Biochemistry, B.S.

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(120 UNITS)

Students who complete the Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and include CHEM 325 and CHEM 411 may qualify for certification by the American Chemical Society.

Basic Courses (41 units)

CHEM 120A - General Chemistry (5)
CHEM 120B - General Chemistry (5)
CHEM 190 - Orientation to Chemistry and Biochemistry (1)
CHEM 301A - Organic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 301B - Organic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 302 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
CHEM 315 - Theory of Quantitative Chemistry (3)
CHEM 316 - Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory (2)
CHEM 361A - Introduction to Physical Chemistry (3) or
CHEM 371A - Physical Chemistry (3)
CHEM 361B - Introduction to Physical Chemistry (3) or
CHEM 371B - Physical Chemistry (3)
CHEM 422 - General Biochemistry Laboratory (2)
CHEM 423A - General Biochemistry (3)
CHEM 423B - General Biochemistry (3)
CHEM 495 - Senior Research (1-3) ^†

Additional Information

† With consent of the department, CHEM 495 may be substituted with CHEM 472B , CHEM 490 , CHEM 492 or CHEM 499 , which includes a substantial research component with products that include a poster and paper. Consult the department chair for more information.

Related Courses (23 units)

BIOL 151 - Cellular and Molecular Biology (4)
BIOL 251 - Genetics (3)
PHYS 211 - Elementary Physics (3)
PHYS 212 - Elementary Physics (3)
PHYS 211L - Elementary Physics: Laboratory (1)
PHYS 212L - Elementary Physics: Laboratory (1)
MATH 150A - Calculus I (4)
MATH 150B - Calculus II (4)

Upper-Division Electives (6 units minimum)

See the department chair or the undergraduate adviser for more information.

BIOL 302 - General Microbiology (5)
BIOL 303 - Intermediate Cell Biology (3)
BIOL 309 - Intermediate Molecular Biology (3)
BIOL 362 - Mammalian Physiology (4)
BIOL 412 - Principles of Gene Manipulation (3)
BIOL 413 - Advances in Molecular Genetics (3)
BIOL 414 - Microbial Genetics (3)
BIOL 445 - Plant Cell Physiology (3)
BIOL 448 - Plant Molecular Biology (4)
CHEM 325 - Inorganic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 410 - Computational Chemistry (3)
CHEM 411A - Instrumental Analysis - Optical Spectroscopy (1)
CHEM 411B - Instrumental Analysis - Magnetic Resonance (1)
CHEM 411C - Instrumental Analysis - Separations (1)
CHEM 411D - Electrochemistry (1)
CHEM 411G - Instrumental Analysis - Mass spectrometry (1)
CHEM 429 - Medicinal Chemistry (3)
CHEM 431 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 435 - Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (3)
CHEM 438 - Environmental Biochemistry (3)
CHEM 445 - Nutritional Biochemistry (3)
CHEM 472A - Advances in Biotechnology Lab (3)
CHEM 472B - Advances in Biotechnology Laboratory (3)
PUBH 401 - Epidemiology (3)
MATH 338 - Statistics Applied to Natural Sciences (4)

Upper-Division Writing Requirement (3 units)

ENGL 301 - Advanced College Writing (3)
ENGL 360 - Technical Writing (3)
ENGL 363 - Scientific Writing (3)

Emphasis in Biotechnology (12 units)

BIOL 412 - Principles of Gene Manipulation (3)
CHEM 472A - Advances in Biotechnology Lab (3)
CHEM 472B - Advances in Biotechnology Laboratory (3)
BIOL 414 - Microbial Genetics (3) or
BIOL 448 - Plant Molecular Biology (4) or
CHEM 473 - Introduction to Bioinformatics (3)