This is the first version of the 2025–26 General Catalog. Please check back regularly for changes. The final edition and the historical PDF will be published during the fall semester.
The undergraduate minor in microbiology requires a minimum of 15 s.h. in Department of Microbiology and Immunology courses (prefix MICR), including 12 s.h. in courses considered advanced for the minor taken at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.
Courses numbered MICR:3147 and above are considered advanced for the minor, excluding MICR:3164.
Students may count a maximum of 2 s.h. earned in MICR:4161 Undergraduate Research in Microbiology or MICR:4171 Honors Undergraduate Research in Microbiology toward the minor.
Sample Plan of Study
Sample plans represent one way to complete a program of study. Actual course selection and sequence will vary and should be discussed with an academic advisor. For additional sample plans, see MyUI.
Microbiology, Minor
This sample plan is currently being reviewed and will be added at a later date.