The Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry is recommended for those students interested in integrating the subjects of biology and chemistry. The cross-disciplinary nature of the degree provides students with a good foundation for careers in research and development in the private sector and in academia. Many will continue their education in graduate schools or in health related fields such as medicine, dentistry, or pharmacy.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Core Competencies | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| STEM 1520 | STEM First Year Orientation | 2 |
| Mathematics requirement included in the major. | ||
| General Education Knowledge Domains | ||
| Some couses are categorized in more than one knowledge domain. Courses can only be used once within the GE model. | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (2 courses, one must include a lab) - NS requirement included in the major. | ||
| Social Science | 6 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness | 6 | |
| The following CHEM core courses are required (41 s.h.): | ||
| CHEM 1515 & 1515L | General Chemistry 1 and General Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 1515R | Recitation for General Chemistry 1 | 1 |
| CHEM 1516 & 1516L | General Chemistry 2 and General Chemistry 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 1516R | Recitation for General Chemistry 2 | 1 |
| CHEM 2604 & 2604L | Quantitative Analysis and Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | 5 |
| CHEM 3719 & 3719L | Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 3719R | Organic Chemistry Recitation 1 | 1 |
| CHEM 3720 & 3720L | Organic Chemistry 2 and Organic Chemistry 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 3720R | Organic Chemistry Recitation 2 | 1 |
| CHEM 3739 & 3739L | Physical Chemistry 1 and Physical Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 3785 | Biochemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 3785L | Biochemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 3786 | Biochemistry 2 | 3 |
| CHEM 4850 | Chemistry Research | 1 |
| CHEM 4850L | Chemistry Research Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 5876 | Enzyme Analysis | 2 |
| Select 10 s.h. in upper-level CHEM electives from list below. At least 4 s.h. must include an upper-level laboratory: | 10 | |
| Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Chemical Toxicology | ||
| Chemistry Research Laboratory | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Chemical Instrumentation and Chemical Instrumentation Laboratory | ||
| Intermediate Organic Chemistry | ||
| Advanced Organic Laboratory and Advanced Organic Laboratory | ||
| Solid State Structural Methods and Solid State Structural Methods Laboratory | ||
| The following BIOL core courses are required (14 s.h.): | ||
| BIOL 2601 & 2601L | General Biology: Molecules and Cells and General Biology: Molecules and Cells Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 3702 & 3702L | Microbiology and Microbiology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 3711 | Cell Biology: Fine Structure | 3 |
| BIOL 3721 | Genetics | 3 |
| Select at least 4 s.h. in upper-level BIOL courses from the list below: | 4 | |
| Bioinformatics and Bioinformatics Laboratory | ||
| Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Microbial Physiology | ||
| Cell Biology: Molecular Mechanisms and Cell Biology: Molecular Mechanisms Laboratory | ||
| Cell Biology: Protein Biology Laboratory | ||
| Molecular Genetics | ||
| Molecular Genetics Laboratory | ||
| Advanced Microbiology | ||
| The following support courses are required (22 s.h.): | ||
| MATH 1571 | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| MATH 1572 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| STAT 3717 | Statistical Methods | 4 |
| or STAT 3743 | Probability and Statistics | |
| PHYS 2610 | General Physics 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 2610L | General Physics laboratory 1 | 1 |
| PHYS 2611 | General Physics 2 | 4 |
| PHYS 2611L | General Physics laboratory 2 | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| CHEM 1515 & 1515L |
General Chemistry 1 and General Chemistry 1 Laboratory |
4 |
| CHEM 1515R | Recitation for General Chemistry 1 | 1 |
| MATH 1571 | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| STEM 1520 | STEM First Year Orientation | 2 |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 1516 & 1516L |
General Chemistry 2 and General Chemistry 2 Laboratory |
4 |
| CHEM 1516R | Recitation for General Chemistry 2 | 1 |
| MATH 1572 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| BIOL 2601 & 2601L |
General Biology: Molecules and Cells and General Biology: Molecules and Cells Laboratory |
4 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 3719 & 3719L |
Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 1 Laboratory |
4 |
| CHEM 3719R | Organic Chemistry Recitation 1 | 1 |
| CHEM 2604 & 2604L |
Quantitative Analysis and Quantitative Analysis Laboratory |
5 |
| PHYS 2610 | General Physics 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 2610L | General Physics laboratory 1 | 1 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 3720 & 3720L |
Organic Chemistry 2 and Organic Chemistry 2 Laboratory |
4 |
| CHEM 3720R | Organic Chemistry Recitation 2 | 1 |
| PHYS 2611 | General Physics 2 | 4 |
| PHYS 2611L | General Physics laboratory 2 | 1 |
| STAT 3717 or STAT 3743 |
Statistical Methods or Probability and Statistics |
4 |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 3785 | Biochemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 3785L | Biochemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 3739 & 3739L |
Physical Chemistry 1 and Physical Chemistry 1 Laboratory |
4 |
| BIOL 3721 | Genetics | 3 |
| GER | 6 | |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 3786 | Biochemistry 2 | 3 |
| CHEM 5876 | Enzyme Analysis | 2 |
| BIOL 3711 | Cell Biology: Fine Structure | 3 |
| BIOL 3702 & 3702L |
Microbiology and Microbiology Laboratory |
4 |
| GER | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 4850 | Chemistry Research | 1 |
| CHEM 4850L | Chemistry Research Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM Upper-Level Elective | 6 | |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| GER | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM Upper-Level Elective | 4 | |
| BIOL Upper-Level Elective | 4 | |
| GER | 6 | |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
Learning Outcomes
The undergraduate student learning outcomes for the major in chemistry are as follows:
- Students will demonstrate independent and critical thinking.
- Students will understand the fundamentals of modern chemical instrumentation.
- Students will understand the basic principles of the chemical disciplines included in their curriculum.
- Students will effectively communicate their ideas both orally and in writing.