Curriculum for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno

Recommended Course Sequence 2003-2004

**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
^bBCH 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
^cBCH 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
CHEM 347	Lab Techniques of Organic Chemistry *(Offered Fall Semester Only)*	2
PHYS 151	General Physics	3
PHYS 151L	General Physics Lab	1
APST 270	Intro to Statistics	4

**SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
BIOL 313	Principles of Genetics	3
CHEM 342	Organic Chemistry	3
PHYS 152	General Physics	3
PHYS 152L	General Physics Laboratory II	1
BCH 303	Biochemical/Environmental Measurements *(Offered Spring Semester Only)*	2
Elective	Free Elective	4

**THIRD YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
BCH 400	Introductory Biochemistry	4
BCH 403	Biochemistry Laboratory *(Offered Fall Semester Only)*	2
CHEM 421 or 425	Biophysical Chemistry *(Offered Fall Semester Only)*	3
^aCH 201	Core Humanities	3
^aCore Social Studies	Directed Elective	3
Elective	Free Elective	1

**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 202	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
^aCH 203	Core Humanities	3
Elective	Free Elective	3
^aDiversity	Diversity	3

**FOURTH YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER**
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
^dBCH 408	Senior Thesis	3
BCH 413	Macromolecular Biophysics *(Offered Spring Semester Only)*	3
^dBCH 421	ProSeminar *(Offered Spring Semester Only)*	1
^aCore (Capstone)	General Capsotne	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 BIOL, ASC or CHEM course.