Biochemistry Major, B.S.

(59-68 credits)

Required Core Courses (36 credits)

BIOL 150Principles of Biology

4

BIOL 333Genetics

3

CHEM 105General Chemistry

4

CHEM 106Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry

4

CHEM 205Organic Chemistry I

4

CHEM 206Organic Chemistry II

4

CHEM 315Biochemistry I

3

CHEM 316Biochemistry II

3

CHEM 311Biochemical Methods

1

CHEM 220Chemical Research Methods

2

CBS 370Research Design and Proposal

1

CBS 371Undergraduate Research

0

CBS 495Senior Seminar

2

One of the following two options (4-12 credits)

4 more credits of 300- or 400-level Chemistry courses

4

Or

For B.S. with ACS Certification (12 credits)
CHEM 305Physical Chemistry: Kinetics & Thermo

4

CHEM 322Practice of Chemical Analysis

3

5 more credits of 300- or 400-level Chemistry courses that include 90 lab hours

5

Required Supporting Courses (19-20 credits)

BIOL 201Organismal Diversity and Physiology I

4

Two semesters of Physics (8 credits)

PHYS 105Fundamentals of Physics I

4

PHYS 106Fundamentals of Physics II

4

OR

PHYS 201University Physics I

4

PHYS 202University Physics II

4

Two of the following courses (7 or 8 credits)

Note: A year of calculus is recommended for CHEM 305

MATH 230Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

4

MATH 231Calculus with Analytic Geometry II

4

 

MATH 223Beginning Statistics

3

OR

MATH 224Elements of Statistics

4