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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog - Changes Still In Progress 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog - Changes Still In Progress

BIO 221 - General Microbiology


An exploration of planet Earth’s unseen majority. Topics cover both environmental and medical microbiology and how these fields frequently intersect. Contemporary themes of evolution, genomics, and molecular genetics are discussed alongside foundational microbiology concepts. Offered: Spring 

Prerequisites One of the following: BIO 103 /BIO 103L , BIO 104 /BIO 104L , BIO 107 /BIO 117L  or permission of the instructor
Corequisites BIO 221L  

Credits: 4

Class Level Sophomore Undergraduate
Program Undergraduate