Biochemistry B.S.

Program Features

67 credits

Required courses:

CHEM 121	GN: General Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 123	GN: General Chemistry I Lab	1 credits
CHEM 124	GE: General Chemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 126	GE: General Chemistry II Lab	1 credits
CHEM 233	Organic Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 234	Organic Chemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 235	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1 credits
CHEM 236	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1 credits
CHEM 315	Biochemistry	3 credits
CHEM 317	Biochemistry Laboratory	1 credits
CHEM 350	Biochemical Energetics	3 credits
CHEM 352	Biochemical Energetics Laboratory	1 credits
CHEM 371	Analytical Chemistry I: Quantitative	4 credits
CHEM 415	Proteins and Nucleic Acids	3 credits
CHEM 417	Proteins and Nucleic Acids Laboratory	1 credits
CHEM 419	Biochemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 420	Biochemical Methods	2 credits
CHEM 422	Biochemical Methods Laboratory	1 credit
CHEM 495	Chemistry Seminar	1 credits

7 credits (lab required) from:

BIOL 330	Microbiology	4 credits
BIOL 340	Animal Physiology	4 credits
BIOL 380	Cell Culture Techniques	2 credits
BIOL 422	Plant Physiology	4 credits
BIOL 439	Molecular Biology	3 credits
BIOL 449	Cell Biology	3 credits
BIOL 477	Molecular Biology Lab	1 credits

Co-requisite courses:

BIOL 114	GN: Introductory Biology I	4 credits
BIOL 331	Genetics	3 credits
MATH 140	GN: Calculus I	4 credits
MATH 141	GN: Calculus II	4 credits
PHYS 131	GN: Fundamental Physics I	4 credits
OR
PHYS 161	GN: Physics I	4 credits
PHYS 132	GE: Fundamental Physics II	4 credits
OR
PHYS 162	GE: Physics II	4 credits

Additional requirements:

• Please see the university requirements in this catalog. (p. 44)
• All 300 and 400 level courses required for the major must be complete at ESU, with the exception of courses taken as part of the Pharmacy Transfer Program.

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

CHEM 121	GN: General Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 123	GN: General Chemistry I Lab	1 credits
MATH 140	GN: Calculus I	4 credits
BIOL 114	GN: Introductory Biology I	4 credits
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

CHEM 124	GE: General Chemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 126	GE: General Chemistry II Lab	1 credits
MATH 141	GN: Calculus II	4 credits
OR
MATH 110	GN: General Statistics	3 credits
ENGL 103	English Composition	3 credits
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	13-14

Sophomore Year

Fall

CHEM 233	Organic Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 235	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1 credits
	Biology Elective	3-4 credits
GenEd ____	General Education elective	3 credits
	FIT I	1 credit
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	14-15

Biology Electives: see below

Spring

CHEM 234	Organic Chemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 236	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1 credits
CPSC 101	GN: Personal Computers and Their Uses in the Sciences	3 credits
PHYS 161	GN: Physics I	4 credits
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits
	FIT II	1 credit
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Junior Year

Fall

CHEM 315	Biochemistry	3 credits
CHEM 317	Biochemistry Laboratory	1 credits
PHYS 162	GE: Physics II	4 credits
XXXX ___	Elective	6 credits
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	17

Spring

CHEM 350	Biochemical Energetics	3 credits
CHEM 352	Biochemical Energetics Laboratory	1 credits
	Biology Elective	3-4 credits
	General Education Elective	6 credits
XXXX ___	Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	16-17

Biology Electives: see below

Senior Year

Fall

CHEM 371	Analytical Chemistry I: Quantitative	4 credits
	Chemistry/Biology Elective	3-4 credits
CHEM 385	Chemical Literature and Documentation	1 credits
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits
	Chemistry	3-4 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	14-16

Biology/Chemistry Electives: see below

Spring

CHEM 419	Biochemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 495	Chemistry Seminar	1 credits
	Chemistry/Biology Elective	6-7 credits
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits
XXXX ___	Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	16-17

Biology/Chemistry Electives: see below

Biology Electives – 9 credits

one must have lab 300+ level:

BIOL 330	Microbiology	4 credits
BIOL 331	Genetics	3 credits
BIOL 422	Plant Physiology	4 credits
BIOL 449	Cell Biology	3 credits

Suggested Chemistry Electives:

CHEM 412

Contemporary Topics in Biochemistry

3 credits

Total Credit Hours: 120

For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3342 or visit www.esu.edu/chem.