Bachelor of Science in Biological Chemistry
About This Program
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry is recommended to students who plan to enter into graduate study in biochemistry and for those who anticipate professional careers as biochemists. This program is also suitable for premedical and predental students and for training in allied health sciences. This is an American Chemical Society certified program.
Competencies
- Students will gain knowledge of an essential core of knowledge in chemistry, including organic, inorganic, physical, and biochemistry.
- Students will communicate, both orally and in writing, chemical topics relevant to their field of interest.
- Students will be able to read and analyze scientific papers in their area of interest.
- Students will obtain standard laboratory skills and techniques that are relevant to the study of all areas of chemistry.
- Students will gain fundamental knowledge of theory and operation of modern chemical instrumentation.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Students must complete specific courses within certain core areas. | ||
| For Communication select: | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I and RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Mathematics select: | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| CALCULUS II | ||
| For Life and Physical Sciences select: | ||
| GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS II | ||
| For US History select: | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| Biochemistry Foundations | ||
| Additional hours in required core courses. | 4 | |
| CHEM 1101 | SUCCESS IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY | 1 |
| MATH 2326 | CALCULUS III | 3 |
| BIOL 1441 | BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL 3315 | GENETICS | 3 |
| BIOL 2444 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 4 |
| Biochemistry Specialization | ||
| CHEM 1341 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 1181 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY FOR ADVANCED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES | 1 |
| CHEM 1342 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 1182 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY FOR ADVANCED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES | 1 |
| CHEM 2321 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 2322 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 2335 | QUANTITATIVE CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHEM 2283 | SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS LABORATORY I | 2 |
| CHEM 2284 | SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS LABORATORY II | 2 |
| CHEM 3321 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 3181 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 1 |
| CHEM 3322 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 3182 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 1 |
| CHEM 4242 | LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN BIOCHEMISTRY | 2 |
| CHEM 4311 | BIOCHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 4312 | BIOCHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 4313 | METABOLISM AND REGULATION | 3 |
| or CHEM 4316 | BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS | |
| CHEM 4314 | ENZYMOLOGY | 3 |
| CHEM 3317 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| or CHEM 4318 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | |
| CHEM 4346 | ADVANCED SYNTHETIC METHODS | 3 |
| CHEM 4461 | INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS | 4 |
| Select 3000/4000 level electives sufficient to meet the 36 advanced hours requirement. | 1 | |
| Select electives sufficient to complete 120 hours. | 5 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 1341 | 3 | CHEM 1342 | 3 |
| CHEM 1181 | 1 | CHEM 1182 | 1 |
| BIOL 1441 | 4 | BIOL 1442 | 4 |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | MATH 1426 | 4 |
| MATH 1421 | 4 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| CHEM 1101 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 2321 | 3 | CHEM 2322 | 3 |
| CHEM 2335 | 3 | CHEM 2284 | 2 |
| CHEM 2283 | 2 | PHYS 1442 | 4 |
| PHYS 1441 | 4 | BIOL 3315 | 3 |
| MATH 2425 | 4 | Language, Philosophy, and Culture | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 3315 | 3 | CHEM 4242 | 2 |
| CHEM 3175 | 1 | CHEM 4312 | 3 |
| CHEM 4311 | 3 | BIOL 3301, 3312, or 34421 | 3 |
| BIOL 2444 | 4 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | Foundational Component Area | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | ||
| 17 | 14 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 3317 or 4318 | 3 | CHEM 4461 | 4 |
| CHEM 4313 or 4316 | 3 | CHEM 4314 | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | 3 | POLS 2312 | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | Creative Arts | 3 |
| Advanced Elective | 4 | ||
| 10 | 17 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||