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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Chemistry : Biochemistry Option, BS

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General Education Requirements (36 credit hrs)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …

English composition (6 hrs)
Oral communication (3 hrs)
Mathematics (3 hrs)

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); at least 3 hrs Humanities and 3 hrs Fine Arts
Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements (3 credit hrs)

General Education
One course in a World Language (3 hrs)
One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)

Program/Major Requirements (63 credit hrs)

Chemistry Core Requirements (44-45 credit hrs)

(This section was updated as a Catalog Addendum on 10/29/2024.)**

*CHEM 1000 is required only for entering freshmen and transferring freshmen and for transferring sophomores who do not pass the university Mathematics Qualifying Examination.
CHEM 1000 - Chemical Calculations Lecture and Discussion Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1400 - General Chemistry I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1450 - General Chemistry II Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1460 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 2400 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 2410 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 2800 - Analytic Chemistry I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 2810 - Analytic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
CHEM 3240 - Inorganic Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 3600 - Scientific Communications Credit Hours: 2
CHEM 4200 - Microscopic Physical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
or
CHEM 4205 - Honors Microscopic Physical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 4210 - Microscopic Physical Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 4303 - Biochemistry I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
and
CHEM 4304 - Biochemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
or
CHEM 4305 - Honors Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 4
In-Depth Courses in Chemistry (13-14 credit hours)
CHEM 2450 - Organic Chemistry II Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 2460 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 4600 - Analytic Chemistry II Lecture Credit Hours: 2
CHEM 4313 - Biochemistry II Credit Hours: 3
or
CHEM 4300 - Advanced Organic Synthesis Credit Hours: 3
or
BIOL 3051 - Cell Biology Lecture / Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 4270 - Advanced Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
or
CHEM 4610 - Analytic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
or
BIOL 4450 - Techniques in Electron Microscopy Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
One 4000 level course not already taken
or
ENGR 2330 - Engineering Thermodynamics Credit Hours: 3
or
PHYS 3610 - Signals and Systems Credit Hours: 3
Chemistry Capstone (3 credit hours)
CHEM 4355 - Senior Thesis Credit Hours: 3
(fulfills the senior thesis/capstone requirement)

Program/Major Electives (5-9 credit hrs)

Elective Courses in Biology, Physics, and Chemistry (4 credit hours)

Four credit hours selected at 2000 level or higher (with advisor’s approval) from CHEM, PHYS, BIOL, BOT, ZOOL, PSLY, ENGR.

Elective Courses (1-5 credit hours)

Courses to be selected with approval of a chemistry academic advisor to reach 120 total credit hours.

Degree Program Credit Hour Total: 120

Sample 4-Year Plan

Consult with your academic advisor for support.

1st Year - Fall

CHEM 1400 - General Chemistry I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1410 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
ENG 1230 - Writers’ Workshop I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1000 - Chemical Calculations Lecture and Discussion Credit Hours: 1
Foreign Language - Credits / Units: 3

1st Year - Spring

CHEM 1450 - General Chemistry II Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1460 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
ENG 1240 - Writers’ Workshop II Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1420 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
Humanities or Fine Arts Elective - Credits / Units: 3
Oral Communications - Credits / Units: 3

2nd Year - Fall

BIOL 1701 - Introduction to Biology I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 2110 - General Physics I With Calculus: Mechanics Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
CPTR 1100 - Introduction to C++ Programming Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 2400 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 2410 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
Social Science Elective - Credits / Units: 3

2nd Year - Spring

CHEM 2450 - Organic Chemistry II Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 2460 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 2220 - General Physics II with Calculus: Electromagnetism and Optics Credit Hours: 4
Social Science Elective (Gen Ed) - Credits / Units: 3
Physics Elective - Credits / Units: 3

3rd Year - Fall

PHYS 2330 - General Physics III with Calculus: Thermodynamics, Optics and Modern Physics Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 2700 - Electronics I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 2430 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
Social Science Elective (Gen Ed) - Credits / Units: 3

3rd Year - Spring

PHYS 3450 - Mathematical Methods of Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 3110 - Classical Mechanics I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2550 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 1702 - Introduction to Biology II Credit Hours: 4

4th Year - Fall

PSLY 2040 - Human Physiology Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 3250 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 3150 - Electricity and Magnetism I Credit Hours: 3
Fine Arts elective - Credits / Units: 3
Approved Elective - Credits / Units: 1

4th Year - Spring

PHYS 4850 - Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
ZOOL 2050 - Human Functional Anatomy Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 4905 - Senior Thesis Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective - Credits / Units: 3