Chemistry *If the student has successfully completed a research program (such as a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)) and receives permission from the chair of the department, the student need not take Chem 493.
It is highly recommended that those students intending to continue their studies at the graduate level (chemistry or biochemistry) take two semesters of either French or German as their Global Perspectives elective. The mathematics elective for the chemistry major will be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor. It is expected that those going to graduate school will choose either Calculus III, Linear Algebra, or Ordinary Differential Equations, and those who plan to teach at the secondary school level will choose Statistics.
Requirements for the Biochemistry Major Dept. Course No. Course Title Biol 150 Introduction to Biology I Biol 151 Introduction to Biology II Biol 305 Cell Biology Biol 430 Genetics Chem 133 General Chemistry I Chem 134 General Chemistry II Chem 343 Organic Chemistry I Chem 344 Organic Chemistry II Chem 413 Biochemistry I Chem 414 Biochemistry II Chem 423 Chemical Thermodynamics Chem 493* Seminar I Chem 494* Seminar II Math 151 Calculus I Math 152 Calculus II Math 203 Physics I Math 204 Physics II Semester Credits
Credits 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 4 4 5 5 63
Plus one of the following courses: Dept. Course No. Biol 216 Biol 412
Credit 4 4
Course Title Microbiology (elective) Molecular Biology (elective)
Chem 345 Toxicology 3 Semester Credits 3 or 4 Plus one of the following courses: Dept. Course No. Course Title Credit Chem 253 Chemical Methods of Analysis 3 Chem 354 Instrumental Methods of Analysis 3 Semester Credits 3 Plus three of the following courses: Dept. Course No. Course Title Chem 431 Advanced Lab I Chem 432 Advanced Lab II Chem 433 Advanced Lab III Chem 434 Advanced Lab IV Semester Credits
Credits 1 1 1 1 3
71* to 72
Total Semester Credits
*If the student has successfully completed a research program (such as a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)) and receives permission from the chair of the department, the student need not take Chem 493.
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