BIOL 2420Microbiology for Allied Health Sciences

Collin College · Credits vary by section · UGRD

Catalog

Lecture: This course covers basic microbiology and immunology and is primarily directed at pre-nursing, pre-allied health, and non-science majors. It provides an introduction to historical concepts of the nature of microorganisms, microbial diversity, the importance of microorganisms and acellular agents in the biosphere, and their roles in human and animal diseases. Major topics include bacterial structure as well as growth, physiology, genetics, and biochemistry of microorganisms. Emphasis is on medical microbiology, infectious diseases, and public health. Lab: This course covers basics of culture and identification of bacteria and microbial ecology. This course is primarily directed at pre-nursing and other pre-allied health majors and covers basics of microbiology. Emphasis is on medical microbiology, infectious diseases, and public health. Lab required. Prerequisite: BIOL 2401 with a grade of 'C' or better within the last three years, and Prerequisite/Concurrent enrollment in BIOL 2402 with a grade of 'C' or better within the last three years. 4 credit hours. (A)

Recent sections

Fall 2026 · 47 sections

Aug 24 – Dec 11

Section	Days & time	Location	Instructor
3001NClass #10650-BIOL-2420-3001N4 credits	Monday & Wednesday11:30 AM - 12:45 PM	Room	Divya Swaminathan
3001N notes: <b>This section is designated for Honor’s students only. Immediately after registration, students need to email their professor. Effective Spring 2021 a GPA of 3.25 is required for registration. Students must concurrently enroll in a McKinney campus BIOL 2420 lab section. </b> This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee. </b>

2013LClass #12541-BIOL-2420-2013L0 credits	Tuesday & Thursday10:00 AM - 11:50 AM	Room	Reshma Sansguiri
2013L notes: <span style="color:#4a4a4a"><b><span style="font-size:14px">S</b><b>tudents must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lecture section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

20017Class #12542-BIOL-2420-200174 credits	Tuesday & Thursday6:00 PM - 7:15 PM	Room	Syeda Alam
20017 notes: <b>This section requires concurrent enrollment in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lab section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee. </b>

2017LClass #12543-BIOL-2420-2017L0 credits	Tuesday & Thursday7:30 PM - 9:20 PM	Room	Syeda Alam
2017L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lecture section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

30006Class #12572-BIOL-2420-300064 credits	Monday & Wednesday5:30 PM - 6:45 PM	Room	Julia Powell
30006 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in McKinney </b><span style="color:#242424"><b>BIOL 2420-3006L</b><b>. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>

3006LClass #12574-BIOL-2420-3006L0 credits	Monday & Wednesday7:10 PM - 9:00 PM	Room	Julia Powell
3006L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in a McKinney </b><span style="color:#242424"><b>BIOL 2420-30006</b><b>. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

2014LClass #12670-BIOL-2420-2014L0 credits	Monday & Wednesday7:30 PM - 9:20 PM	Room	Prea Thathiah
2014L notes: <span style="color:#4a4a4a"><b><span style="font-size:14px">S</b><b>tudents must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lecture section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

20014Class #12671-BIOL-2420-200144 credits	Monday & Wednesday6:00 PM - 7:15 PM	Room	Prea Thathiah
20014 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lab section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee. </b>

00001Class #12686-BIOL-2420-000014 credits	Tuesday & Thursday1:00 PM - 2:15 PM	Room	Jaclyn Cobb-Susa
00001 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in the Plano Campus lab BIOL 2420-0001L - Lab: Microbio for Allied Hlth Sci. </b>This course will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>

20016Class #12710-BIOL-2420-200164 credits	Tuesday & Thursday1:00 PM - 2:15 PM	Room	Sujung Choi
20016 notes: <span style="color:#4a4a4a"><b><span style="font-size:14px">S</b><b>tudents must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lecture section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee. </b>

30001Class #13629-BIOL-2420-300014 credits	Tuesday & Thursday10:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Room	Katie Johnson
30001 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in a McKinney Campus BIOL 2420-3001L lab section. </b> This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>

3001LClass #13630-BIOL-2420-3001L0 credits	Tuesday & Thursday8:00 AM - 9:50 AM	Room	Katie Johnson
3001L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in a McKinney Campus BIOL 2420-30001 lecture. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

2016LClass #16214-BIOL-2420-2016L0 credits	Tuesday & Thursday2:30 PM - 4:20 PM	Room	Sunita Rangarajan
2016L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lecture section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

4003LClass #16636-BIOL-2420-4003L0 credits	Tuesday & Thursday7:00 PM - 8:50 PM	Room	Not published
4003L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in Wylie Campus lecture section BIOL 2420-40003. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with the required face-to-face class meetings and some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

00004Class #16711-BIOL-2420-000044 credits	Tuesday & Thursday5:30 PM - 6:45 PM	Room	Jeff Ludovico
00004 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in the Plano Campus lab section BIOL 2420-0004L - Microbio for Allied Hlth Sci. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings and some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>

20013Class #17331-BIOL-2420-200134 credits	Tuesday & Thursday8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Room	Mary Ruble
20013 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lab section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee. </b>

