Accelerated Dual-Degree BS in Biochemistry/MS in Molecular and Cell Biology (3+1) Recommended Curriculum
The minimum number of credits required for the undergraduate degree is 120, and the minimum number of credits required for the graduate degree is 34. A maximum of 9 graduate credits may be used to fulfill both undergraduate and graduate requirements.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| BIO 150 & 150L | General Biology for Majors and General Biology for Majors Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE 110 & 110L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| MA 140 | Pre-Calculus | 3 |
| FYS 101 | First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| EN 101 | Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIO 151 & 151L | Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics and Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics Lab | 4 |
| CHE 111 & 111L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| MA 141 | Calculus of a Single Variable | 3 |
| EN 102 | Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| UC Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| UC Elective | 3 | |
| UC Elective | 3 | |
| CHE 210 & 210L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| CHE 211 & 211L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE 215 & 215L | Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Lab | 4 |
| CHE 315 & 315L | Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Lab | 4 |
| CHE 410 or CHE 300 | Inorganic Chemistry or Special Topics | 3 |
| UC Elective | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIO 515 | Advanced Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHE 305 & 305L | Instrumental Analysis and Instrumental Analysis Lab | 4 |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| UC Elective | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| PHY 110 & 110L | General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | 4 |
| PHY 111 & 111L | General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | 4 |
| UC Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 11 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BIO 571 | Molecular Genetics | 4 |
| CHE 301 & 301L | Physical Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| CHE 475 & CHE 490 | Chemistry Seminar I and Chemistry Research I | 4 |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIO 605 | DNA Methods Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE 302 & 302L | Physical Chemistry II and Physical Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHE 476 & CHE 491 | Chemistry Seminar II and Chemistry Research II | 4 |
| CHE 420 | Chemistry Integrative Capstone | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| BIO 688 | Independent Study | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BIO 568 | Molecular and Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIO 606 | Protein Methods Laboratory | 4 |
| Graduate Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 11 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIO 675 | Comp Exam in Molecular and Cell Biology | 2 |
| Graduate Elective | 3 | |
| Graduate Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 145 | |