BIOCHEMISTRY
BACHELOR OF ARTS
At least 124 hrs. (of which 45 must be Junior/Senior hrs. — courses numbered 300 or above) must be completed for graduation.
Completing the minimum requirements listed on this page will result in 121 overall hrs. and 34 Jr/Sr hrs.
Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to the major.
I. General College Requirements (55 hrs.):
English (9 hrs.): ENGL 101 ____; ENGL 102 (or 105) ____; ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211) ____
Argument & Reason (3 hrs. one of the following): ______
COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310
Western Civilization (6 hrs.): HWC 204 (or 114) ____;
HWC 205 (or 115) ____
Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see: http://www2.ku.edu/~clasus/pnwc/principal_courses.shtml)
Humanities (9 hrs.): (HT) ________, (HL) _________, (HR) ________
Social Science (9 hrs.):(SC)________, (SI) ________, (SF) ________
Non-Western Culture (one course): ________ (see: http://www2.ku.edu/~clasus/pnwc/nonwest_culture_courses.shtml)
Foreign Language (16-20 hrs. or proficiency): __________, __________, _________, __________
II. General Science Requirements (35-39 hrs.):
_____ CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 624 Organic Chem. I (3 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 625 Organic Chem. I lab (2 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 626 Organic Chem. II (3 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 640 Biol. Physical Chem. (3 hrs. )
_____ *MATH 115 & MATH 116 Calculus I & II (6 hrs.) OR
MATH 121 & MATH 122 Calculus I & II (10 hrs.)
_____ PHSX 211 & PHSX 212 Gen. Physics I & II (8 hrs.) OR
PHSX 114 & PHSX 115 College Physics I & II (8 hrs.)
*Students who plan to attend graduate school should enroll in MATH 121 and 122.
III. Biochemistry Requirements (25 hrs.):
_____ BIOL 150 (or 151, Honors) Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology ( 4 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 152 (or 153, Honors) Principles of
Organismal Biology (4 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 350 Principles of Genetics (3 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 636 Biochemistry I (3 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 637 Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory
(2 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 638 Biochemistry II (3 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 639 Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory (2 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 672 Gene Expression (3 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 599 Senior Seminar in Biochemistry
(1 hr.)
(must be taken in senior year)
IV. Elective Requirements (6 hrs.):
Biology courses numbered 400 or higher must be selected in consultation with a Biochemistry advisor. Some suggested courses are:
BIOL 400 Fundamentals of Microbiology
BIOL 408 Physiology of Organisms
BIOL 416 Cell Structure & Function
BIOL 417 Biology of Development
BIOL 424 Independent Study
BIOL 646 Mammalian Physiology
No more than 3 hrs. of BIOL 423 Non-Lab Independent Study and/or BIOL 424 Independent Study (combined) can be applied towards the elective requirement.
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