• CHMY 141N-143N; College Chemistry I & II + Lab = 10 credits
• CHMY 221-224; Organic Chemistry I & II + Lab = 10 credits
• CHMY 311-421; Quantitative Analysis & Instrumental Methods = 8 credits
• CHMY 373; Physical Chemistry-Kntcs & Thrmdynmcs = 4 credits
• BCH 294; Introductory Biochemistry Seminar = 1 credit
• BCH 480-482; Advanced Biochemistry I & II = 6 credits
• BCH 486; Biochemistry Research Laboratory = 3 credits
• BIOB 160-161; Principles of Living Systems + Lab = 4 credits
• BIOB 272; Genetics & Evolution = 4 credits
• BIOB 486; Genomics = 3 Credits
• M 171-172; Calculus I & II = 8 credits
• PHSX 215N–218N ; Fund Phys. with calculus I&II + Lab = 10 credits
• CSCI 135-136; Fund of Computer Science I & II = 6 credits
• CSCI 232; Intermediate Data Structures and Algorithms = 4 credits
• CSCI 315E; Computers, Ethics, and Society = 3 credits
• CSCI 451; Computational Biology = 3 credits

Total: 87

3 credits of electives from CSCI 332, 240, 444, or 447.

6 credits of electives from BCH 490; BIOB 301, 375, 410, 411, 425, 490; BIOH 365, 370, 405, 462; BIOM 360, 361, 400, 410, 411, 427, 428, 435; CHMY 371, 397, 401, 402, 442, 465, 466, 490, 494, 498; PHAR 421, 422.

No more than 3 credits combined of BIOB 490, CHMY 490, 498 or BCH 490 and no more than 3 credit hours of CHMY 397/494.

For Group I of the General Education requirements (English Writing Skills), all students must complete WRIT 101, a lower division writing course, and an upper division writing course. The upper division requirement is satisfied by BCH 482 (1/3 of requirement) and BCH 486 (2/3 of requirement).

Group II of the General Education requirement (Mathematics) is fulfilled by M 171. The Foreign Language/Symbolic Systems requirement (Group III of the General Education Requirement) is fulfilled by M 171.

All students must complete 27 credit hours from groups IV to XI of the General Education requirement to graduate (CHMY 141N-143N counts as the 6 credit group XI requirement). One of these courses should be an approved lower division writing course.

Credits to Graduate:

• Required Courses: 87 credits
• Elective courses: 9 credits
• General Education: 21 credits
• WRIT 101: 3 credits

Total: 120 credits

Groups IV to X account for 21 credit hours.

Course of Study for BS Degree in Computational Biochemistry

Year 1 (31 credits)

Autumn (16 credits)

• CHMY 141N; College Chemistry I = 5 credits
• M 171; Calculus I = 4 credits
• BIOB 160/161; Principles of Living Systems with Lab = 4 credits
• CSCI 135; Fund of Computer Science I = 3 credits

Spring (15 credits)

• CHMY 143N; College Chemistry II = 5 credits
• M 172; Calculus II = 4 credits
• CSCI 135; Fund of Computer Science II = 3 credits
• Writ 101: Composition = 3 credits

Year 2 (32 Credits)

Autumn (17 credits)

• CHMY 221; Organic Chem I = 3 credits
• CHMY 222; Org Chem Lab I = 2 credits
• CSCI 232: Data Structures and algorithms = 4 credits
• PHSX 215N/216N; Fund. Phys. I with Calc. + Lab = 5 credits
• Intermediate Writing Course (May fulfill gen ed credit too) = 3 credits

Spring (15 credits)

• CHMY 223; Organic Chm II = 3 credits
• CHMY 224; Org Chm Lab II = 2 credits
• PHSX 217N/218N; Fund. Phys. II with Calc. + Lab = 5 credits
• BIOB 272; Genetics and Evolution = 4 credits
• BCH 294; Introductory Biochemistry Seminar = 1 credits

Year 3 (31 Credits)

Autumn (16 credits)

