Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry - Pre-Health Option
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Wellness Requirement | ||
| APPH 1040 | Scientific Foundations of Health | 2 |
| or APPH 1050 | The Science of Physical Activity and Health | |
| or APPH 1060 | Flourishing: Strategies for Well-being and Resilience | |
| Core IMPACTS | ||
| Institutional Priority | ||
| CS 1301 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
| or CS 1315 | Introduction to Media Computation | |
| or CS 1371 | Computing for Engineers | |
| Mathematics and Quantitative Skills | ||
| MATH 1552 | Integral Calculus | 4 |
| Political Science and U.S. History | ||
| HIST 2111 | The United States to 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST 2112 | The United States since 1877 | |
| or INTA 1200 | American Government in Comparative Perspective | |
| or POL 1101 | Government of the United States | |
| or PUBP 3000 | American Constitutional Issues | |
| Arts, Humanities, and Ethics | ||
| Any HUM | 6 | |
| Communicating in Writing | ||
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences | ||
| Lab Science 1 | 8 | |
| MATH 1551 | Differential Calculus | 2 |
| MATH 1553 | Introduction to Linear Algebra 2 | 2 |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Any SS 3 | 9 | |
| Field of Study | ||
| PHYS 2212 | Principles of Physics II | 4 |
| CHEM 1212K | Chemical Principles II | 4 |
| CHEM 2380 | Synthesis Laboratory I | 2 |
| BIOS 1107 & 1107L | Principles of Biology I and Biological Principles Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOS 1108 & 1108L | Organismal Biology and Organismal Biology Laboratory 4 | 4 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| CHEM 2216 & 2216L | Quantitative Chemical Analysis and Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory | 4 |
| or CHEM 2214 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis | |
| CHEM 2311 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2312 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| or CHEM 2313 | Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 3216 & 3216L | Analytical Chemistry Lecture and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory | 5 |
| or CHEM 3211 | Analytical Chemistry | |
| CHEM 3371 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 3411 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 4511 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| or CHEM 3521 | Biochemistry I | |
| CHEM 4512 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| or CHEM 3522 | Biochemistry II | |
| CHEM 4581 | Biochemistry Laboratory I | 3 |
| CHEM 4582 | Biochemistry Laboratory II | 3 |
| CHEM 4601 | Chemistry Seminar | 2 |
| Pre-Health Electives 1 | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| Genetics | ||
| Genetics Laboratory | ||
| Integrative Genetics and Honors Genetics Lab | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Microbiology Lab | ||
| Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Cell and Molecular Biology Lab | ||
| Fundamentals of Human Anatomy | ||
| Laboratory in Human Anatomy | ||
| Human Physiology | ||
| Physiology Laboratory | ||
| Protein Biology | ||
| Cancer Biology and Biotechnology | ||
| Genomics and Applied Bioinformatics | ||
| Kinesiological Basis of Human Movement | ||
| Ion Channels | ||
| Medical Microbiology | ||
| Human Neuroanatomy | ||
| Experimental Design and Statistical Methods in Biological Sciences | ||
| Human Pathology | ||
| Developmental Biology | ||
| Behavioral Biology | ||
| Drug Discovery | ||
| Epigenetics, Stem Cells, and Development | ||
| Health Genes Society | ||
| Human Evolutionary Genomics | ||
| Genetics of Complex Human Traits and Diseases | ||
| RNA Biology and Biotechnology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Microbial Symbiosis & Microbiomes | ||
| Molecular Biology of Microbes: Disease, Nature, and Biotechnology | ||
| Systems Physiology | ||
| Physiology of Cellular and Molecular Systems | ||
| Biophysical Chemistry | ||
| Drug Design, Development, and Delivery | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Free Electives 4,5,6,7 | 13 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 122 | |
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Students are highly encouraged to complete CHEM 1211K and PHYS 2211 for Core IMPACTS Area T. These courses are pre-requisites for other courses in the program.
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It is suggested that students select pre-health preparation courses (SOC and PSYC).
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It is suggested that students select pre-health preparation courses (BIOS, HTS, LMC, PSYC)
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VIP courses may be used only as free electives.
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A maximum of twelve credit hours of CHEM 4699 taken on a letter-grade basis are permitted for the degree program. Up to six hours of CHEM 2699 taken on a letter-grade basis may be used as free electives.
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Courses taken as pass-fail may only be used in free electives.