MCB 3020

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Basic Biology of Microorganisms

3 credits

Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer

Microbiology & Cell Science

Lab component

Microbial structure, physiology, genetics, and pathogenesis, with an associated lab. Popular upper-division elective for pre-health students.

Typical workload: ~8 hrs/week outside class

Do not delay. 24 courses sit downstream of it in the prerequisite graph. Pushing it back can push back everything behind it.

Why students take this

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Scheduled in 1 of 81 UF model plans, usually in semester 8 (senior year).

Nutritional Sciences

Prerequisites

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You need BSC 2010, and BSC 2011, and CHM 2045, and CHM 2046 first.

What it unlocks

24 courses list this as a prerequisite (directly or downstream).

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Career relevance

Critical for: Physician Assistant (PA)

Critical for: Pharmacy (PharmD)

Critical for: Biomedical Research (PhD)

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