Biochemistry, BS, Four-Year Plan

Four-Year Plan for the Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

Sample Plan for New Students

This is a sample and not the only way to complete this plan. Number of credits are in parentheses. Some classes have prerequisites.

Important Major Information

  • Minimum Credits to Graduate: 180
  • Credits in Major: 109
  • Minimum Major GPA: 2.0 
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Four-Year Plan For New Students

Year 1

Course Fall Winter Spring
Course 1 CHEM 1500 – General Chem I + CHEM 1501 – Lab (4+1) CHEM 1510 – General Chem II + CHEM 1511 – Lab (4+2) CHEM 1520 – General Chem III (4) OR CHEM 1590 – Research Focused Gen Chem III (5)
Course 2     CHEM 2600 – DNA Methods (2)
Course 3 MATH 1334 – Calculus I (5) MATH 1335 – Calculus II (5) MATH 1336 – Calculus III (5)
Course 4 UCOR 1XXX – University Core (5) UCOR 1XXX – University Core (5) PHYS 1210 – Mechanics + PHYS 1211 – Lab (4+1)

Year 1 Steps for Success

  • Meet with your academic advisor quarterly for registration approval

Year 2

Course Fall Winter Spring
Course 1 CHEM 2500 – Organic Chem: Structure & Reactivity + CHEM 2501 Organic Chem Lab: Techniques (4+2) CHEM 2510 – Organic Chem: Functional Group Interconversion + CHEM 2511 – Organic Chemistry Lab: Applications (4+2) CHEM 2520 – Organic Chem: Reactions of Pi-Systems + CHEM 2521 – Organic Chem Lab: Projects (3+1)
Course 2 PHYS 1220 – Electricity & Magnetism + PHYS 1221 – Lab (4+1) PHYS 1230 – Waves, Optics, and Heat + PHYS 1231 – Lab (5) BIOL Elective (5)
Course 3 UCOR 1XXX – University Core (5) BIOL – 1610 Molecular & Cellular Biology + BIOL – 1611 Molecular & Cellular Bio Lab (4+1) UCOR 1XXX – University Core (5)

Year 2 Steps for Success

  • Consider taking full 1600 BIOL sequence
  • Meet with your academic advisor quarterly for registration approval

Year 3

Course Fall Winter Spring
Course 1 CHEM 3000 – Quantitative Analysis (5) CHEM 2100 – Fundamental Inorganic Chem (3)  
Course 2 CHEM 3600 – Introductory Biochemistry (5) CHEM 4600 – Advanced Enzymology (4) OR
CHEM 4610 – Theory, Methods, & DNA Analysis (3) OR Elective (5)
CHEM 4600 – Advanced Enzymology (4) OR CHEM 4610 – Theory, Methods, & DNA Analysis (3) OR Elective (5)
Course 3 CHEM 4985 – Senior Synthesis Seminar I (1) CHEM 4990 – Undergraduate Research OR CHEM 4995 – Senior Synthes Seminar II (1-2) CHEM Elective (5)
Course 4 UCOR 2XXX – University Core (5) UCOR 2XXX – University Core (5) UCOR 2XXX – University Core (5)

Year 3 Steps for Success

  • Meet with your academic advisor quarterly for registration approval

Year 4

Course Fall Winter Spring
Course 1 BIOL Elective (5) CHEM 3510 – Physical Chem: Thermodynamics & Kinetics (4) AND CHEM 3511 – Physical Chem Lab: Technical & Analysis (1) CHEM 4995 – Senior Synthesis Seminar II (1)
Course 2 UCOR 3XXX – University Core (5) UCOR 3XXX – University Core (5) CHEM Elective (5)
Course 3 General Elective (5) General Elective (5) UCOR 3XXX – University Core (5)

Year 4 Steps for Success

  • Meet with your academic advisor quarterly for registration approval

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