Biochemistry Major
| Code | Title | SHs |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division Requirements | ||
| BL 258 | General Biology I: Organismic 1 | 3.00 |
| BL 259 | Organismic Biology Lab | 1.00 |
| BL 260 | General Biology II: Mlclr & Cellular | 3.00 |
| BL 261 | Molecular & Cellular Biology Laboratory | 1.00 |
| CH 210 | General Chemistry I 1 | 4.00 |
| CH 211 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1.00 |
| CH 230 | General Chemistry II | 4.00 |
| CH 231 | Principles of Chemistry II Lab | 1.00 |
| CH 250 | Organic Chemistry I | 4.00 |
| CH 251 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 1.00 |
| MT 360A | Calculus I 2 | 4.00 |
| MT 360B | Calculus II | 4.00 |
| PH 304A | General Physics with Calculus I | 3.00 |
| PH 305A | General Physics With Calculus I Lab | 1.00 |
| PH 304B | Gen Physics with Calculus II | 3.00 |
| PH 305B | General Physics Lab with Calculus II | 1.00 |
| Upper Division Requirements | ||
| CH 410 | Quantitative Analysis | 2.00 |
| CH 420 | Organic Chemistry II | 4.00 |
| CH 421 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1.00 |
| CH 428 | Synthesis and Characterization Lab | 2.00 |
| or CH 431 | Physical/Computational Chemistry Lab | |
| CH 430A | Thermodynamics and Kinetics | 3.00 |
| CH 440 | Instrumental Analysis | 2.00 |
| CH 441 | Instrumental Analysis Lab | 2.00 |
| CH 452A | Biochemistry I | 3.00 |
| CH 452B | Biochemistry II | 3.00 |
| CH 453 | Biochemistry Laboratory | 2.00 |
| CH 485 | Junior Chemistry Seminar | 1.00 |
| CH 495 | Senior Chemistry Seminar | 1.00 |
| Select one of the following Biology lecture courses | 3.00 | |
| Developmental Biology | ||
| Principles of Genetics | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Cell and Cancer Biology | ||
| Molecular Biology | ||
| Human and Comparative Physiology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Select one of the following Biology laboratory courses | 1.00 | |
| Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Genetics Laboratory | ||
| Human & Comparative Physiology Lab | ||
| Molecular & Cellular Bio Research Lab 3 | ||
| Total SHs | 69 | |
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Prerequisite: ACT score 22 or greater or a C- or better in CH 209 Introductory College Chemistry
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Prerequisite may be required depending on mathematics placement.
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If lecture course does not have a corequisite laboratory, then BL 469B must be used to fulfill the laboratory requirement.
Biochemistry-ACS Certified
In addition to the requirements listed above for the Traditional Biochemistry degree, the ACS-certified program requires completion of the following courses:
| Code | Title | SHs |
|---|---|---|
| CH 466 | Modern Inorganic Chemistry | 3.00 |
| CH 499A | Research in Chemistry or Biochemistry | 1.00 |
| Total SHs | 4 | |