Degree Requirements

Biochemistry (BS)

103 Credits Minimum, Including 49 Upper Division (UD)

Required Chemistry and Biology Courses

BIO 2101 General Biology

WKFS, NSA

5

BIO 3325 Genetics

UD

5

BIO 4325 Molecular Biology

UD, W

5

CHM 1211 General Chemistry I (5)
CHM 1212 General Chemistry II (5)
CHM 1213 General Chemistry III (3)

NSB, WKFS
-
-

13

CHM 2960 Intro to Research Methods

-

1

CHM 3371 Organic Chemistry I

UD

5

CHM 3372 Organic Chemistry II

UD

5

CHM 3373 Organic Chemistry III

UD

5

CHM 3225 Quantitativ Analysis&Equilibrm

UD

5

CHM 3422 Statistical Thermodynamics

UD

4

CHM 4361 Biochemistry

UD, W

5

CHM 4362 Biochemistry

UD

5

CHM 4363 Biochemistry

UD

3

CHM 4899 Natural Sciences Capstone Sem

UD

2

Section Credits Required

68

Chemistry & Biology Electives (take any to equal 7 credits)

BIO 2102 General Biology (5)
BIO 2103 General Biology (5)
BIO 3350 Immunology (3)
BIO 4352 Cell Biology (5)
BIO 4360 Biostatistics (5)
CHM 2213 Inorganic Qualitative Analysis (2)
CHM 3227 Separation Science (2)
CHM 3228 Electroanalytical Chemistry (2)
CHM 3229 Analytical Spectroscopy (2)
CHM 3421 Quantum Mechanics (4)
CHM 3423 Molecular Dynamics (2)
CHM 3461 Physical Chemistry Lab I (2)
CHM 3540 Inorganic Chemistry (5)
CHM 4542 Transition Metals (3)
CHM 4960 Undergrad Research Chem/Biochm (1-10)

NSA
WKAS, NSA
UD
UD, W
UD
-
UD
UD
UD
UD
UD
UD, W
UD
UD
UD, W

7

Section Credits Required

7

Required Mathematics and Physics Courses

MAT 1234 Calculus I (5)
MAT 1235 Calculus II (5)
MAT 2401 Linear Algebra (3)

MAT, WKQR
MAT
-

13

PHY 1121 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 1122 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 1123 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)

NSB, WKFS
NSB
NSB

15

- OR -

PHY 1101 General Physics (5)
PHY 1102 General Physics (5)
PHY 1103 General Physics (5)

NSB, WKFS
NSB
NSB

15

Section Credits Required

28

Minimum Total Credits Required

103

Course planning
Suggested course sequences

Biochemistry Degrees

Biochemistry (BS)