2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog *As of 03/01/2024

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog *As of 03/01/2024

Biochemistry Semester by Semester

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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
ENGL 101 Principles of Composition I Credit: 3
DNSC 100 Freshman Seminar Credit: 1
MATH 110 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 15

BIOL 112 Principles of Biology II Credit: 3
BIOL 114 Principles of Biology II Laboratory Credit: 1
ENGL 102 Principles of Composition II Credit: 3
MATH 112 Calculus I Credit: 4
CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II Credit: 3
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 15

CHEM 211 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 213 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit: 1
PHYS 181 Introductory Physics I Credit: 3
PHYS 183 Introductory Physics Laboratory I Credit: 1
PHYS 121 General College Physics I Credit: 3
PHYS 123 General College Physics I Laboratory Credit: 1
BIOL 222 Genetics Credit: 3
BIOL 223 Genetics Laboratory Credit: 1
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 15

CHEM 212 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II Credit: 3
CHEM 214 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
BIOL 301 Microbiology Credit: 3
BIOL 303 Microbiology Laboratory Credit: 1
PHYS 182 Introductory Physics II Credit: 3
PHYS 184 Introductory Physics Laboratory II Credit: 1
PHYS 122 General College Physics II Credit: 3
PHYS 124 General College Physics II Laboratory Credit: 1
ENGL 305 Technical Writing Credit: 3
ENGL 310 Advanced Composition Credit: 3

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

CHEM 341 Biochemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 321 Quantitative Chemical Analysis Credit: 4
BIOL 326 Cell Biology Credit: 3
BIOL 327 Cell Biology Laboratory Credit: 1
Program Elective: Credits / Units: 4 1a, 1b

Second Semester: Credits 14

CHEM 342 Biochemistry II Credit: 3
CHEM 421 Instrumental Analysis Credit: 4
Curriculum Area II² Credits / Units: 3
Program Elective Credits / Units: 3 1a, 1b

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 17

CHEM 401 Principles of Physical Chemistry I Credit: 4
CHEM 498 Independent Study Credit: 3³ or

BIOL 498 Independent Study Credit: 3³

Program Elective Credit: 4^{1a, 1b}

Curriculum Area I Credit: 3

Program Elective Credit: 3^{1a, 1b}

Second Semester: Credits 13

DNSC 400 Senior Proficiency Seminar Credit: 1
CHEM 499 Undergraduate Reserach Credit: 2⁴ or

BIOL 499 Undergraduate Research Credit: 2⁴

Free Elective Credit: 3⁵
CHEM 497 Chemistry Seminar/Honors/MARC Credit: 1
Curriculum Area II Credit: 3

Curriculum Area I Credit: 3

Total Credit Hours: 120

^1a Students seeking to earn an American Chemical Society certified degree must enroll in CHEM 420 , CHEM 422 and MATH 211 in partial fulfillment of the 14 cr. hr. requirement.

^1b Students seeking admission into the UMES School of Pharmacy must enroll in CHEM BIOL 231 , BIOL 232 , and BIOL 234 in partial fulfillment of the 14 cr. hr. requirement. For those students accepted into the UMES School of Pharmacy, the remaining 6 cr. hr. of the Program Electives requirement will be fulfilled by PGSP 603 and PGSP 814 upon enrollment in the School of Pharmacy.

²ECON 201 or ECON 202 is required to fulfill the 3 cr. hr. Curriculum Area IIA requirement for students applying to the UMES School of Pharmacy.

³ Students seeking to earn an American Chemical Society certified degree must enroll in CHEM 498 .

⁴ Students seeking to earn an American Chemical Society certified degree must enroll in CHEM 499 .

⁵MATH 210 is required to fulfill the 3 cr. hr. Free Elective requirement for students applying to the UMES School of Pharmacy.

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Biochemistry Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

Second Semester: Credits 14

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 13

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 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

Second Semester: Credits 14

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 13

Total Credit Hours: 120

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