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Recommended Course Sequence 2005-2006

FIRST YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
Course Number Course Name Credits
CHEM 121 (or 201)  General Chemistry  4 
 aMATH 181  Calculus I  4 
 aENGL 101  Composition I  3 
 aCore (Fine Arts)  Directed Elective  3 
BCH 110  Success Strategies In Biochemistry
(Offered Fall Semester Only)		 2 

FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
Course Number Course Name Credits
CHEM 122 (or 202)  General Chemistry  4 
 aMATH 182  Calculus II  4 
 aENGL 102  Composition II  3 
BCH 121  Current Issues in Biochem. & Molec. Biol. 
(Offered Spring Semester Only)		 1 
BIOL 190  Cell & Molecular Biology  3 
Elective  Free Elective  1 

SECOND YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
Course Number Course Name Credits
BIOL 191  Organismal Biology  3 
CHEM 341  Organic Chemistry  3 
PHYS 151  General Physics (or 180+181L)   4
Elective  Free Elective 2 
APST 270  Intro to Statistics  4 

SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
Course Number Course Name Credits
BIOL 300
(Formerly BIOL 313) 		Principles of Genetics  3 
CHEM 342  Organic Chemistry  3 
PHYS 152  General Physics (or 181+181L) 4 
BCH 303  Biochemical/Environmental Measurements
 (Offered Spring Semester Only)		 2
aCH 201 Core Humanities 3
Elective  Free Elective  1

THIRD YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
Course Number Course Name Credits
BCH 400  Introductory Biochemistry  4 
BCH 403  Biochemistry Laboratory 
(Offered Fall Semester Only)		 2 
CHEM 345   Organic Chemistry Lab 2 
CHEM 425 Biophysical Chemistry 
(Offered Fall Semester Only)		 3 
aCH 202 Core Humanities  3 
Elective  Free Elective  2 

THIRD YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
Course Number Course Name Credits
BCH 405  Molecular Biology
(Offered Spring Semester Only)		 3 
BCH 406  Molecular Biology Laboratory
(Offered Spring Semester Only)		 3 
 aCH 203  Core Humanities  3 
BIOL 315 Cell Biology  3 
Elective  Free Elective  4 

FOURTH YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
Course Number Course Name Credits
BCH 407  Senior Thesis  3 
BCH 417  Metabolic Regulation 
(Offered Fall Semester Only)		 3 
BCH 420  ProSeminar
(Offered Fall Semester Only)		 1 
aCore Social Science  Directed Elective 3 
aASC 415  Biotechnology: Ethics & Economic Issues (General Capstone Course)   3 
Elective  Free Elective  3 

FOURTH YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
Course Number Course Name Credits
adBCH 408  Senior Thesis (Capstone course) 3 
BCH 413  Macromolecular Biophysics 
(Offered Spring Semester Only)		 3 
adBCH 421  ProSeminar
(Offered Spring Semester Only)		 1 
aDiversity Diversity  3 
eBiological Science  Directed Elective  3 
Elective  Free Elective  3 

a = Satisfies core requirements.
b = Required only of majors entering the program the first semester of their freshman year.
c = Required only of majors entering the program the second or second semester of their freshman year.
d = The combination of BCH 408 & 421 satisfies 3 credits of the capstone requirement.
e = Any upper division (300>) BIOL, ASC or CHEM course.
 
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