Biochemistry Track (ACS Certified) - Chemistry B.S. Major Requirements - Spring 2019

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Chemistry B.S. major requirements for the Biochemistry track (ACS Certified), including required chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics courses with credit-hour totals and prerequisite or co-requisite links between subjects. The checklist also states B.S. graduation requirements for minimum credit completion and upper-division course hours, general education and UD core obligations, and advancement rules requiring a C or better grade. Notes clarify recommended high-school preparation, ACT mathematics expectations, and references to the Undergraduate Bulletin and class planning guidance.

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B.S. Chemistry Major Requirements

Biochemistry Track (ACS Certified)

Required Chemistry (44 hrs)

Required Biology (16 hrs)

Required Physics (8 hrs)

Required Mathematics (12 hrs)

Graduation Requirements and Notes

B.S. CHEMISTRY Major Requirements Biochemistry Track (ACS Certified) (no minor required) Name: REQUIRED CHEMISTRY (44 hrs)* (Prerequisites in parentheses) CHEM 1450 College Chemistry I \# CHEM 1451 College Chemistry II (CHEM 1450) CHEM 2401 Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 1451) CHEM 3411 Organic Chemistry II (CHEM 2401) CHEM 3211 Organic Spectroscopy (CHEM 2401;pre or co-req CHEM 3411) CHEM 3520 Quantitative Analysis (CHEM 1451) CHEM 4450 Physical Chemistry I (CHEM 1451, PHYS 1442, MATH 1497) CHEM 4460 Physical Chemistry II (CHEM 1451, PHYS 1442, MATH 1497) CHEM 4320 Biochemistry I (CHEM 3411 and BIOL 1440) CHEM 4121 Biochemistry Lab (co-req CHEM 4320) CHEM 3360 Intermediate Organic Chem. (CHEM 1451) OR CHEM 4380 Advanced Inorganic CHEM 4335 Biochemistry II (CHEM 4320) CHEM 4112 Seminar (pre or co-req CHEM 4450 or 4460) [UD UCA Core: Z] CHEM 4V01 Research (minimum of 2 credit hours) REQUIRED BIOLOGY (16 hrs) BIOL 1440 Principals of Biology I ^ BIOL 1441 Principals of Biology II BIOL 2490 Genetics BIOL 3420 General Microbiology REQUIRED PHYSICS (8 hrs) PHYS 1441 University Physics I (MATH 1496) PHYS 1442 University Physics II (PHYS 1441; pre or co-req MATH 1497) REQUIRED MATHEMATICS (12 hrs) MATH 1496 Calculus I (MATH 1390,1392 or MATH 1580) MATH 1497 Calculus II (MATH 1496) MATH 2471 Calculus III (MATH 1497) Graduation Requirements for the B.S. Degree in Chemistry include • successful completion of a minimum of 120 hours, which must include 40 hours of upper division courses (3000-4000 level), • General Education (LD Core) requirements, and • UD Core requirements. This checksheet is to aid students in class planning, but is not meant to replace any eight semester plan or the undergraduate bulletin. For any questions, check the graduation requirements detailed in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Note: The UCA STEMteach program is now the path to licensure in science education at the undergraduate level. Alternatively, students may complete a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) graduate degree after completion of a BS in Chemistry. Contact UCA’s Department of Teaching and Learning for more information. * A “C” or better grade is required for advancement to subsequent courses. \# It is recommended that students have taken and passed high school chemistry or have completed CHEM 1301 with a C or better. Prerequisite: ACT mathematics score of at least 21 or corequisite/prerequisite of MATH 1390. ^ Prerequisites: High school chemistry or CHEM 1301 (or above) and a composite ACT score of 21 or higher OR BIOL 1400 (or 1401 or 1402) and CHEM 1301 (or above) both with a grade of C or higher. Revised: Spring 2019

FAQs

What chemistry courses are required for the ACS Certified Biochemistry track?

The required chemistry list includes CHEM 1450, CHEM 1451, CHEM 2401, CHEM 3411, CHEM 3211, CHEM 3520, CHEM 4450, CHEM 4460, CHEM 4320, CHEM 4121, CHEM 3360 or CHEM 4380/CHEm 4335, CHEM 4112, and CHEM 4V01 research (minimum 2 credits).

How many credit hours and upper-division course requirements are needed for B.S. graduation?

Graduation requires successful completion of a minimum of 120 hours, including 40 hours of upper-division courses (3000–4000 level), plus General Education (LD Core) and UD Core requirements.

What grade is required to advance to subsequent courses?

A “C” or better grade is required for advancement to subsequent courses. The checklist also recommends prior successful completion of high school chemistry or CHEM 1301 with at least a C.

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