{"id":9024,"date":"2026-01-13T16:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/?post_type=program&#038;p=9024"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:26:00","slug":"cell-and-molecular-biology-option","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/academics\/biological-sciences-bs\/cell-and-molecular-biology-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell and Molecular Biology Option"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tCell and Molecular Biology Option\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>The\u00a0Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) option within the Biological Sciences Major\u00a0is designed for those interested in studying the structure and 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I<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">4<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0152<\/td><td>Foundations of Biological Sciences II<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">4<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0315<\/td><td>Cell Biology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0316<\/td><td>Laboratory in Genetics and Cell Biology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">2<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0325<\/td><td>Genetics<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">4<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even areaheader \"><td colspan=\"2\">Research Requirement <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0672<\/td><td>Undergraduate Seminar in Cell and Molecular Biology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">1-3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"orclass odd\"><td class=\"codecol orclass\">or\u00a0BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0697<\/td><td colspan=\"2\"> Independent Study in Cell and Molecular Biology<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even areaheader \"><td colspan=\"2\">Electives<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td colspan=\"2\">Select additional Cell and Molecular Biology courses to reach a minimum of 34 credits in Biological Sciences, of which 26 must be at the advanced (300 and above) level.<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">14-16<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0335<\/td><td>Mammalian Reproductive Biology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0356<\/td><td>Developmental Biology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0370<\/td><td>Mammalian Physiology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0401<\/td><td>Immunology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0405<\/td><td>General Virology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0455<\/td><td>Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0490<\/td><td>Molecular Genetics<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0498<\/td><td>Genetics of Development and Cancer<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0500<\/td><td>Plant Physiology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0529<\/td><td>Molecular Biology of Microorganisms<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">BIO\u00a0SCI\u00a0535<\/td><td>Bacterial Pathogenesis<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td 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colspan=\"2\">Total Credits<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">34<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody> <\/table>  <dl class=\"sc_footnotes\" aria-label=\"Footnotes\"><dt> <sup> 1 <\/sup> <\/dt><dd start-indent=\"3%\"><p class=\"noindent\">All courses taught as independent studies intended to fulfill the research requirement must have prior departmental approval.<\/p><\/dd><\/dl> \n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"secondary\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 content-area\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/academics\/biological-sciences-bs\/\">Biological Sciences, BS<\/a>                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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