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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Biochemistry B.S.
Sample Plan: Biochemistry (with Chem 1061 track)
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.5 cr
BIOL 1805 - Nature of Life: Introducing New Students to the Biological Sciences : 0.5 cr
MATH 1241 - Calculus and Dynamical Systems in Biology : 4.0 cr : MATH
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities, Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.5 cr
BIOL 1806 - Nature of Life, Part Two : 0.5 cr
BIOL 1951 - Foundations of Biology Lecture I for Biological Sciences Majors : 4.0 cr : BIOL
BIOL 1961 - Foundations of Biology Lab I for Biological Sciences Majors : 2.0 cr : BIOL
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.5 cr
BIOL 2905 - Nature of Life, Part III : 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
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives, Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.5 cr
BIOL 2906 - Nature of Life, Part IV : 0.5 cr
CSCI 1133 - Introduction to Computing and Programming Concepts : 4.0 cr
CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II : 3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :4.0 cr
BIOL 4003 - Genetics : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :4.0 cr
BIOC 4331 - Biochemistry I: Structure, Catalysis, and Metabolism in Biological Systems : 4.0 cr
PHYS 1221 - Introductory Physics for Life Science Majors I : 4.0 cr : PHYS
EEB 3407 - Ecology : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
LE (Literature) :4.0 cr
BIOC 4025W - Laboratory in Biochemistry : 2.0 cr : WI
BIOC 4332 - Biochemistry II: Molecular Mechanisms of Signal Transduction and Gene Expression : 4.0 cr
PHYS 1222 - Introductory Physics for Life Science Majors II : 4.0 cr : PHYS
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
BIOC 4994 - Directed Research : 2.0 cr
BIOL 3211 - Physiology of Humans and Other Animals : 3.0 cr
BIOC 4351 - Protein Engineering : 3.0 cr
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :4.0 cr
MICB 3303 - Biology of Microorganisms (without laboratory) : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
BIOC 4521 - Introduction to Physical Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
GCD 4025 - Cell Biology, Development & Regeneration Laboratory : 3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
GCC 3xxx : 3.0 cr