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    Dec 11, 2024  
2015 - 2016 Catalog of Courses 
    
2015 - 2016 Catalog of Courses [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chemistry Major - Biochemistry Option


REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY - BIOCHEMISTRY OPTION:


Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39


See Liberal Arts Core  for course choices

Communication CO1/CO2 Any one approved CO1a course and any one approved 
        or CO2a course  (Credits: 7 - 10)
  CO2/CO3 Any one approved CO2a course and any one approved 
    CO3a course  (Credits: 7 - 8)
     
Mathematics MA1 MATH 113 a  (Credits: 4)
     
Arts & Humanities AHb Any two approved AH courses  (Credits: 8)
     
History HIb Any one approved HI course  (Credits: 4)
     
Social & Behavioral Sciences SSb Any one approved SS course  (Credits: 4)
     
Natural & Physical Sciences SC1 CHEM 150 a,c  (Credits: 4)
  SC1 or SC2 CHEM 151 a,c  (Credits: 4)
     
Physical Well-Being PE/ES Any one PE course or ES 100   (Credits: 1)

 

Major Requirements: Credits: 63


Prerequisites:


Other Specific Departmental Requirements:


Choose one course from the following:


Free Electives - Credits: Variable


TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120


a Check course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

c This Liberal Arts Core course is required by the major.  To complete the degree in the specified total credits for graduation, students must use this course to fulfill the requirements of both the Liberal Arts Core and the major.

d This course fulfills both a Major requirement and a Liberal Arts Core requirement. Credits for this course are counted in the Liberal Arts Core section of the curriculum listing. These credits are not counted in the Major Requirements total.

e For students majoring in the Chemistry-Biochemistry option, the Biology Department waives BIO 106  as a prerequisite for BIO 260  and has made BIO 113  the only prerequisite for the upper-division courses listed above.

g Students double majoring in Chemistry-Biochemistry Option and Biology with an area of concentration in Cellular and Molecular Biology may take either the senior seminar sequence in  Chemistry (CHEM 496  and CHEM 497 ) or Biology (BIO 496  and BIO 497 ).

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 39 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.