BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
BIOCHEMISTRY
Note: Requirements apply to students entering Fall 1997 and later. At least 124 hrs. (40 Junior/Senior hrs.) must be completed for graduation. At least 74 hrs. must be non-biochemistry courses. Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to each major.
I. General College Requirements (33 hrs):
English (9 hrs.): ENGL 101 ___; ENGL 102 (or 105) ___; ENGL 203
(or 205, 209, 210, 211) ___
Western Civilization (6 h.): WC 204 (or 114) ___ and WC 205 (or 115) ___
Oral Communication/Logic (3 h): COMS 130/230, PHIL 148/310, OR Exemption/Examination ___
Principal Course and/or Foreign Language Requirements (No more than one course from each topical subgroup from the principal course list can be applied toward fulfillment of this requirement. See Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable for list of principal courses and topical subgroups.):
Social Science (3 h) ___
Humanities (3 h) ___; and three additional courses in foreign language (numbered 104-120), social sciences, or humanities: ________, ________, ________.
II. General Science Requirements (44-45 hrs):
___ CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5 hrs.)
___ CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs.)
___ CHEM 516 Analytical Chemistry (3 hrs.)
___ CHEM 624 Organic Chem. I (3 hrs.)
___ CHEM 625 Organic Chem. I lab (2 hrs.)
___ CHEM 626 Organic Chem. II (3 hrs.)
___ CHEM 627 Organic Chem. II lab (2 hrs.)
___ CHEM 640 Biol. Physical Chem. (3 hrs. ) OR ___ CHEM 646 Physical Chem. (4 hrs.)
___ MATH 121 Calculus I (5 hrs.)
___ MATH 122 Calculus II (5 hrs.)
___ PHSX 211 General Physics I (4 hrs.) OR ___ PHSX 114 College Physics I (4 hrs.)
___ PHSX 212 General Physics II (4 hrs.) OR ___ PHSX 115 College Physics II (4 hrs.)
III. Biochemistry Requirements (17 hrs.):
___ BIOL 150 (or 151, Honors) Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology (4 hrs.)
___ BIOL 420 Seminar in Biochemistry (1 hrs.)
___ BIOL 658 Biochemistry I (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 659 Biochemistry lab (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 665 Biochemistry II (3 hrs.)
___ BIOL 672 Gene Expression (3 hrs.)
IV. General Biology Electives Requirements (13 hrs.):
Biology courses numbered 400 or higher, including at least 2 hrs. of lab, and selected in consultation with a Biochemistry advisor. Some suggested courses are:
BIOL 400 Fundamentals of Microbiology, BIOL 404 Introduction to Genetics,
BIOL 408 Physiology of Organisms, BIOL 416 Cell Structure & Function,
BIOL 424 Independent Study, BIOL 430 Laboratory in Molecular Biology,
BIOL 518 Microbial Genetics, BIOL 688 Molecular Biology of Cancer,
BIOL 756 Cell and Tissue Culture Laboratory or biology courses having a biochemistry course as a prerequisite.
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 with no more than 2 hours of BIOL 424 being applied towards the laboratory requirement. A list of courses that include laboratory components but do not have the word "laboratory" in their title is available in 2045 Haworth.
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TOTAL: ____ hrs. (13 required)
Subtotals (hrs) ____ (2 required)
