BIOCHEMISTRY
SCHOOL
OF SCIENCES

Beginning Fall 2007

 

YEAR

FALL SEMESTER

SPRING SEMESTER

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

FRESHMAN

 

DGN 1101 The Responsible Self 2cr

ENG 1110 First Year Composition 4 cr (or spring semester)  

CHM 1110 General Chemistry I 4 cr

BIO 1110 General Biology I 4 cr

Elective 1-2 cr

 

DGN 1102 And Dignity for All 2cr

General Education Course 4 cr  or MTH 1122 if needed* OR

MTH 1111 Elementary Functions 4 cr

CHM 1120 General Chemistry II 4 cr

 

General Education Course

Freshman Requirement (12 Credits) ~ Dignitas

DGN 1101 (2 cr) and 1102 (2 cr) and ENG 1110 and CTA 1102

 

General Education ~ Pathways

(1)    CULTURAL DIVERSITY (may meet a second general education    requirement)

     (2)    SOCIAL SCIENCE

     (3)    WORLD LANGUAGE

     (4)    LITERATURE

     (5)    ANALYTICAL REASONING (met by MTH 2221)

     (6)    NATURAL SCIENCE (met by CHM 1110)

     (7)    HISTORY (Not HIS 2231)

     (8)    FINE ARTS

     (9)    PHILOSOPHY (not PHL 1105)

     (10)  RELIGIOUS STUDIES

     (11) GENERAL EDUCATION  UPPER DIVISION

   ELECTIVE WRITING COURSE

 

 

SOPHOMORE

 

CTA 1102 Human Communication 4 cr

CHM 2200 Organic Chemistry I 4 cr

MTH 2221 Calculus I 4 cr*

Elective (BIO 2110 assumed, if pre-med) 4 cr*

 

 

General Education Course  4 cr

CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry II 4 cr

**MTH 2222 Calculus II 4 cr*  (must complete before CHM 3460)

Elective (BIO 2120 assumed, if pre-med) 4 cr*

Application to the major is to be made no later than SPRING semester of the

SOPHOMORE year.

JUNIOR

PSC 2001 Physics I 4 cr*

CHM 3000 Analytical Chemistry 4 cr (complete before CHM 3431)

CHM 3240 Biochemistry I 4 cr

General Education Course 4 cr

PSC 2002 Physics II 4 cr*

BIO 2250 Microbiology 4 cr

CHM 3430 Biochemistry II 2 cr

CHM 3431 Biochemistry II Lab 2 cr

General Education Course 4 cr

 

SENIOR

 

CHM 3460 Physical Chemistry 4 cr

BIO 3500 Genetics 4 cr

#Upper Division CHM or BIO Elective 4 cr**

General Education Courses 4 cr

 

Upper Division CHM or BIO Elective 4 cr**

BIO 3600 Molecular Biology 4 cr

General education Course 4 cr

General Education Course 4 cr

Notes to go with Biochemistry scheme:

*          If the student is not prepared to take calculus tested higher than 28 on ACT Math subscore, the prerequisite MTH 1111 (Elementary Functions I) and/or MTH 1122 (Elementary Functions II) must be taken in the first year. This will subtract room for an elective from the scheme. In some cases this may require transferred credits or summer school in order to graduate in 4 years.

Students who are mathematically prepared may take Calculus I and II in the first year and Physics I and II in the sophomore year. Pre-med students choosing BIO 2110 and BIO 2120 as electives could take these courses as juniors or seniors instead of the sophomore year.

 

#          Students planning to attend graduate school are recommended to take CHM 4060 (Undergraduate Research) as one of their electives or to do a summer research project. If research is done during the summer students may sign up for an independent study (CHM 4999 – Research Paper and Presentation – 1cr). Recommended courses include CHM 4060 (Undergraduate Research),  CHM 3220 (Intermediate Organic Chemistry), (Medicinal Chemistry), CHM 4020 (Inorganic Chemistry); BIO 3101 (Conversations with a Naturalist), BIO 3020 (Pathophysiology), BIO 3130 (Embryology), or others in consultation with the advisor.

 

          CHM 3240, BIO 2250, and BIO 3500 are typically offered in either semester. Pre-medical students might want to take CHM 3000 and BIO 3430/3431 in their senior year and take BIO 3500 (Genetics) as a junior in order to prepare for the MCAT in spring of the junior year.

4/18/07