¹ Honors Section

• BSC 3403C - Quantitative Biological Methods Credit Hours: 4 ¹

Additional Information

Related Programs

• Biology (B.S.)  
• Biotechnology (B.S.)  
• Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.S.)  
• Chemistry, Biochemistry Track (B.S.)  

Certificates

• None

Related Minors

• Biology Minor  
• Chemistry Minor  

Advising Notes

• None

Transfer Notes

• Students who begin a two semester sequence course(e.g. General Chemistry) at a Florida College System institution are strongly encouraged to complete the sequence before transferring. If it will not be possible to complete the sequence before transferring, the student should postpone beginning the course until enrolling at UCF.
• Lower division courses do not substitute for upperdivision courses.

Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses

• the combination of CHM 2040  and CHM 2041  substitutes CHM 2045C .

Program Academic Learning Compacts

• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm

Plan of Study