<p>Does any school have an immunology major?</p>
<p>Yes there are some for undergrads. Google it and you’ll get a list. Then check the Common Data Set (Section C) for each school to see how your stats compare to the stats of the admitted students at that school. Assuming there are still some left for which you are a viable candidate academically, you can post questions about those schools generally and, in their forums, assuming they have one, about the major in particular.</p>
<p>Usually, immunology is a graduate specialty.</p>
<p>Look for programs in microbiology, which will offer coursework in immunology. Wisconsin has a top program.</p>
<p>Alternatively, look at programs in molecular biology. Many schools that have strong graduate programs in immunology do not offer a specialized undergrad major in microbiology or immunology, but you can take the relevant coursework to prepare you for graduate study in that specialty. I doubt very much that the programs at such schools would not adequately prepare their own undergrads to enter this field at the graduate level.</p>
<p>@ M’s Mom- do you have a list? I tried searching on google, but haven’t had results.</p>
<p>@ zapfino- Would you recommend attending the undergrad program of a school that has an immunology graduate specialty, like Yale?</p>
<p>Not necessarily. Often, the immunology program is in the med school and, in that case, there may or may not be much interaction between that program and what bioscience departments administer the various undergrad major programs.</p>
<p>On the other hand, at some schools with a microbiology dept., it is primarily a graduate or medical school dept. that just happens to offer an undergrad major. In such a dept., you might have more opportunities to interact with immunology faculty. There also are summer research internships for undergrads at various research organizations, even if the school you select does not have a ful-blown immunology program.</p>
<p>For your interested in immunology, however, the main thing is to see if there is at least some faculty member who works in that area, no matter what dept you major in, or whether or not there is a specific grad program in the area. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that it’s not always a good idea to specialize too soon. The core science courses for most bioscience majors are pretty similar no matter what subspecialty a major eventually chooses (at least if you pick a major on the more molecular level of the field). This somewhat “common” pathway gives you a sound preparation to enter any number of specialties as your interests develops and change. So, you’ll still take coursework in general and organic chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, etc. no matter what specialty interests you have. That core group of courses also is a big part of the pre-med requirements should you decide to go to medical school and later specialize in clinical immunology or infectious diseases or to go into a joint MD/PhD program.</p>
<p>Also keep in ind that you can find relevant undergraduate major programs under a number of different department names and structures—biology depts., molecular biology depts., microbiology depts., biology depts. with subspecialty tracks in mcrobiology, etc. If you go the microbilogy route, keep in mid that some schools have a micro dept. in the colleges of arts and science, some in the ag or vet college, and some in their med schools. You’ll have to do an internet search. Also check out the admission requirements for some immunology grad programs—I think you’ll see that they accept students from a range of undergrad bioscience majors. </p>
<p>At this point, I would suggest that you focus on identifying the best school to which you can gain admission and afford and that is also a good match for you in terms of size, location, region, etc. Once you have a suitable list of safeties, matches, and reaches, then concern yourself with particular departments and majors.</p>
<p>[Microbiology</a> & Immunology - Undergraduate](<a href=“http://www6.miami.edu/umbulletin/und/artsci/micro.htm]Microbiology”>http://www6.miami.edu/umbulletin/und/artsci/micro.htm)
[UCLA</a> - MIMG - Undergraduate Program](<a href=“http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/undergrad/]UCLA”>http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/undergrad/)
[Undergraduate</a> Catalog, University of Wisconsin-Madison | College of Letters & Science](<a href=“Guide < University of Wisconsin-Madison”>Guide < University of Wisconsin-Madison)</p>
<p>These were the top three results when I put in “immunology undergraduate.” There were others.</p>