Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025Class Size30 studentsCredits4PrerequisiteBIOL 110 or BIOL 130 and BIOL 132 or BIOL 210 or 215 (offered at Skyline College), or 220 (offered at College of San Mateo) or BIOL 225 or BIOL 230 or BIOL 250 or BIOL 260 and CHEM 192 or CHEM 210 or CHEM 410 or equivalent (any college level biology course with a lab and any college level chemistry course with a lab). Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B2 · CSU GE Area B3DescriptionThis course introduces microorganisms in nature: their cellular and molecular structure and functions, metabolisms, genetics, gene regulation, and techniques and procedures used by microbiologists. Emphasis is on microbes that play important roles in human daily life, especially those that cause disease and impact the environment. Laboratory emphasizes isolation, cultivation, and identification of bacteria.Usually HeldThu 6:10pm–9:00pm, Tue Thu 12:45pm–2:00pm, Tue 11:10am–1:40pm, Tue 11:10am–12:25pm 