Microbiology is one of the most rapidly developing sciences. With progress in both basic and applied aspects of the field, employment opportunities at the B.S. level have increased in number and the outlook for the future appears bright. Although it is difficult to make accurate predictions, it is likely that major future developments in microbiology will be in the areas of basic research, health, environment, and in the application of biotechnology to agriculture and to the pharmaceutical and food industries. The need for microbiologists at various levels of the educational and governmental systems will parallel developments in these areas.

Successful completion of the major is an excellent preparatory route for admission into an M.S. or Ph.D. program, as well as the professional schools of medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine.