Microbiology at University of Maine

Programme overview

Undergraduate programme in the study of microscopic life such as bacteria and viruses and the immune response to them, drawing on genetics, chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, ecology and pathology.

Faculty: College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Orono, ME, United States

What you will study

A broad background in biological and physical sciences; laboratory courses in biochemistry and microbiology, recombinant DNA techniques, virology, cell culture, immunology, pathogenic microbiology and microbial genetics and diversity; independent research with a faculty member in the senior year.

Career pathways

University research labs, biotechnology, medical/dental/veterinary research labs, public health labs, pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries, environmental monitoring; preparation for medical, dental, veterinary and other health professional schools and graduate programmes.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University of Maine first-year undergraduate applicants: submit a high school transcript, a letter of recommendation and transcripts from any completed college work; standardized test scores can be skipped; applications are reviewed holistically. Fall deadlines: December 1 (Early Action) and March 1 (regular), rolling after March 1. Some programmes have additional requirements.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall and Spring. Fall deadlines are Early Action December 1 and Regular March 1 (rolling review after March 1); Spring applications are recommended by November 1.

First-year Fall: Early Action deadline December 1 (maximum financial aid and a decision before the end of the year); regular deadline March 1 with scholarships given as available; applications after March 1 are reviewed on a rolling basis. First-year Spring: November 1 recommended; applications submitted after January 1 are reviewed on a space-available basis; Survey Engineering Technology applications completed after November 15 are reviewed on a space-available basis.

Transfer Fall: March 1 preferred filing date; June 1 FAFSA on-time date and Nursing application date; applications after July 1 are considered on a space-available basis. Transfer Spring: apply early in the fall semester; applications after January 1 are space-available.

International applicants Fall: Early Action December 1, regular March 1, final deadline July 15. Spring: regular November 1, final deadline December 1.

Applications are accepted through the Common App or the ApplyMaine App; the ApplyMaine App skips the application fee and standardized tests, with a decision in as little as three days. A high school transcript and a first-year letter of recommendation are required. Documents go to [email protected] or University Processing Center, PO Box 412, Bangor, ME 04401.

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