Academic Learning Compact - Biochemistry
Biochemistry is the subdiscipline of chemistry that focuses on compounds of biological origin: their structures, biological functions and transformations needed to sustain life.
Additional information is available from your major's website.
Before Graduating You Must
- Achieve at least 50% on the Diagnostic of Undergraduate Chemistry Knowledge (DUCK) exam.
- Achieve a minimum grade of C in laboratory courses CHM 2211L, CHM 3120L, CHM 4302L and CHM 4413L.
- Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by the chemistry faculty.
Skills You Will Acquire in the Major (SLOs)
- Knowledge of physical, organic, inorganic, analytical and biochemistry.
- Comprehension and use of laboratory skills in synthetic, quantitative and instrumental methods as scientific approaches to gathering and verifying knowledge.
- Mastery of the process of critical inquiry: interpretation, evaluation and explanation. Ask appropriate questions, gather relevant information efficiently and creatively, sort through this information, reason logically from this information and come to reliable and trustworthy conclusions.
- Ability to collect, analyze and articulate results clearly and effectively in speech and in writing in an acceptable style of presentation.
Courses |
Content |
Critical Thinking |
Communication |
SLO 1 |
SLO 2 |
SLO 3 |
SLO 4 |
General |
CHM 2045 |
X |
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CHM 2045L |
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X |
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CHM 2046 |
X |
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CHM 2046L |
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X |
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Organic |
CHM 2210 |
X |
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CHM 2211 |
X |
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CHM 3217 |
X |
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X |
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CHM 2211L |
|
X |
X |
X |
Analytical |
CHM 3120 |
X |
|
X |
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CHM 3120L |
|
X |
X |
X |
Physical and Inorganic |
CHM 3400 |
X |
|
X |
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CHM 3610 |
X |
|
X |
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CHM 4413L |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Biochemistry |
CHM 3218 |
X |
|
X |
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CHM 4302L |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Electives |
CHM 4034 |
X |
|
X |
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CHM 4130 |
X |
|
X |
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CHM 4130L |
X |
X |
X |
X |
CHM 4304 |
X |
|
X |
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CHM 4413 |
X |
|
X |
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MCB 4304 |
X |
|
X |
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MCB 4403 |
X |
|
X |
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MCB 4503 |
X |
|
X |
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PCB 3063 |
X |
|
X |
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PCB 3134 |
X |
|
X |
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PHZ 4710 |
X |
|
X |
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Required Courses in Other Departments |
BSC 2010 |
X |
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BSC 2010L |
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X |
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BSC 2011 |
X |
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X |
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BSC 2011L |
|
X |
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MAC 2311 |
X |
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MAC 2312 |
X |
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MCB 3020 |
X |
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|
X |
PHY 2053 |
X |
|
X |
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PHY 2053L |
|
X |
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PHY 2054 |
X |
|
X |
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PHY 2054L |
|
X |
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