Chemistry, American Chemical Society Biochemistry Track, B.S.

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General Chemistry Requirement

Students must take the following courses:

CHEM 1213 - General Inorganic Chemistry I 3 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 1211 - General Inorganic Chemistry Lab I 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 1223 - General Inorganic Chemistry II 3 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 1221 - General Inorganic Chemistry Lab II 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Foundation Courses

Students must take these Foundation courses:

CHEM 2110 - Organic Chemistry I 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 2111 - Organic Chemistry Lab I 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 2310 - Quantitative Analysis 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 2311 - Applications of Quantitative Analysis 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 3210 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 3410 - Physical Chemistry I 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 3610 - Biochemistry I 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Math Course

Students must complete this Math course:

MATH 2230 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II 4 Semester Hours

Physics Courses

Students must complete Option 1 or Option 2.

Option 1

PHYS 1203 - College Physics I 3 Semester Hours (C or higher)
PHYS 1201 - College Physics Laboratory I 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)
PHYS 1213 - College Physics II 3 Semester Hours (C or higher)
PHYS 1211 - College Physics Laboratory II 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Option 2

PHYS 2003 - General Physics I 3 Semester Hours (C or higher)
PHYS 2001 - General Physics Lab I 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)
PHYS 2013 - General Physics II 3 Semester Hours (C or higher)
PHYS 2011 - General Physics II Lab 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)

In-Depth Courses

Students must complete the Biochemistry Track In-Depth courses.

Take the Following

Students must take these courses:

CHEM 2120 - Organic Chemistry II 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 2121 - Organic Chemistry Lab II 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 3621 - Biomolecular Research Methods III / Biomedical Analysis 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 3623 - Biochemistry II 3 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Choose One Course

Students must choose one course from the following:

BIOL 3300 - Molecular Cell Biology W Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3530 - Molecular Genetics & Genomics w lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Choose One Course

Students must choose one course from the following:

CHEM 3320 - Instrumental Analysis 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
CHEM 3730 - Environmental Chemistry 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Electives

Students must take one additional elective, of student choice, from chemistry (CHEM), biology (BIOL), physics, (PHYS), or mathematics (MATH) numbered 3000 or above:

CHEM/BIOL/PHYS/MATH 3/4### (C or higher)

Senior Seminar and Comprehensive Exam

Students must complete a comprehensive exam in their major and the senior seminar:

Comprehensive Exam
CHEM 4900 - Literature and Chemistry 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)