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50 Chemistry and Biochemistry

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

BS: BIOCHEMISTRY DEGREE PLAN (CONTINUED)

Minimum
S ta n d a rd ................................................................................................................................. 1 3
A C S ............................................................ .. .... . ............................................. .................... 1 0
H e a lth Scie n ce s ...................................................................................................................... 12
M inim um G PA for graduation ........................ .................... ............................ 2.00
M inim um advanced hours ....................... . ........... . .... ................................... 33
M in im u m to ta l h o u rs ................................................................................................................. 128
Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.
Bachelor of Arts Degrees (BA)
Admission Requirements
Before being admitted to the program in chemistry or biochemistry, a
student must satisfy the requirements listed in the SAT/ACT Placement
section of this catalog.
BIOCHEMISTRY (BA)
BA: BIOCHEMISTRY DEGREE PLAN (BCHA)
Bible
BIBL 10 1 Life and Teachings of Jesus .................................................................................... 3
BIBL 102 Acts-Revelation ................................ .......... ......... .... ... 3...... .......... 3
BIBL 211 M essage of the Old Testam ent .......................................... 3
BIBL 212 Christianity in Culture ...................................................................................... 3
A d van ced B ib le ........................................................................... 3................................ . . . . . 3
English
ENGL 111 Com position and Rhetoric ................... ........... ..................... 3
Literatu re ...................................................................................................................... . . . . . 3
Speech
COMS 111 Fundamentals of Communication ........................................ 3...........
H is to ry 10 0 -2 9 9 ...................... . ............. ........... ....................................................................... 3
Science
B IO L 1 12 G e n e ra l B io lo g y I .................................................................................................... 3
C H EM 133 G eneral C hem istry I ............................................................................................. 3
Mathematics
_ M A T H 124 Preca lcu lus II ....................................................................................................... 3
E X S C 1 0 0 + 3 activ ities .................................................................................................................. 4
U N IV 10 0 U n iversity Sem inar ....................................................................................................... 1
TO TA L U N IV ER SITY C O R E ......................................................................................................... 4 1
English
ENGL 112 Composition and Literature ..................................... .............. 3
Literature .............................. ......................... . ........................... 3
Social Sciences/Humanities
Choose from: anthropology, economics (also AGRB 261), geography,
history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology
(maximum one course per area) ............................................. 9
Foreign Language (requirement waived) ........................................ 0
Fine Arts
Choose one: ART 101, MUSM 230, THEA 220 or THEA 250 ...................................... 3
TOTAL BA CO RE ....................................... .... 18
Chemistry
CHEM 131 General Chem istry I Lab . ................ ....................................... 1
CHEM 132/134 General Chemistry II Lecture/Lab ............................. 4......4
CHEM 221/223 Organic Chemistry I Lecture/Lab ............................. 4
CHEM 322/324 Organic Chemistry II Lecture/Lab ............................. 4
CHEM 323 Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar ....................................................... 1
CHEM 352 General Spectroscopy ...................................... ..................
CHEM 353 Analytical Separations ................................................................................. 2
CHEM 453 Biochemistry I ....................... .............................. 3
CHEM 454 Biochem istry II ....... ..... ................... 3...................................................... 3
CH EM 463 Biochem istry Lab I .......................................................................................... 1
CHEM 464 Biochemistry Lab II ........................................ 1
Biology
BIOL 114 General Biology I Lab ........................................ 1
BIOL 113/115 General Biology II Lecture/Lab ...... .................................. 4
BIOL 312 Cell Biology ........................................ ............................ 3
T O T A L ............................................................................................................................................ 3 4
Chemistry
CHEM 413 Physical Chemistry/Life Sciences ....... .......... .......................... 3
Mathematics
M A T H 185 Calcu lus I .................................................................................. 3..................... 3
Physics
PHYS 110/111 General Physics I Lecture/Lab............................................4
PHYS 112/113 General Physics II Lecture/Lab ...... .................................. 4
TOTAL ....................... .............................................. 14
M in im u m ........................................................................................................................................ 2 1

1 I BA: BIOCHEMISTRY DEGREE PLAN (CONTINUED)

M inim um GPA for graduation ............................... ......... ....................... 2.00
Minimum advanced hours ........................................ 33
M inim um total hours ........................................ .......... ....... . .......... 128
Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.
Cooperative Bachelor of Science Degrees (BS)
ACU awards the bachelor's degree with a biochemistry track to certain
qualified students who have satisfactorily completed three years of
prescribed work at ACU (a minimum of 104 hours) plus one year
at a recognized professional school. See the Health Professions
Cooperative Degree in the Interdisciplinary and Other Academic
Programs section of this catalog for complete course requirements.
Minor in Chemistry
MINOR: CHEMISTRY (CHEM)
Chemistry Foundations
CHEM 131/133 General Chemistry I Lecture/Lab ........................................ 4
CHEM 132/134 General Chemistry II Lecture/Lab ........................................ 4
CHEM 221/223 Organic Chemistry I Lecture/Lab ........................................ 4
Advanced Chemistry
CHEM 322/324 Organic Chemistry II Lecture/Lab ......................... ............... 4
Advanced Chemistry selection from:
C H E M 33 3-37 5, 4 13-4 54 ............................................................. ......................................... >_2
T O T A L ....................... ... ............................................................................................................... >_ 1 8
Course Descriptions
Please see the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. Courses
offered by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry include
those with the following designations: CHEM, GEOL.