Department of Biology

Microbiology Training

Biology, chemistry and physics are necessary courses to take in order to become a successful microbiologist. In addition, you'll need a solid foundation in reading, writing, math, computer science and communication.

Courses for high school consist of:

• Biology
• Chemistry 
• English 
• Foreign Language 
• Math 
• Physics 
• Science 
• Speech

Undergraduate college courses consist of:

• Biological or Life Science
• Calculus 
• Cell Biology 
• Chemistry 
• English 
• Environmental Microbiology 
• General Microbiology 
• Immunology 
• Microbial Genetics 
• Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry 
• Pathogenic and Applied Microbiology 
• Physics 
• Statistics