Microbial Biology Major Requirements

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Lower Division: Units

Units
Reading and Composition 8
Humanities and Social Sciences 15
Chemistry 1A, 3A, 3AL, 3B, and 3BL 14
Math 16A, 16B or 1A, 1B 6-8
Biology 1A, 1AL & 1B 9
Physics 8A 4
Statistics 20 or equivalent 3-4

Upper Division

Units
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MCB 102 or MCB 110*) 4
General Genetics (MCB 142 or MCB 140**) 4
General Microbiology/Lab: PMB C112/L 6
Microbial Genomics and Genetics: PMB C148 4
Microbial and other bioscience electives
(Chosen in consultation with advisor)
15

TOTAL Units Required 120

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