Biochemistry B.S.

Required Courses

Lower Division:

BIO 1	Biological Dynamics	4
BIO 1L	Biological Dynamics Laboratory	1
BIO 2	Biological Dynamics	3
BIO 2L	Biological Dynamics Laboratory	1
CHE 1A	General Chemistry	4
CHE 1AL	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHE 1B	General Chemistry	4
CHE 1BL	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHE 6A	Organic Chemistry	4
CHE 6AL	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHE 6B	Organic Chemistry	4
CHE 6BL	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
MTH 5A	Calculus I	4
MTH 5B	Calculus II	4
PHY 1A	Introductory Physics IA	4
	and
PHY 1B	Introductory Physics IB	3
	or
PHY 11A	Mechanics	4
	and
PHY 11B	Electricity Magnetism and Optics	3
PHY 1BL	Introductory Physics Laboratory	1

Recommended Courses:

PHI 168B	Bioethics	3
PHI 158	Scientific Method	3
MTH 38	Elements of Probability and Statistics	3
CHE 190	Inorganic Chemistry	3

Upper Division:

BIO 130	Genetics	3
BIO 130L	Genetics Laboratory	1
BIO 135	Molecular Biology	3
BIO 135L	Molecular Biology Laboratory	1
CHE 107	Biochemistry	3
CHE 107L	Biochemistry Laboratory	1
CHE 109	Advanced Biochemistry	3
CHE 110A	Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics	4
CHE 110B	Physical Chemistry: Dynamics	3
CHE 111	Physical Chemistry Laboratory	2
CHE 120	Instrumental Methods of Analysis	3
	and
CHE 120L	Instrumental Methods of Analysis Laboratory	2
	or
CHE 130	Biochemical Methods	3
CHE 199	Research in Chemistry	1-3

For CHE 199, a minimum of 3 units must be completed; BIO 198 may be substituted for CHE 199 at the discretion of the department chair.

Plus one course from the following:

BIO 103	Microbiology	4
	and
BIO 103L	Microbiology Laboratory	0
BIO 105	Immunology	3
BIO 125	Developmental Biology	3
BIO 141	Cancer Biology	3
BIO 151	Medical Physiology	3
BIO 152	Cellular Biology	3
BIO 157	Advanced Topics in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology	3
BIO 160	Neurobiology	3
BIO 167	Advanced Topics in Environmental Science	3

Total units in chemistry, biology, mathematics, and physics: 80-81

*CHE 109 fulfills the capstone requirement for Biochemistry.

Overall, students must complete a total of 124 semester units, with at least 45 upper-division units, to fulfill all requirements for a B.S. degree at MSMU. An overall GPA of 2.0 in major courses is required for the degree and all major courses must be completed with a grade of C- or above.