Degrees programs/curriculums/majors: Microbiology, B.S. - Louisiana State University

Apr 04, 2025

2020-2021 General Catalog

Microbiology

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 and CHEM 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 and MATH 1550 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in BIOL 1202 and CHEM 1202 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in BIOL 2051 ; CHEM 2261 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in BIOL 2153 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

Semester 1

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 and CHEM 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 2

CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 and MATH 1550 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4) or
MATH 1554 Calculus II for Life Sciences (4) or
EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
General Education course - Arts (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1202 and CHEM 1202 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4) or
BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4)
CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
General Education course - Humanities (English/Honors 2000-level) (3)
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)¹

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 2051 ; CHEM 2261 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4) or
BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)
CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3)
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)¹
Approved Elective (2)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 2153 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
BIOL 3116 Advanced Microbiology Laboratory (3)
CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)
General Education course - Humanities (English/Honors 2000-level) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 6

BIOL 4110 Introductory Microbial Physiology (3)
BIOL 3040 Evolution (3)
PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
Approved Microbiology Elective (3)³
Approved Elective (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 7

BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (4) ²
BIOL 4246 Microbial Genetics (3)
Approved Microbiology Electives (4)³
General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 8

BIOL 4115 Microbial Ecology (3) or
BIOL 4125 Prokaryotic Diversity (3)
Approved Microbiology Elective (3)³
Approved Electives (8)

Total Semester Hours: 14

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - OPTION: Begin foreign language requirement (shown in Semesters 3 and 4) in Semester 2 if continuing in the language studied in high school.

² - Option: BIOL 4087 or BIOL 4093 and BIOL 4094 in consecutive semesters. If student takes BIOL 4093 and BIOL 4094 , two hours will apply toward the approved free electives.

³ - APPROVED MICROBIOLOGY ELECTIVES (10 hrs required) must come from the following list and must include at least two laboratory courses (excluding independent research BIOL 3999 ):