Biochemistry BS
Requirements - Bachelor of Science Degree - Biochemistry
Units required for Major: 81 - 85
Minimum total units required for the BS: 120-124
A minimum grade of ''C-'' is required in all courses applied to the Biochemistry major. Grades below "C-" in prerequisite courses do not satisfy prerequisite requirements.
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.
A. Required Lower Division Courses (46- 50 units)
| (5) | BIO 1 | Biodiversity, Evolution, and Ecology |
| (5) | BIO 2 | Cells, Molecules and Genes (BIO 1, CHEM 1A) |
| (5) | CHEM 1A* | General Chemistry I (High school chemistry and college algebra; sufficient performance on the college algebra diagnostic test, or equivalent) |
| (5) | CHEM 1B | General Chemistry II (CHEM 1A with a passing grade of "C" or better) |
| (3) | CHEM 24 | Organic Chemistry Lecture I (CHEM 1B) |
| (3) | CHEM 25 | Organic Chemistry Lab (CHEM 24, CHEM 124; CHEM 124 may be taken concurrently) |
| (4) | CHEM 31 | Quantitative Analysis (CHEM 1B) |
| (4) | MATH 30 | Calculus I (MATH 29 or four years of high school mathematics which includes two years of algebra, one year of geometry, and one year of mathematical analysis; completion of ELM requirement and Pre-Calculus diagnostic test) |
| (4) | MATH 31 | Calculus II (MATH 30 or appropriate high school based AP credit) |
| (8-12) | PHYS 5A | General Physics: Mechanics, Heat, Sound (Recently completed three years of high school algebra and geometry; and a college course in algebra and trigonometry; MATH 9 recommended for those having an inadequate mathematics background) AND |
| PHYS 5B | General Physics: Light, Electricity, and Magnetism, Modern Physics (PHYS 5A or instructor permission) OR |
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| PHYS 11A | General Physics: Mechanics (MATH 30, MATH 31 or equivalent certificated high school courses. MATH 31 may be taken concurrently) AND |
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| PHYS 11B | General Physics: Heat, Light, Sound (MATH 31, PHYS 11A) AND |
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| PHYS 11C | General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism, Modern Physics (MATH 31, PHYS 11A) |
*Passing a placement exam or obtaining a passing grade of "C" or better in CHEM 4 is required to enroll in CHEM 1A.
B. Required Upper Division Courses (29 units)
| (4) | BIO 184 | General Genetics (BIO 1 and BIO 2) |
| (3) | CHEM 124 | Organic Chemistry Lecture II (CHEM 24, or instructor permission; concurrent enrollment in CHEM 25 recommended) |
| (3) | CHEM 125 | Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 25, CHEM 124, ENGL 20, or an equivalent second semester composition course) |
| (3) | CHEM 141 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 140A, CHEM 140B, or CHEM 142 , or instructor permission; ENGL 20 or an equivalent second semester composition course; CHEM 140B may be taken concurrently) |
| (4) | CHEM 142 | Introduction to Physical Chemistry (CHEM 1B, CHEM 24, PHYS 5A , PHYS 5B, MATH 31) |
| (3) | CHEM 160A | Structure and Function of Biological Molecules (CHEM 124, MATH 26A or MATH 30 is recommended) |
| (3) | CHEM 160B | Metabolism and Regulation of Biological Systems (CHEM 160A or equivalent course; one year of organic chemistry) |
| (3) | CHEM 162 | General Biochemistry Laboratory (CHEM 31, CHEM 160A, or CHEM 161; ENGL 20 or an equivalent second semester composition course; either CHEM 160A or CHEM 161 may be taken concurrently) |
| (3) | CHEM 164 | Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory (CHEM 162 or equivalent; ENGL 20 or an equivalent second semester composition course) |
C. Upper Division Elective Courses (6 units)
(3) Units of Chemistry from approved list.| CHEM 110 | Inorganic Chemistry Lecture (CHEM 125, CHEM 140B, or CHEM 142, instructor permission; CHEM 140B may be taken concurrently, however, students are encouraged to complete CHEM 140B and CHEM 141 first; Corequisite: CHEM 110L) |
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| CHEM 128 | Organic Synthesis (CHEM 124) |
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| CHEM 133 | Chemical Instrumentation (CHEM 31, CHEM 140B or CHEM 142, instructor permission; ENGL 20 or an equivalent second semester composition course) |
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| CHEM 198 | Senior Research (One upper division chemistry laboratory class, ENGL 20 or an equivalent second semester composition course, and instructor and department chair permission) |
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| CHEM 250 | Selected Topics in Chemistry (Enrollment in MS Chemistry graduate program or instructor permission) |
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| CHEM 260 | Protein Biochemistry (One semester of Biochemistry) |
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| CHEM 261 | Nucleic Acids Chemistry (Undergraduate course in biochemistry) |
(3) Units of Biological Sciences from approved list.
| BIO 121 | Molecular Cell Biology (BIO 1 and BIO 2) |
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| BIO 139 | General Microbiology (BIO 10 or BIO 20 or both BIO 1 and BIO 2; CHEM 6B, CHEM 20 orCHEM 24) |
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| BIO 144 | Pathogenic Bacteriology (BIO 139) |
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| BIO 149A | Immunology (BIO 121, BIO 139, BIO 184 and CHEM 161) |
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| BIO 149B | Immunology and Serology Laboratory (BIO 139, BIO 149A) |
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| BIO 180 | Advanced Molecular Biology (BIO 121 and BIO 184) |
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| BIO 220 | Introduction to Scientific Inquiry |
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| BIO 222 | Molecular Biology (BIO 184, CHEM 161) |
