Proposed Lab Schedule

Lab 

Week of ...                

Topic

Due to the 3 hour format, "open lab" time is built into the schedule. There will be no additional open lab hours outside of class time. Use your time wisely!!!

January 11-14

     No Labs

January 14

    last day to enter this class

1

January 19-21

• Safety
• Specimen Collection
• Bacterial Media
• Aseptic Techniques 

2

January 26-28

• Use of the microscope
• Smear preparation/The Gram stain
• Special staining procedures 

3

February 2-4

• Special Staining Procedures, cont'd
• ID of medically significant G(+) 
  • Staphylococci
  • Streptococci                   

4

February 9-11

• ID of medically significant Gram (-)cocci, bacilli 
  • Neisseriae 
  • Enterobacteriaceae 

5

February 16-18    

• QUIZ
• Discussion of Results
• Open Lab Review

6

February 23-25

     LAB EXAM #1 (Labs 1-4)

7

March 2-4

• ID of medically significant eucaryotes
  • Fungi
  • Protozoa
  • Arthropod vectors
  • Helminths  

Monday, March 8

Last day to withdraw from this class

8

March 9-11

• ID of medically significant eucaryotes, cont'd 
  • Fungi
  • Protozoa
  • Arthropod vectors
  • Helminths

March 16-18

    Spring Break - no class

9

March 23-25

• QUIZ 
• ID of medically significant eucaryotes, cont'd
  • Fungi 
  • Protozoa 
  • Arthropod vectors
  • Helminths
• Open Lab Review

10

March 30-April 1     

    LAB EXAM #2 (Labs 7-9 )

11

April 6-8

• Antibiotic/Kirby-Bauer Susceptibility Test 
• Antiseptic Disk Diffusion 
• Chemical Antiseptics 
• Ultraviolet Irradiation

12

April 13-15

• QUIZ
• Discussion of Kirby-Bauer, antiseptic disk diffusion, and UV irradiation test results
• Diagnostic Immunology 

13

April 20-22

• Discussion of Immunology test results
• Open Lab Review 

14  

April 27-29 

     LAB EXAM #3 (Labs 11-13)