Tentative Course Schedule:

Week	Date	Lecture Topic	Assigned Reading	Lab Topic/Assigned Reading (complete assigned reading BEFORE lab)	Activity/Assignments Other Info
1	8/19	Introduction to Microbiology	Optional: Ch. 1, p. 1 – 3	Safety/Sanitation (p. 3 – 8), Aseptic Techniques I (p. 9 – 15), Ubiquity/Handwashing I (p. 17)	Syllabus Quiz + Getting to Know You Survey on Canvas – due Sunday, 8/24!
	8/21	History of Microbiology	Ch. 1, p. 7 – 12, Ch. 14, p. 399 – 400	Aseptic Techniques II (review as needed) Streak Plate I (p. 67 – 68), Microscopy I (p. 21 – 27)	Lab Quiz: Aseptic Techniques and Safety/Sanitation Last Day to Add Class: 08/24
2	8/26	Unity & Diversity of Life I	Ch. 1, p. 4 – 6, Ch. 10, p. 269 – 274	Microscopy II: Eukaryotes: Fungi (p. 29 – 34) Streak Plate II (review as needed) Ubiquity II (p. 18 – 19)	Lab Quiz: Microscope Use & Care
	8/28	Unity & Diversity of Life II, Bacterial Cell Biology I	Ch. 4, p. 72 – 80 Optional Review: Ch. 2, p. 32 – 46 (helpful review of basic biochemistry)	Microscopy III: Bacteria and Simple Staining (p. 41 – 47) Microscopy II: Eukaryotes: Protists (p. 35 – 37)	Unity & Diversity of Life Quiz on Canvas – due Wednesday, 9/01! Last Day to Drop w/Refund: 08/31
3	9/02	Bacterial Cell Biology II	Ch. 4, p. 81 – 85 Ch. 3, p. 65 – 66	Microscopy IV: Gram Stain (p. 53 – 57) Koch’s Postulates I (p. 59 – 60), Microscopy II: Eukaryotes: Animals (p. 38 – 40)
	9/04	Bacterial Cell Biology III	Ch. 4, p. 86 – 92	Koch’s Postulates II (p. 61 – 62) Media/Sterilization I (p. 69 – 71) Using a Micropipettor (p. 113 – 117)	Last Day to Add w/Approval -AND- Last Day to Drop Without a “W” Symbol: 09/07
4	9/09	Bacterial Cell Growth	Ch. 6, p. 151 – 159, 166 – 174 Ch. 4, p. 93 – 94	Media/Sterilization II (p. 72 – 74) Koch’s Postulates III (p. 63) Review for Lab Exam	Lab Quiz: Using a Micropipettor
	9/11	Review, Metabolism I	Ch. 5, p. 107 – 117 Identify concepts that you found challenging!	Lab Exam 1
5	9/16	Lecture Exam 1	Please Study😊	Koch’s Postulates IV (p. 64 – 65) Isolation from Soil I (p. 75 – 76) Food Safety I (p. 85)
	9/18	Metabolism II	Ch. 5, p. 118 – 128, up to “Anaerobic Respiration”	Media/Sterilization III (review as needed) Disinfectants I (p. 95 – 97) Food Safety II (p. 86 – 87) Streak Plate Practice (review p. 67 – 68 as needed)
6	9/23	Metabolism III	Ch. 5, p. 128 – 140, starting from “Anaerobic Respiration”	Colony Morphology (p. 89 – 93) Isolation from Soil II (p. 78 – 79) Disinfectants II (review p. 95 – 97) View Practice Streak Plates	Metabolism Quiz on Canvas – due Sunday, 9/28!
