Sample Curriculums

Tracks you can Follow in our Program:

Official MIC major Tracks for Applications to Medical and/or Graduate Schools

Medical School Track‌  schedule to take MCAT

Graduate School Track  schedule to take GRE

Unofficial MIC major Tracks for Applications to Dental,Optometry or Pharmacy Schools

Pre-Dental Track  schedule to take DAT

Pre-Optometry Track  schedule to take OAT

Pre-Pharmacy Track

Blank 4-Year Template

Blank 4-Year Track this will help those that wish to plan out their 4-year plan on their own (Students should show their plan to Roger or Dr. Lopez)

Degree Programs

     A Bachelor’s of Science degree is awarded to all microbiology and immunology majors upon completion of the requirements.  A chemistry minor is automatically received however, a student's choice of minor may be science or non-science.

Advanced Writing and Communication

     To satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences writing requirement in the discipline, students majoring in Microbiology and Immunology should take at least one course from the following: MIC 301, MIC 304

Departmental Honors

Students that wish to gain a deeper understanding of Microbiology and Immunology can choose to write a thesis, which is due during their final semester.  The following items constitute receiving Departmental Honors in Microbiology and Immunology.

  1. Overall GPA 3.3 or higher. 
  2. A minimum of three credits (in MIC 451, MIC 452, MIC 453) is required to obtain departmental honors. and must be completed under the mentorship of a primary or secondary faculty in Microbiology and Immunology Department.
  3. The final version of the honors thesis in pdf format, is due the first Friday of November (for fall graduates) or April (for spring graduates).
  4. This pdf document should adhere to the following formatting guidelines:
    1. Length 10-15 pages, 1” margins (top/bottom/sides), 12 pt. font
    2. Can include both figures and graphs.
    3. The thesis must be based on research activities that involved the student. This could include either “wet” bench work or analyzing experimentally derived data.
    4. The thesis must be organized in standard scientific journal format. Abstract, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Methods, and References
  5. Final pdf must be approved and sent in by the mentor to Dr. Schesser and Roger.

The following are pulled from the 2026-2027 Academic Bulletin, to find out your requirements check your specific bulletin year on the registrar's website

Major in Microbiology and Immunology (Pre-Med and Graduate)

Double Major in Marine Science/Microbiology and Immunology

Minor in Microbiology and Immunology

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