Oct 10, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, BS


For more information about this program, visit the websites for the Biology and Chemistry departments.


Major Electives


Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Curriculum


   Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course Fall Cr. Spr. Cr.

First Year

                              
 MAJOR (NSCI)     CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry /CHEM 112L-113L   4.5 4.5
 MAJOR  BIOL 141 - (E) (FYOC, FYDT Lab only) General Biology with Lab 1BIOL 142 - (E) (FYOC, FYDT Lab only) General Biology with Lab 1 4.5 4.5
 COGNATE                             MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I     4
 GE WRTG  WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition   3  
 GE FSEM  First Year Seminar 5    
 MAJOR  BCMB 290 - Seminar 2   1
 GE FREE  FREE ELECT 3  
    15 14

Second Year

   
 MAJOR  CHEM 232 - (E) Organic Chemistry /CHEM 232L  — CHEM 233 - (E) Organic Chemistry /CHEM 233L   4.5 4.5
 MAJOR  BIOL 340 - Molecular Biology (MC) /BIOL 340L     5
 MAJOR  BCMB 290 - Seminar 2   1
 MAJOR  BIOL/CHEM ELECT – Biology/Chemistry Elective3 3-5  
 GE T/RS  T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible     3
 GE PHIL  PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy     3
 GE HUMN  HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective 3  
 GE S/BH  S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective 3  
 GE FREE  FREE ELECT - Free Elective 3  
    16.5-18.5 16.5

Third Year

   
 MAJOR  CHEM 450 - Biochemistry I  — CHEM 451 - Biochemistry II  or CHEM 350 - General Biochemistry I  - CHEM 351 - General Biochemistry II   3 3
 MAJOR  BIOL 350/Cellular Biology (MC)/BIOL 350L   5  
 COGNATE  PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I  — PHYS 121/PHYS 121L - (E) General Physics II   4 4
 GE T/RS – PHIL  T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology  — PHIL 210 - Ethics    3 3
 GE S/BH  S/BH ELECT – Social Behavioral Elective   3
 GE HUMN  HUMN ELECT – Humanities Elective   3
 COGNATE ELECT  COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective4 3  
    18 16

Fourth Year                                          

   
 MAJOR  BCMB 490 - Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Capstone     3
 MAJOR  BIOL/CHEM ELECT - Biology/Chemistry Elective3   3-4.5
 MAJOR  BIOL 440 Biotechnology (MC) /BIOL 440L                                                                                                                                5  
 MAJOR  BIOL/CHEM ELECT – Biology/Chemistry Elective3   3-5
 GE HUMN  HUMN ELECT – Humanities Electives 3 3
 GE PHIL or T/RS  PHIL ELEC - Philosophy or T/RS ELECT – T/RS Elective 3  
 GE ELECT  FREE ELECT –   Free Electives 6  
    17 12-15.5
 

Total: 125-130.5 Credits

1Successful completion of BIOL 141  and BIOL 142  satisfies the EP requirement.

2BCMB 290  is required twice; suggest taken Freshman and Sophomore years.  (Junior year for transfer students is still an option.)

3BIOL/CHEM Elective: BIOL 245 , BIOL 250 , BIOL 344  or BIOL 350 , BIOL 351 BIOL 358 BIOL 364 CHEM 455 ,CHEM 360 CHEM 370 BCMB 493 .         

4Cognate elective will be chosen from the following: BIOL 379 , MATH 204 , MATH 463 .

5The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

*Students taking CHEM 350  must take CHEM 351  and those taking CHEM 450  must take CHEM 451 .