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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Biochemistry B.S.
Sample Plan: Biochemistry (with CHEM 1015 and MATH 1151)
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.5 cr
CHEM 1015 : Introductory Chemistry : Lecture 3.0 cr
MATH 1151 : Precalculus II 3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
BIOL 1805 - Nature of Life: Introducing New Students to the Biological Sciences : 0.5 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.5 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
BIOL 1806 - Nature of Life, Part Two : 0.5 cr
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
CHEM 1081 - Chemistry for the Life Sciences I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
LE (Civic Life and Ethics, Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.5 cr
BIOL 2905 - Nature of Life, Part III : 0.5 cr
BIOL 2002 - Foundations of Biology for Biological Sciences Majors, Part I : 6.0 cr : BIOL
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
CHEM 1082 - Chemistry for the Life Sciences II : 3.0 cr
CHEM 1086 - Chemistry for the Life Sciences II Laboratory : 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.5 cr
BIOL 2906 - Nature of Life, Part IV : 0.5 cr
BIOL 2003 - Foundations of Biology for Biological Sciences Majors, Part II : 3.0 cr
BIOL 3004 - Foundations of Biology for Biological Sciences Majors, Part II Laboratory : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
CHEM 2081 - Chemistry for the Life Sciences III : 3.0 cr
CHEM 2085 - Chemistry for the Life Sciences III Laboratory : 2.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 1201W - Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-medicine I : 5.0 cr : PHYS, WI
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
BIOL 3025 - Molecular Biology and Society : 3.0 cr : TS
Elective :1.0 cr
EEB 3409 - Evolution : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
PHYS 1202W - Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-medicine II : 5.0 cr : PHYS, WI
BIOC 4331 - Biochemistry I: Structure, Catalysis, and Metabolism in Biological Systems : 4.0 cr
BIOC 3960 - Research Topics in Biochemistry : 1.0 cr
BIOL 4003 - Genetics : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOC 4332 - Biochemistry II: Molecular Mechanisms of Signal Transduction and Gene Expression : 4.0 cr
Elective :5.0 cr
BIOC 4025W - Laboratory in Biochemistry : 2.0 cr : WI
BIOC 4351 - Protein Engineering : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
BIOC 4521 - Introduction to Physical Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
BIOL 4004 - Cell Biology : 3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :4.0 cr
BIOL 3211 - Physiology of Humans and Other Animals : 3.0 cr
BIOC 4125 - Laboratory in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology : 3.0 cr