Microbiology (BIO-255E/BIO-255LE)

Once you’ve selected your course of interest and are ready to register, all that’s left is to create your account and pay the tuition fees.

Create your account and begin the registration process here.

Self-paced, online course: You’ll receive access to your course within two business days of paying tuition.

Semester-based, on-campus lab course: You’ll begin your course at the start of the semester. Please review the academic calendar for exact dates.

Self-paced, online course:

This course requires the following textbook: 

Microbiology: An Introduction, Tortora, G. J., Funke, B. R., and Case, C. L., 13th Ed., Pearson Education, Inc.; Access Card (code) to publishers website resources, Pearson's Modified Mastering Microbiology Program

You are also asked to order the following laboratory kit:

Microbiology 2nd Edition (Kit 6020)

When the laboratory kit ordering form asks you to select your institution, please choose “Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences," as there is no option available for "MCPHS University." Please place your order as soon as possible, as the lab kit needs to be processed and shipped (students ordering internationally will find a great deal of information on international ordering). This vendor does not accept American Express.  

Semester-based, on-campus lab course:

Once you complete the registration process, you’ll have access to the course syllabus which contains the materials required for the course.

Self-paced, online courses run at a rate of $445 per credit hour.

Semester-based, on-campus lab courses cost $725.

New MCPHS students who take a self-paced, online prerequisite course are eligible to receive a 50% reduction in the cost of tuition for one course. Please complete the request discount form to learn more about this opportunity.

Degree applicants who have been admitted to a degree program and paid their enrollment deposit are eligible to receive a 50% reduction in the cost of tuition for any self-paced, online prerequisite course that the Admission Office has indicated must be completed prior to starting the degree program. Please contact the Admission Office at 617.879.5964 (Boston), 508.373.5607 (Worcester) or 603.314.1701 (Manchester) for more information.

*Semester-based, on-campus lab courses are not eligible for the 50% reduction in cost for tuition promotion.

Create your account and begin the registration process here.

Students enrolling in this course are required to have access to a device that can connect to the Internet.

We suggest that students use a computer to interact with the course content, rather than a mobile device. Additionally, Google Chrome and Firefox are the recommended browsers.

Self-paced, online course: Students can receive a full tuition refund if they drop a course within five days of registering. Course changes will also be allowed during this five-day window.

After the five-day window closes (and up until the course's completion date), students may choose to withdraw from the course without a refund. This would result in a "W" on their student record.

Semester-based, on-campus lab course: Tuition refund is based off of the MCPHS academic calendar. Please review the academic calendar for exact dates.