Biochemistry Major (B.S.)

Required Foundation Courses (18 cr)

• MATH 161 - Calculus I (GE3) 4 cr
• MATH 162 - Calculus II 4 cr

Major Required Courses (63 cr)

A biochemistry minor is not available.

• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I Lecture (GE4) 4 cr
• CHEM 111L - General Chemistry I Lab (GE4) 1 cr
• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II Lecture 4 cr
• CHEM 112L - General Chemistry II Lab 1 cr
• CHEM 230 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture 4 cr
• CHEM 231 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 cr
• CHEM 313 - Analytical Chem I Quantitative Analysis 4 cr
• CHEM 314 - Analytical Chem II Instrumental Analysis 4 cr
• CHEM 321 - Physical Chemistry I 3 cr
• CHEM 321L - Physical Chemistry Lab 1 cr
• CHEM 322 - Physical Chemistry II 3 cr
• CHEM 322L - Physical Chemistry II Lab 1 cr
• CHEM 330 - Organic Chemistry II Lecture 4 cr
• CHEM 331 - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 cr
• CHEM 412 - Biochemistry I 3 cr
• CHEM 413 - Biochemistry Laboratory 1 cr
• CHEM 420 - Biochemistry II 5 cr
• BIOL 181 - Intro to Ecology, Evolution, Diversity (GE4) 3 cr
• BIOL 181L - Ecology, Evolution, Diversity Lab 1 cr
• BIOL 182 - Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology 3 cr
• BIOL 182L - Cell and Molecular Biology Lab 1 cr
• BIOL 260 - Genetics 4 cr
• BIOL 360 - Cell Biology 4 cr

Electives (3-4 cr)

Choose one from the following.

• BIOL 331 - Microbiology 4 cr
• BIOL 437 - Immunology & Hematology 4 cr
• BIOL 442 - Molecular Biology 4 cr
• BIOL 451 - Human Genetics 3 cr
• BIOL 453 - Biology of Cancer 3 cr
• BIOL 455 - Evolutionary Genetics 3 cr
• CHEM 415 - Advanced Organic Chemistry 3 cr

Environmental Specialization

In addition to the above-listed foundation and major courses, 9 credits from the following courses are required:

• CHEM 417 - Environmental Chemistry 3 cr
• CHEM 418 - Green and Sustainable Chemistry 3 cr
• CHEM 419 - Environmental Analytical Methods 3 cr
• CHEM 482 - Freshwater Science 4 cr
• CHEM 495 - Research in Chemistry 1-3 cr

• Research topic must have an environmental focus to count towards the Environmental Specialization.