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Yakima Valley College Catalog 2017-2018 
    
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL& 260: Microbiology

5 Cr
Quarters: F, W, S
An overview of microorganisms (e.g. bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminths) including their structure, how they grow, how they are classified, how they cause disease, how their diseases are treated and prevented, and how they are maintained in the human population and environment. This course is intended for students continuing into Nursing or Dental Hygiene. Students are allowed to repeat this course only once. See the High Demand Course Repeat Rule.
Prerequisite: BIOL& 160  and BIOL& 242  both with a grade of C or better and CHEM& 100  or CHEM& 139  with a grade of C or better or one year of high school chemistry.
Distribution for DTA: Natural Sciences - Lab