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Undergraduate Programs for Chemistry

Sample Curriculum for the B.S. in Biochemistry
Effective for students entering Fall 2004.

Freshman Year

Fall

credits

Spring

credits

General Chemistry I (121)

5

General Chemistry II (122)

5

Biology I (Biol 111)

3

Biology II (Biol 112)

3

Biology I Lab (Biol 113)

1

Biology II Lab (Biol 114)

1

Calculus I (Math 115)

4

Calculus II (Math 116)

4

Thinking/Writing (Core 101)

3

Imag. Lit. Critical Writing (CORE 102)

3

Computer/Information Literacy (Cosc 030)

1

17

16

Sophomore Year

Fall

credits

Spring

credits

Honors Organic Chemistry I (211H)

3

Honors Organic Chemistry II (212H)

3

Organic Chem. I Honors Lab (211HL)

1

Organic Chem. II Honors Lab (212HL)

1

Gen. Anal. Physics I (Phys 211)

4

Research Lab Techniques (230L)

1

Biostatistics (Math 225)*

3

Cultural Anthropology*

3

Basic Phil. Questions (Core 132)

3

Gen. Anal. Physics II (Physics 212)

4

Shaping Mod. World (Core 151)

3
BSNES Career Seminar* 1

14

16

Junior Year

Fall

credits

Spring

credits

Physical Chemistry I (321)

4

Physical Chemistry II (322)

4

Analytical Chemistry (423)

3

Integrated Lab I (325L, 325R)

3

Biochemistry I (401)

3

Biochemistry II (402)

3

Scient. Presentation and Writing*

3

Theology (Core 182-187)

3

Soc. Pol. Econ. Systems (Core 141)

3

Ethics*

3

16

16

Senior Year

Fall

credits

Spring

credits

Integrated Lab II (425L, 425R)

3

Senior Seminar (475)

1

Required Biology Elective **

3

Undergraduate Research (490) (opt)

1

Topics in Mathematics (MATH 320)*

3

English*

3

Undergraduate Research (490) (opt)

1

BSNES Elective*

3

BSNES Elective*

3

History of Science*

3

Arts Hum. Exp. (Core 161)

3

Adv. Molecular Biology (Bio 667)***

3

16

14

Total 125 credits

 *BSNES Core Requirement; may be taken in any sequence, but Scientific Presentation and Writing must be taken prior Integrated Lab I.

**Must be 400-level Biology Class

***Prerequisite is Biochemistry I.

Note: Undergraduate research is strongly encouraged, beginning no later than the beginning of the Senior year.

 

 

   
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