BA in Biochemistry
For the Bachelor of Arts degree in biochemistry, 35 hours of CHEM courses are required. The following courses must be included:
CHEM 1230 General Chemistry I
CHEM 1240 General Chemistry II
CHEM 1280 General Chemistry Lab I
CHEM 1290 General Chemistry Lab II
CHEM 2410 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 2420 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 2460 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Non-Majors
CHEM 2470 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Non-Majors
CHEM 3310 Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 3360 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 3510 Biochemistry I
CHEM 3520 Biochemistry II
CHEM 3560 Biochemistry Laboratory
CHEM 4570 Biophysical Chemistry
One advanced Biochemistry course: (either CHEM 4500, CHEM 4510, CHEM 4520, CHEM 4530, or CHEM 4580)
The following related courses are also required:
MATH 1750 and MATH 1760, MATH 1830 and MATH 1840, or MATH 1850 and MATH 1860 (Calculus I and II)
PHYS 2070 and PHYS 2080, or PHYS 2130 and PHYS 2140 (Physics I and II)
BIOL 2170 and BIOL 3030 (Fundamentals of Life Science: Biomolecules, Cells, and Inheritance and Cell Biology)
Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1230 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 1280 | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Calculus For The Life Sciences With Applications I | ||
| Calculus I For Mathematicians, Scientists And Educators | ||
| Single Variable Calculus I | ||
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| NSM 1000 | Natural Sciences & Mathematics | 2 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Core | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Term | ||
| CHEM 1240 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 1290 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Calculus For The Life Sciences With Applications II | ||
| Calculus II For Mathematicians, Scientists And Educators | ||
| Single Variable Calculus II | ||
| CHEM 1910 | Survey Of Research | 1 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| CHEM 2410 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2460 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Non-Majors | 1 |
| CHEM 3310 | Analytical Chemistry | 2 |
| PHYS 2070 | General Physics I | 5 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Elective: English Literature | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| CHEM 2420 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 2470 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Non-Majors | 1 |
| CHEM 3360 | Analytical Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| PHYS 2080 | General Physics II | 5 |
| History Core - College Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| CHEM 3510 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| BIOL 2170 | Fundamentals of Life Science: Biomolecules, Cells, and Inheritance | 4 |
| Elementary Foreign Language I 1 | 4 | |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| CHEM 3520 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 3560 | Biochemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| BIOL 3030 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| Social Science Core Elective | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language II 1 | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| CHEM 4570 | Biophysical Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 4500 | Advanced Biological Chemistry | 4 |
or select one advanced biochemistry course in the spring semester 2 | ||
| WAC course in major, either | 2 | |
| Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory - WAC | ||
| Advanced Laboratory I | ||
| Humanities/Fine Arts Core Elective II | 3 | |
| Non-US Diversity | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| One advanced bichemistry course, if not already taken in fall. Either: 2 | 4 | |
| Protein Chemistry | ||
| Enzymology | ||
| Nucleic Acid Chemistry | ||
| Bioinorganic Chemistry | ||
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| US Diversity | 3 | |
| Writing Across the Curriculum Course (outside major) | 3 | |
| Electives - to get to 120 hours | 2-3 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Total Hours | 120-122 | |
| 1 | FL Foreign Language to be decided by student and adviser. |
| 2 | Listed twice because courses offered in different semesters; only need one course. |
See course catalog for pre- and co-requisites.
Courses which satisfy the College and University degree requirements can be determined by running a degree audit and looking at the list of courses presented as satisfying the requirement. Always try to take courses in which you have an interest.