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Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

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TOTAL CREDITS: 122–124

Fall, Year Two

CourseCredits
BIOL 233
Genetics
 4
CHEM 210
Organic Chemistry I
 4
Physics choiceA
 4–5
General Elective
 3
TOTAL CREDITS15–16

Spring, Year Two

CourseCredits
BIOL 150
General Biology II 		4
CHEM 150
General Chemistry II 		4
MATH 180
Calculus II 		4
DATA 101
Making Sense of a Data-Oriented Society 		3
BIOL 250
Biostatistics 		3
CHEM 250
Organic Chemistry II 		4
Physics choiceA 4–5
FCWR 151
Writing II: Foundations of Research Writing 		3
General Elective 3
TOTAL CREDITS32–33

Fall, Year Three

CourseCredits
BIOL 340
Biochemistry
 4
CHEM 340
Bioanalytical Chemistry
 3
Communications choiceB
 3
General Elective
 3
TOTAL CREDITS13

Spring, Year Three

CourseCredits
BIOL 370
Advanced Biochemistry 		3
BIOL/CHEM 395
Introduction to Research Literature (required) 		3
BIOL 336
Molecular Biology 		3
Restricted Elective PoolC 3
ICBS 3XX
Behavioral Science choice 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Four

CourseCredits
BIOL/CHEM 48X/49X
Research Project Lab/Independent Research
 3–4
CHEM 410
Physical Chemistry I
 4
Restricted Elective PoolC
 3
ICLT 3XX
Literature choice
 3
ICPH 3XX
Philosophy choice
 3
TOTAL CREDITS16–17

Spring, Year Four

CourseCredits
BIOL 432
Cell Biology 		3
CHEM 450
Physical Chemistry II 		4
Restricted Elective PoolC 3
Restricted Elective PoolC 3
ICSS 3XX
Social Science choice 		3
TOTAL CREDITS16
A
Students choose between general physics or physics for pre-med sequence and take PHYS 170 and 180 OR PHYS 175 and 185.
B
Students choose between FCWR 302 Communication for Healthcare Careers and FCWR 304 Communication for Technical Professions.
C
Of the four restricted electives, at least one must come from the Chemistry Pool and one from the Biology Pool:

Biology Pool Electives
BIOL 315 Neuroscience
BIOL 331 Virology
BIOL 332 Developmental Biology
BIOL 341 Genetic Engineering
BIOL 346 Immunology
BIOL 350 Bioinformatics
BIOL 456 Pharmacology
BIOL 461 Cancer Biology

Chemistry Pool Electives
CHEM 330 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
CHEM 350 Instrumental Analysis
CHEM 455 Computational Chemistry
CHEM 470 Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 430 Biophysical Chemistry

Miscellaneous Pool Electives
BIOL 235 Microbiology
BIOL 238 Introduction to Biotechnology
BIOL 335 Recombinant DNA Lab
BIOL 441 Contemporary Biotechnology
BIOL 442 Bioprocessing
PHYS 366 Biophysics
BIOL/CHEM 48X/49X Research Project Lab/Independent Research