Biochemistry, B.A.

Core Requirements

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)
• CHEM 2110 - Organic Chemistry I 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
• CHEM 2111 - Organic Chemistry Lab I 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)
• CHEM 2120 - Organic Chemistry II 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
• CHEM 2121 - Organic Chemistry Lab II 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)
• CHEM 2310 - Quantitative Analysis 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)
• CHEM 3623 - Biochemistry II 3 Semester Hours (C or higher)
• CHEM 3621 - Biomolecular Research Methods III / Biomedical Analysis 1 Semester Hours (C or higher)
• BIOL 1000 - Introduction to Cell Biology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
• BIOL 2000 - Genetics 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Molecular Requirement

Choose one molecular course from the following:

• BIOL 3530 - Molecular Genetics & Genomics w lab 4 Semester Hours

• (C or higher)

• BIOL 3300 - Molecular Cell Biology W Lab 4 Semester Hours

• (C or higher)

Physics Courses

Students must complete Option 1 or Option 2.

Electives

Take two additional electives, of student choice, from chemistry (CHEM), biology (BIOL), physics (PHYS), or mathematics (MATH) numbered 3000 or above:

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

Seminar/Comprehensive Exam

Complete the senior seminar and the compreshensive exam:

• Comprehensive Exam

• CHEM 4900 - Literature and Chemistry 4 Semester Hours

• (C or higher)