Admission Requirements Advising Students are strongly encouraged to talk to a faculty advisor in the Chemistry Department to ensure that the necessary math and science courses are taken in the first two years of study.
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- Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C:
Students complete a BS in Chemistry with a biochemistry emphasis.
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡108 | Principles and Methods in Biology | 6 |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡242 | Fundamentals of Cell Biology | 3 |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡243 | Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics | 4 |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡252 | Principles of Genetics | 3 |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡461 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
´Ç°ùÌýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡465 | Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡105 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA105L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡106 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA106L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡208 | Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry | 3 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡218 | Experiential Learning: Quantitative Chemical Analysis | 5 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡321 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡322 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡323³¢ | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡411 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡418 | Experiential Learning: Chemical Instrumentation and Methods | 5 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡441 | Principles of Biochemistry I | 3 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡442 | Principles of Biochemistry II | 3 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡443 | Biochemistry Laboratory | 2 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡481 | Experiential Learning: Undergraduate Seminar I | 1 |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡482 | Experiential Learning: Undergraduate Seminar II | 2 |
²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡155 | Precalculus | 5 |
²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251 | Calculus I | 4-6 |
´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251F | F.A.T. Calculus I |
³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡253 | Applied Statistics for the Sciences | 4 |
| 8 |
±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡123 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA123L | College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | |
±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡124 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA124L | College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory | |
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±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡211 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA211L | General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | |
±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡212 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA212L | General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory | |
| 13 |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡310 | Principles of Animal Physiology | |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡412 | Behavioral Endocrinology | |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡413 | Neurophysiology | |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡452 | Human Genome | |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡463 | Molecular Biology of Cancer | |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡465 | Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology | |
BIOL/CHEM A474 | Ecotoxicology | |
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498 | Individual Research | |
CHEM/BIOL A471 | Immunology | |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡495 | Chemistry Internship | |
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡498 | Individual Research | |
²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340 | Microbial Biology | |
²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342 | Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology | |
²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡410 | Microbial Physiology | |
²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡462 | Virology | |
±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡303 | Modern Physics | |
±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡320 | Simulation of Physical Systems | |
±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡403 | Quantum Mechanics | |
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡370 | Behavioral Neuroscience | |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 39 credits must be upper division.
Honors in Chemistry The Department of Chemistry awards departmental honors in chemistry to undergraduate students who show exceptional performance in all their coursework. To graduate with honors students must:
- Satisfy all requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry;
- Meet the requirements f´Ç°ùÌý;
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.50 in chemistry (CHEM) classes;
- Complete, with distinction, a written assignment in the style of a chemical journal based on the research performed in °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡498;
- Notify the Departmental Honors Committee in writing at the time they file their Application for Graduation with the Office of the Registrar that they intend to graduate with departmental honors.