Chemistry, BS, Biochemistry Concentration

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First Year

Fall Semester

CHEM 1210 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†† ^G
CLAB 1230 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††
LS 1020 - INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION RESEARCH 1 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 2000 - CALCULUS I 5 Credit Hour(s) ^G,1
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR ^G Credits / Units: 2

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

CHEM 1220 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^{†† G}
CLAB 1240 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††
MATH 2010 - CALCULUS II 5 Credit Hour(s) ^G
BIOL 1510 - GENERAL BIOLOGY I 3 Credit Hour(s) ^G
BIOL 1520 - GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I 1 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

CHEM 2650 - GENERAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
CLAB 2670 - GENERAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††
PHYS 2210 - GENERAL PHYSICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLAB 2230 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
SC 1000 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING FOR SCIENTISTS 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 1530 - GENERAL BIOLOGY II 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUMANITIES LIT/LIT INTENSIVE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 17

Spring Semester

CHEM 2660 - GENERAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
CLAB 2680 - GENERAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††
CHEM 2710 - INTRODUCTION TO INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†
CLAB 2740 - INTRODUCTION TO INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB 1 Credit Hour(s) ^†
CHEM 2210 - MATHEMATICS FOR CHEMISTS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†
SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 14

Third Year

Fall Semester

CHEM 4810 - BIOCHEMISTRY I 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†
CLAB 4850 - BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY I 1 Credit Hour(s) ^†
PHYS 2220 - GENERAL PHYSICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLAB 2240 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM ELECTIVE ^{† 4} Credits / Units: 4
COMM 2110 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING 3 Credit Hour(s) ^G
or WORLD LANGUAGE (2010) Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

CHEM 4820 - BIOCHEMISTRY II 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†
CLAB 4860 - BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY II 1 Credit Hour(s) ^†
CHEM 2510 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
CLAB 2560 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s) ^††
CONCENTRATION ELECTIVE ^{† 2} Credits / Units: 3
HUMANITIES HIST/PHIL GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 14

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

APPLY FOR PROGRAM COMPLETION

CHEM 3950 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†
CLAB 3910 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I 1 Credit Hour(s) ^†
CONCENTRATION ELECTIVE ^{† 2} Credits / Units: 4
CHEM ELECTIVE ^{† 4} Credits / Units: 3
ELECTIVES ³ Credits / Units: 4

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

CHEM 4010 - CHEMISTRY SEMINAR 1 Credit Hour(s) ^†
CHEM 4100 - CHEMICAL LITERATURE 1 Credit Hour(s) ^†
SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
ELECTIVES ³ Credits / Units: 6
FINE ARTS GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 14

Total Semester Hours Required 120

^G General Education Requirement (GER). See the GER section of this catalog for the list of courses that fulfill this requirement if no specific course is listed. Honors equivalents are acceptable for all GER courses.

Concentration 2 is recommended for those students who plan to attend graduate school in biochemistry or who are seeking admission into a program in medicine, pharmacy, or dentistry.

^† All Chemistry courses specified above will be used to calculate the major GPA which must be a degree 2.0.

^†† Chemistry core curriculum course; grade of “C” or higher is required. This course will also be used to calculate the major GPA which must be a degree 2.0.

¹ MATH 1610 and MATH 1750 may be used as electives for those students whose Math ACT score is insufficient for direct entry into MATH 2000 .

³ Students who intend to pursue a post-graduate education are advised to select a world language.

⁴ Chemistry electives (7 hours) must be selected from the following courses: CHEM 3960^† (3), CLAB 3920^† (1), CHEM 4520^† (3), CLAB 4560^† (1), CHEM 4710^† (3), CLAB 4760^†(1).

Concentration Electives

²Concentration electives (7 hours) must be selected from the following courses:

Any 3000+ CHEM or CLAB course ^† Credits / Units: 1-3
BIOL 2000 - CELL BIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 3120 - GENETICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 2050 - GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s) and
BIOL 2070 - GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB 1 Credit Hour(s)
BIOL 3920 - ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY 4 Credit Hour(s)