2018LClass #17344-BIOL-2420-2018L0 credits	Monday & Wednesday9:00 AM - 10:50 AM	Room	Reshma Sansguiri
2018L notes: <b>Students are required to enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lecture section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

20018Class #17370-BIOL-2420-200184 credits	Monday, Wednesday & Friday11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	Room	Shruthi Nooka
20018 notes: <b>Students are required to enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lab section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee. </b>

20015Class #17371-BIOL-2420-200154 credits	Monday & Wednesday9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Room	Shruthi Nooka
20015 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lab section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee. </b>

40003Class #17682-BIOL-2420-400034 credits	Tuesday & Thursday5:30 PM - 6:45 PM	Room	Not published
40003 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in Wylie Campus lab section BIOL 2420-4003L. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with the required face-to-face class meetings and some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).<b> This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>

00005Class #17794-BIOL-2420-000054 credits	Monday, Wednesday & Friday1:00 PM - 1:50 PM	Room	Not published
00005 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in the Plano Campus lab BIOL 2420-0005L - Lab: Microbio for Allied Hlth Sci. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>

0005LClass #17796-BIOL-2420-0005L0 credits	Monday & Wednesday2:30 PM - 4:20 PM	Room	Not published
0005L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in the Plano Campus lecture BIOL 2420-00005 - Microbio for Allied Hlth Sci. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

4004LClass #18286-BIOL-2420-4004L0 credits	Monday & Wednesday7:00 PM - 8:50 PM	Room	Not published
4004L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in Wylie Campus lecture section BIOL 2420-40004.</b>This section will be delivered on campus with the required face-to-face class meetings and some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

40004Class #18287-BIOL-2420-400044 credits	Monday & Wednesday5:30 PM - 6:45 PM	Room	Not published
40004 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in Wylie Campus lab section BIOL 2420-4004L. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with the required face-to-face class meetings and some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).<b>This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>

0001LClass #336516-BIOL-2420-0001L0 credits	Tuesday & Thursday2:30 PM - 4:20 PM08/24/2026 - 12/11/2026	Room	Jeff Ludovico
0001L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in the Plano Campus lecture BIOL 2420-00001 - Microbio for Allied Hlth Sci. </b>This course will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

00003Class #336517-BIOL-2420-000034 credits	Tuesday & Thursday10:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Room	Donna Cain
00003 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in the Plano Campus lab section BIOL 2420-0003L - Lab: Microbio for Allied Hlth Sci. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>

0004LClass #336523-BIOL-2420-0004L0 credits	Tuesday & Thursday7:00 PM - 8:50 PM08/24/2026 - 12/11/2026	Room	Jeff Ludovico
0004L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in the Plano Campus lecture section BIOL 2420-00004 - Microbio for Allied Hlth Sci. </b>This course will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

00002Class #336529-BIOL-2420-000024 credits	Monday, Wednesday & Friday9:00 AM - 9:50 AM	Room	Donna Cain
00002 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in the Plano Campus lab BIOL 2420-0002L - Lab: Microbio for Allied Hlth Sci. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>

0003LClass #336530-BIOL-2420-0003L0 credits	Tuesday & Thursday12:00 PM - 1:50 PM08/24/2026 - 12/11/2026	Room	Donna Cain
0003L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in the Plano Campus lecture section BIOL 2420-00003 - Microbio for Allied Hlth Sci. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

0002LClass #336531-BIOL-2420-0002L0 credits	Monday & Wednesday11:00 AM - 12:50 PM	Room	Donna Cain
0002L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in the Plano Campus lecture BIOL 2420-00002 - Microbio for Allied Hlth Sci. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

2015LClass #336593-BIOL-2420-2015L0 credits	Monday & Wednesday11:00 AM - 12:50 PM	Room	Sunita Rangarajan
2015L notes: <span style="color:#4a4a4a"><b><span style="font-size:14px">S</b><b>tudents must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lecture section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

20012Class #336599-BIOL-2420-200124 credits	Monday & Wednesday1:00 PM - 2:15 PM	Room	Sunita Rangarajan
20012 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 lab section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS). <b>This section requires an additional lab fee. </b>

2012LClass #336604-BIOL-2420-2012L0 credits	Monday & Wednesday2:30 PM - 4:20 PM	Room	Sunita Rangarajan
2012L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in a Frisco Campus BIOL 2420 Lecture section. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with required face-to-face class meetings, with some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

40001Class #336671-BIOL-2420-400014 credits	Tuesday & Thursday11:30 AM - 12:45 PM	Room	Mervat Karout
40001 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in Wylie Campus lab section BIOL 2420-4001L. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with the required face-to-face class meetings and some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).<b>This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>

4001LClass #336710-BIOL-2420-4001L0 credits	Tuesday & Thursday1:00 PM - 2:50 PM	Room	Mervat Karout
4001L notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in Wylie Campus lecture section BIOL 2420-40001. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with the required face-to-face class meetings and some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).

40002Class #336727-BIOL-2420-400024 credits	Tuesday & Thursday10:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Room	Mervat Karout
40002 notes: <b>Students must concurrently enroll in Wylie Campus lab section BIOL 2420-4002L. </b>This section will be delivered on campus with the required face-to-face class meetings and some use of technology embedded through the Learning Management System (LMS).<b>This section requires an additional lab fee.</b>