Bachelor of Science in Biological Chemistry
About This Program
Bachelor of Science in Biological Chemistry is recommended to students who plan to enter into medical and dental school and for training in allied health sciences. This program is also suitable for students who anticipate professional careers in the field of biotechnology or graduate training in biochemistry.
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 | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Mathematics select: | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| For Life and Physical Sciences select: | ||
| GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II | ||
| Biological Chemistry Foundations | ||
| CHEM 1101 | SUCCESS IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY | 1 |
| MATH 3316 | STATISTICAL INFERENCE | 3 |
| or BIOL 3300 | BIOSTATISTICS | |
| BIOL 1441 | BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL 1442 | BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | 4 |
| BIOL 2444 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 4 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| CELL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| GENETICS | ||
| HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| Biological Chemistry 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 3315 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHEM 3175 | BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 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 | DESCRIPTIVE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| or CHEM 4318 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | |
| CHEM 4461 | INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS | 4 |
| Select 3000/4000 level electives sufficient to meet the 36 advanced hours requirement. | 4 | |
| Select electives sufficient to complete the total hours required for the degree. | 6 | |
| 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 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| CHEM 1101 | 1 | MATH 3316 or BIOL 3300 | 3 |
| Foundational Component Area | 3 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| 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 1426 | 4 | Language, Philosophy, and Culture | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 4311 | 3 | CHEM 3315 | 3 |
| BIOL 2444 | 4 | CHEM 3175 | 1 |
| BIOL 3301, 3312, or 3442 | 3 | CHEM 4312 | 3 |
| U.S. History (part 1) | 3 | CHEM 4242 | 2 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | U.S. History (part 2) | 3 |
| Foundational Component Area | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| 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 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | Advanced Elective | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||