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Undergraduate Biology

Degrees and Major Requirements

BIOCHEMISTRY

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Requirements apply to students entering Spring 2003 and later. At least 124 hrs. (45 Junior/Senior hrs.) must be completed for graduation. Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to each major.

I. General College Requirements (55 hrs.):

English (9 hrs.): ENGL 101 ____; ENGL 102 (or 105) ____; ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211) ____
Communication/Logic (3 hrs. one of the following):
COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310 OR Exemption/Examination ____
Western Civilization (6 hrs.): HWC 204 (or 114) ____ and
HWC 205 (or 115) ____
Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list of principal courses)
Humanities (9 hrs.): (HT) ________, (HL) _________, (HR) ________
Social Science (9 hrs.):(SC)________, (SI) ________, (SF) ________
Non-Western Culture (one course): ___ (see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list of courses)
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 Introduction to 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 are 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.

           BIOL ____ (___ hrs.)

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