2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 06, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Microbiology Minor

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus


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Program Coordinator/Contact

Jeremy Chambers, Department Head
Department of Biology and Microbiology
Alfred Dairy Science Hall 228
605-688-6141

Program Information

The Microbiology minor is open to all majors and is especially appropriate for students majoring in the biological or agricultural sciences, physical sciences or science education. The minor provides students with a broad background in all facets of microbiology, preparing them to pursue careers in diagnostic and research laboratories, public health, agriculture, food industry, pharmaceutical companies, academia, governmental agencies, and the private sector. The goal is to provide a sound but varied educational experience.

Course Delivery Format

Program coursework is on-campus, in classrooms and laboratories, as well as field-based settings. Additional coursework is available at off-campus attendance centers.  Limited coursework is available online.

Academic Requirements


A minimum GPA of 2.0 must be maintained in the major courses.

Electives


Select additional courses prefixed MICR.  Credits: 14

Total Required Credits: 18


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