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Chemistry - Biochemistry Option (B.S.)

Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Technology

Effective: Fall, 2013

Requirements for the Major - for a B.S. with a biochemistry track: in addition to the general education requirements of the university, the following courses are required:

BIOLOGY.242 Biology of Microorganisms

BIOLOGY.271 Cell Biology

CHEM.115 Chemistry for the Sciences 1

CHEM.116 Chemistry for the Sciences 2

CHEM.231 Organic Chemistry I

CHEM.232 Organic Chemistry II

CHEM.251 Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM.281 Introduction to Chemical Literature

CHEM.321 Analytical Chemistry

CHEM.341 Biochemistry I

CHEM.361 Physical Chemistry I

CHEM.442 Biochemistry II

MATH.125 Calculus I

MATH.126 Calculus II

MATH.225 Calculus III

PHYSICS.211 General Physics I

PHYSICS.212 General Physics II

Chemistry electives (6-8 credits) - choose two of the following courses:

CHEM.322 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry

CHEM.333 Adv Organic Chemistry

CHEM.362 Physical Chemistry II

CHEM.371 Intro Polymer

CHEM.452 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM.482 Advanced Topics

CHEM.492 Chemical Research I

Select at least 3 credits:

BIOLOGY.332 Genetics

BIOLOGY.333 Molecular Biology

BIOLOGY.334 Molecular Biology Lab

BIOLOGY.342 Medical Microbiology

BIOLOGY.342 Medical Microbiology

BIOLOGY.343 Immunology

BIOLOGY.442 Virology