	9/25	DNA Replication & Gene Expression	Ch. 8, p. 205 – 206, 208 - 215	Antibiotics I (p. 107) Clinical Microbiology (p. 99 – 100) PCR I (p. 119 – 121 & 125 – 126)
7	9/30	Bacterial Gene Regulation	Ch. 8, p. 216 - 221	Isolation from Soil III (p. 80) Antibiotics II (p. 108 – 111) PCR II (p. 121 – 127)
	10/02	Mutations	Ch. 8, p. 222 – 228	Transformation I (p. 129 – 132) Streak Plate Practice (review p. 67 – 68 as needed) Gram Stain Practice (review p. 53 – 57 as needed) Unknowns Project Intro
8	10/07	Gene Transfer	Ch. 8, p. 229 – 235	Isolation from Soil IV (p. 81) View Practice Streak Plates Gram Stain Practical	Bacterial Genetics Quiz on Canvas – due Sunday, 10/12!
	10/09	Viruses I	Ch. 13, p. 361 – 366, 370 – 372	Isolation from Soil V (p. 82 – 84) Coliform pre-lab (p. 167 – 168) Unknowns Project: Streak Plating Review for Lab Exam
9	10/14	Viruses II	Ch. 13, p. 373 – 385	Lab Exam 2
	10/16	Review, Host-Microbe Interactions: Microbiome	Ch. 14, p. 396 – 398 Identify concepts that you found challenging!	Transformation II (p. 132 – 134) Coliform I (review p. 167 – 168) Unknowns Project: Isolation I Choose Presentation Topics
10	10/21	Lecture Exam 2	Please Study😊	Coliform II (p. 169) Unknowns Project: Isolation II Library Visit
	10/23	Disease & Epidemiology	Ch. 14, p. 395, 401 – 408, 414 – 418	Coliform III (p. 170) Unknowns Project: Biochemical Testing I
11	10/28	Innate Immunity I	Ch. 16, p. 445 – 459	Coliform IV (p. 171 – 172) Unknowns Project: Biochemical Testing II MRSA Pre-Lab (p. 173)
	10/30	Innate Immunity II	Ch. 16, p. 460 – 471	Unknowns Project: Biochemical Testing III	Innate Immunity Quiz on Canvas – due Wednesday, 11/05!
12	11/04	Bacterial Pathogenesis I	Ch. 15, p. 423 – 429	MRSA I (p. 174) Indigenous Microbiota I (p. 101 – 103) Unknowns Project: Biochemical Testing IV
	11/06	Bacterial Pathogenesis II, Adaptive Immunity I	Ch. 15, p. 430 – 436, Ch. 17, p. 475 – 477	MRSA II (p. 174) Microbiota II (p. 104 – 106) Unknowns Project: Biochemical Testing (final results)
13	11/11	No Class: Veteran’s Day	Enjoy the holiday! 🫡	No Class: Veteran’s Day	Enjoy the holiday! 🫡
	11/13	Adaptive Immunity II	Ch. 17, p. 478 – 486	CRISPR: Intro and Video	Unknowns report due next class! Last Day to Drop With a “W” Symbol: 11/16
14	11/18	Adaptive Immunity III, Vaccines	Ch. 17, p. 487 – 495 Ch. 18, p. 500 - 507	MRSA III (p. 176) CRISPR: Transformation (read “Editing Genes using CRISPR-Cas9” handout) Unknowns Report Due
	11/20	Review, Antimicrobial Drugs I	Ch. 20, p. 558 – 561 Identify concepts that you found challenging!	MRSA IV (p. 176 – 179) Vaccine Lecture/Video/Discussion
15	11/25	Lecture Exam 3	Please Study😊	CRISPR Results (review CRISPR-Cas9 handout as needed) ELISA Assay (p. 181 – 189)
	11/27	No Class: Thanksgiving	Enjoy the holiday! 🦃	No Class: Thanksgiving	Enjoy the holiday! 🦃
16	12/02	Antimicrobial Drugs II	Ch. 20, p. 562 - 573	Lab Exam Review Presentation Prep
	12/04	Antimicrobial Resistance	Ch. 20, p. 580 – 581, 584 – 586	Lab Exam 3
17	12/09	Environmental Microbiology	Ch. 27, p. 785, 788 – 805	Oral Presentations
	12/11	Review & Catch-Up	Identify concepts from THE* ENTIRE COURSE that you found challenging!*	Oral Presentations
18	12/16	Cumulative Final Exam Tuesday, December 16^th 4:00 PM – 6:45 PM