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Biochemistry Major, B.S., ASBMB-Accredited

The Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, ASBMB-Accredited degree program is accredited by the American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB). This course of study is ideal for students interested in pursuing graduate studies in the fields of biochemistry & molecular biology (BMB), biotechnology, biomedicine or in the health professions (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, etc). All biochemistry students have excellent research opportunities in areas such as protein biochemistry, enzymology, bio-organic reaction mechanisms, cellular biochemistry, molecular oncology and carcinogenesis. Students can take additional courses to also meet the American Chemical Society degree certification requirements.

Degree Requirements

 

Requirements for a B.S., ASBMB-Accredited degree in biochemistry:

BIO 198General Biology I

3
BIO 198LGeneral Biology I Laboratory

1
BIO 199General Biology II

3
BIO 199LGeneral Biology II Laboratory

1
BIO 200Genetics

4
BIO 200LGenetics Laboratory

0
CHE 152General Chemistry I

3
CHE 153LGeneral Chemistry I Laboratory

1
CHE 154General Chemistry II

3
CHE 155LGeneral Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHE 232Organic Chemistry I

3
CHE 233LOrganic Chemistry I Laboratory

1
CHE 234Organic Chemistry II

3
CHE 235LOrganic Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHE 310Analytical Chemistry

4
CHE 310LAnalytical Chemistry Laboratory

0
PHY 200General Physics I

4
PHY 200LGeneral Physics I Laboratory

0
PHY 201General Physics II

4
PHY 201LGeneral Physics II Laboratory

0
MAT 260Calculus I

4
CHE 305Applied Physical Chemistry

3
CHE 320Biochemistry

3
CHE 320LBiochemistry Laboratory

1
CHE 325Biochemistry of Metabolism

3
CHE 420Advanced Biochemistry

4
CHE 451Capstone Chemical Research

1-2
CHE 454 Capstone Chemical Communication

1
CHE 470Tissue Culture

4
CHE 490Molecular Basis of Cancer

4
3 cumulative credits of CHE 451 are required

One of the following lecture/laboratory pairs:

BIO 307Microbiology

4
BIO 307LMicrobiology Laboratory

0
BIO 310Developmental Biology

4
BIO 310LDevelopmental Biology Laboratory

0
BIO 315Virology

4
BIO 315LVirology Laboratory

0
BIO 330Comparative Animal Physiology

4
BIO 330LComparative Animal Physiology Laboratory

0
BIO 350Cell Biology

4
BIO 350LCell Biology Laboratory

0
BIO 360Immunology

4
BIO 360LImmunology Laboratory

0
BIO 370Molecular Biology

4
BIO 370LMolecular Biology Laboratory

0
BIO 390Essentials of Electron Microscopy

4
BIO 390LEssentials of Electron Laboratory

0
BIO 408Bioinformatics and Genomics

4
BIO 408LBioinformatics and Genomics Laboratory

0

Students can also earn an additional ASBMB certification to their B.S. Biochemistry, ASBMB-accredited degree by passing an ASBMB certification exam during their final year of study. Students that take this course of study, pass the ASBMB-certification exam with distinction, have a minimum 3.4 GPA and meet some other requirements are eligible to be inducted into the ASBMB National Honor Society (see the website for full details, http://asbmb.org/honorsociety/).

PHY 205/PHY 205L can substitute for PHY 200/PHY 200L, and PHY 206/PHY 206L can substitute for PHY 201/PHY 201L.

Students can take some additional courses and substitute some others in order to earn a degree that is both ASBMB-accredited and ACS-certified. The following additional course would be required: Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry (CHE 245) with Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (CHE 245L), Advanced Instrumental Chemistry (CHE 430) with Advanced Instrumental Chemistry Laboratory (CHE 430L), and Calculus II (MAT 261). The following substitutions would need to be made: Physical Chemistry I (CHE 352) with Physical Chemistry I Laboratory (CHE 353L) and Physical Chemistry II (CHE 354) with Physical Chemistry II Laboratory (CHE 355L) would replace Applied Physical Chemistry (CHE 305);  General Physics with Calculus I (PHY 205) with General Physics with Calculus I Laboratory (PHY 205L) and General Physics with Calculus II (PHY 206) with General Physics with Calculus II Laboratory (PHY 206L) would replace the non-calculus based physics course series (PHY 200, PHY 200L, PHY 206, PHY 206L). Total credit hours for this ASBMB-accredited and ACS-certified option is 91 hours.

 

Total Credit Hours: 74