Advising Course Plan - Biochemistry Major - 3 Year Plan

This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in three years.  It is appropriate for students who have already completed eight units of coursework. The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester. This plan assumes that the student has completed four units of appropriate general education courses, two units of general chemistry (with lab), and two units of calculus w/analytical geometry prior to the first semester shown in the plan.

Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan: CHEM 141P (General Chemistry I), CHEM 142P (General Chemistry II), MATH 141Q (Calculus I), and MATH 142Q (Calculus II).

First Year
FallUnits
CHEM 201Organic Chemistry I1
CHEM 202Inorganic Chemistry1
PHYS 121P
or 141P1
College Physics I
University Physics I
1
BIOL 141PIntroductory Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics1
 Term Units4
Spring
CHEM 301Organic Chemistry II1
CHEM 205Analytical Chemistry1
PHYS 122P
or 142P1
College Physics II
University Physics II
1
BIOL 142PIntroductory Biology: Animal and Plant Physiology1
 Term Units4
Second Year
Fall
CHEM 2032Physical Chemistry1
Junior Seminar1
BIOL 300-Level Elective Requirement31
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
CHEM 204Biochemistry I1
CHEM 4984Research Proposal1
BIOL 300-Level Elective Requirement31
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Third Year
Fall
CHEM 4994Senior Project1
CHEM 304Biochemistry II1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
300-Level CHEM In-Depth Chemistry Course Requirement51
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Total Unit: 24
1

Either PHYS 121P and PHYS 122P or PHYS 141P and PHYS 142P  are acceptable.

 
2

MATH 142Q and PHYS 142P or PHYS 122P are prerequisites for this course

3

Students must take TWO courses chosen from BIOL 300, BIOL 301, BIOL 302, BIOL 315, BIOL 409, or BIOL 425

4

Students must have completed CHEM 201, CHEM 202, CHEM 203, and CHEM 205 and be currently enrolled in CHEM 204 to enroll in CHEM 498.

5

Students must take ONE in-depth chemistry electives chosen from CHEM 302, CHEM 303, CHEM 305, CHEM 306, CHEM 307, CHEM 308, or CHEM 309