2024-2025 Academic Catalog

BI 214L General Microbiology Lab

An introductory study of microorganisms for allied health professionals (this course does not satisfy requirements of the biology major). Course includes history, taxonomy and nomenclature, morphology, physiology, nutrition, cultivation, ecology, genetics, immunity, and the roles of micro-organisms in disease and agriculture. Emphasis is on bacteria. Standard microbial methods and techniques are learned in the laboratory.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Complete at least one semester (4 credits) of college biology.

Corequisite

Take BI-214 lecture previously or concurrently. Complete at least two semesters (7 credits) of college chemistry.

Offered

Annual Fall Semester