This course involves four hours of lecture per week and two hours of laboratory work. The content of lectures is integrated with laboratory experiments, and readings in the textbook. Instruction may include group work and online components.
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be bassed on the following:
| Class tests and assignments | 20-30% |
| Laboratory | 20-30% |
| Term exam(s) | 15-25% |
| Final exam | 25-35% |
| Total | 100% |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Example textbooks and materials may include:
OpenStax Microbiology (2016), Microbiology or a comparable current microbiology textbook.
Courses listed here must be completed either prior to or simultaneously with this course:
Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
| Institution | Transfer Details | Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO BIOL 1XX (3) | 2018/01/01 to - |
| Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO BIOL 104 (3) | 2017/05/01 to 2017/12/31 |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU BIOL 2XX (3) | 2017/01/01 to - |
| Coast Mountain College (CMTN) | CMTN BIOL 133 (3) | 2016/09/01 to - |
| College of New Caledonia (CNC) | CNC BIO 105 (3) | 2019/09/01 to - |
| College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR BIOL 2XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU BIOL 2XXX (3) | 2007/01/01 to - |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG BIOL 2XXX (3) | 2007/01/01 to - |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU BISC 2XX (3) | 2007/01/01 to - |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU BIOL 2XXX (3) | 2010/09/01 to - |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU BIOL 2XX (3) | 2007/01/01 to 2010/08/31 |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU BIOL 2XX (3) | 2007/01/01 to 2009/12/31 |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU BIOL 2XX (3) | 2010/01/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO BIOL 2nd (3) | 2007/01/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV MICB 2nd (4) | 2007/01/01 to 2020/08/31 |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV MICB 2nd (4) | 2020/09/01 to - |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC HHSC 110 (3) | 2007/01/01 to - |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV BIO 2XX (3) | 2007/01/01 to - |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC MICR 1XX (1.5) | 2007/01/01 to - |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU BIOL 1st (3) | 2007/01/01 to - |