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CRITICAL ANALYSES IN MICROBIOLOGY

MICROBIO 305
Course Description

Train students to become scientific problem-solvers, to critically analyze data, and to comprehend the principles of microbiological research via active discussion of a combination of scholarly papers and contemporary, hot topics in our field.

Prerequisites

MICROBIO 303 or concurrent enrollment

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
4

1.85% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.51% from Historical

A Rate
100%

7.11% from Historical

Class Size
35

-28.52% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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