Biochemistry, BS

Biology Core 7 courses (16 credits)

• BIOSC 0170 - FOUNDATION OF BIOLOGY 1
• BIOSC 0070 - BIOLOGY LABORATORY 1
• BIOSC 0180 - FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY 2
• BIOSC 0080 - BIOLOGY LABORATORY 2
• BIOSC 1810 - MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
• BIOSC 1820 - METABOLIC PATHWAYS AND REGULATION
• BIOSC 1825 - BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

Upper Level Biology Course 1 course (3 to 5 credits)

Choose one upper elvel course and lab (if applicable) from the courses listed below

• BIOSC 0350 - GENETICS
• BIOSC 1480 - EMBRYOLOGY &
• BIOSC 1490 - EMBRYOLOGY LABORATORY
• BIOSC 1500 - CELL BIOLOGY &
• BIOSC 1510 - CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY
• BIOSC 1850 - MICROBIOLOGY &
• BIOSC 1860 - MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
• BIOSC 1940 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY &  
• BIOSC 1950 - MOLECULAR GENETICS LABORATORY

Chemestry Core 8 courses (20 credits)

• CHEM 0110 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1
• CHEM 0120 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2
• CHEM 0310 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 &
• CHEM 0330 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1
• CHEM 0320 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2 &
• CHEM 0340 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2
• CHEM 0250 - INTRODUCTION TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY &
• CHEM 0260 - INTRODUCTION TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LAB

• OR

• CHEM 1250 - INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS &
• CHEM 1255 - INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS LAB

Upper Level Chemistry Course 1 course (2 to 4 credits)

Choose one upper level course and lab (if applicable) from the course listed below

• CHEM 1035 - INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
• CHEM 1275 - INTRODUCTION TO CHEMOMETRICS
• CHEM 1311 - ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
• CHEM 1330 - MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
• CHEM 1380 - TECHNIQUES OF ORGANIC RESEARCH
• CHEM 1410 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 1

Other Required Science Courses 5 courses (18 credits)

• PHYS 0174 - BASC PHYS SCI & ENGR 1 (INTGD)
• PHYS 0175 - BASC PHYS SCI & ENGR 2 (INTGD) &
• PHYS 0212 - INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY PHYSICS
• MATH 0220 - ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS 1
• MATH 0230 - ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS 2

Additional Requirement 2 courses (4 to 6 credits)

Biology majors must take the following sequence of courses to fulfill the capstone requirement:

• BIOSC 1960 - SCIENTIFIC WRITING
• BIOSC 1962 - BIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OR
• BIOSC 1963 - BIOLOGY RESEARCH - INDEPENDENT STUDY

• OR

• CHEM 1702 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH WRITING
• CHEM 1710 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH