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Biochemistry Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

BIOL 111 Principles of Biology I Credit: 3
BIOL 113 Principles of Biology I Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1
DNSC 100 Freshman Seminar Credit: 1
ENGL 101 Principles of Composition I Credit: 3
MATH 110 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 15

BIOL 222 Genetics Credit: 3
BIOL 223 Genetics Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II Credit: 3
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
ENGL 102 Principles of Composition II Credit: 3
ENGL 001 English Proficiency Examination Credit: 0 ¹
MATH 112 Calculus I Credit: 4

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 14

CHEM 211 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 213 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit: 1
Curriculum Area I Credit: 3
PHYS 181 Introductory Physics I Credit: 3
PHYS 183 Introductory Physics Laboratory I Credit: 1
Free Elective Credit: 3 ¹

Second Semester: Credits 14

CHEM 212 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II Credit: 3
CHEM 214 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
Curriculum Area I Credit: 3
PHYS 182 Introductory Physics II Credit: 3
PHYS 184 Introductory Physics Laboratory II Credit: 1
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech Credit: 3

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 18

CHEM 311 Analytical Chemistry I Credit: 4
CHEM 341 Biochemistry I Credit: 3
BIOL 326 Cell Biology Credit: 3
BIOL 327 Cell Biology Laboratory Credit: 1
ENGL 305 Technical Writing Credit: 3 or
ENGL 310 Advanced Composition Credit: 3
Curriculum Area II Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 15

CHEM 342 Biochemistry II Credit: 3
CHEM 497 Chemistry Seminar/Honors/MARC Credit: 1 or
BIOL 497 Biology Seminar/Honors Credit: 1
BIOL 301 Microbiology Credit: 3
BIOL 303 Microbiology Laboratory Credit: 1
CSDP 121 Microcomputer Applications Credit: 3 or
BUED 212 Computer-Concepts/ Applications I Credit: 3 ³
Curriculum Area II Credit: 3

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

DNSC 400 Senior Proficiency Seminar Credit: 1
CHEM 401 Principles of Physical Chemistry I Credit: 4
CHEM 498 Independent Study Credit: 1 -3 ⁵ or
BIOL 498 Independent Study Credit: 1-3 ⁵
CHEM 421 Instrumental Analysis Credit: 4
Curriculum Area VI Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 14

Elective w/ Lab Component Credit: 4 ⁴
CHEM 407 Protein Structure and Function Credit: 4
CHEM 499 Undergraduate Research Credit: 3-4 ⁵ or
BIOL 499 Undergraduate Research Credit: 1-4 ⁵
Program Elective Credit: 3

Total Credit Hours: 120

¹The English Proficiency Examination is given in association with ENGL 102 . A student must enroll in ENGL 001  prior to enrolling in ENGL 102 .
²MATH 210  or MATH 211  is strongly recommended to fulfill the 3 cr. hr. of Free Elective requirement.
³CSDP 220  may be substituted for CSDP 121  or BUED 212 .

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Biochemistry Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 14

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 18

Second Semester: Credits 15

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Total Credit Hours: 120

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Biochemistry Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 14

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 18

Second Semester: Credits 15

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Total Credit Hours: 120

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