• BCH 480; Advanced Biochemistry I = 3 credits
• BIOB 486: Genomics = 3 credits
• CSCI 451: Computational Biology = 3 credits
• CHMY 373: Physical Chemistry-Kntcs & Thrmo = 4 credits
• CSCI 315E: Computers, Ethics and Society = 3 credits

Spring (15 credits)

• BCH 482; Advanced Biochemistry II = 3 credits
• BCH 486; Biochemistry Research Laboratory = 3 credits
• General Education = 9 credits

Year 4 (26 Credits)

Autumn (13 credits)

• CHMY 311: Analytical Chemistry-Quantitative Analysis = 4 credits
• Advanced Science Elective (approved Chem/Biochem/Bio)*** = 6 credits
• General Education = 3 credits

Spring (13 credits)

• CHMY 421: Advanced Instrumental Analysis = 4 credits
• Advanced Computer Science Elective*** = 3 credits
• General Education = 6 credits

***CSCI 332 - Design/Analysis of Algorithms; CSCI 340 - Database Design; CSCI 447 - Machine Learning; CSCI 444 - Data Visualization; CSCI 464 - Applications Mining Big Data (others, as approved by Advisor).

***Double dip Gen Ed’s can increase the # of Advanced electives a student can take. See Courses that satisfy more than one Group.

*Advanced Biochemistry Electives

• BIOB 301; Developmental Biology = 3 credits/Spring Semester
• BIOB 375 General Genetics = 3 credits/Spring Semester
• BIOB 410; Immunology* (pre-req: BIOM 360/361) = 3 credits/Fall Semester
• BIOB 411; Immunology Laboratory (pre-req/co-req: BIOB 410)** = 2 credits/Fall Semester
• BIOB 425; Adv Cell & Molecular Biology = 3 credits/Spring Semester
• BIOB 486: Genomics = 3 credits/Fall Semester
• BIOH 365; Principles of Physiology = 3 credits/Fall Semester
• BIOH 360/PHAR 347; Introduction to Neuroscience = 3 credits/Fall Semester
• BIOH 365; Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions I = 3 credits/Fall Semester
• BIOH 370; Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions II = 3 credits/Spring Semester
• BIOH 405: Hematology (pre-req: BIOM 360) = 3 credits/Fall Semester
• BIOH 462; Medical Physiology = 3 credits/Spring Semester
• BIOM 360; General Microbiology = 3 credits/Fall Semester
• BIOM 361; General Microbiology Laboratory = 2 credits/Fall & Spring Semester
• BIOM 410; Microbial Genetics (pre-req: BIOM 360/361)** = 3 credits/Spring Semester
• BIOM 411; Molecular Genetics Laboratory (pre-req or co-req: BIOM 410) = 1 credit/Spring Semester
• BIOM 427; General Parasitology = 2 credits/Fall Semester
• BIOM 428; General Parisitology Laboratory (co-req: BIOM 427) = 2 credits/Fall Semester
• BIOM 435; Virology (pre-req: BIOB 260 and BIOM 360 or 400) = 3 credits/Spring Semester
• CHMY 371; Phys Chem-Qntm Chm & Spctrscpy = 4 credits/Spring Semester
• CHMY 397; Teaching Chemistry = 1 credit/Fall & Spring Semester
• CHMY 401; Advanced Inorganic Chemistry = 3 credits/Spring Semester
• CHMY 402; Descriptive Inorganic ChemiLab = 2 credits/Spring Semester
• CHMY 442; Aquatic Chemistry = 3 credits/Fall Semester
• CHMY 465; Organic Spectroscopy = 3 credits/Fall Semester
• CHMY 466; FT-NMR Optn for Undrgrd Rsrch = 1 credit/Fall & Spring Semester
• PHAR 421; Medicinal Chemistry I = 3 credits/Fall Semester
• PHAR 422; Medicinal Chemistry II = 3 credits/Spring Semester
• BCH/BIOB/CHMY 490 or CHMY 494/498 Research or Cooperative Education = 3 credits max/Fall & Spring Semester

120 Credits required for graduation, 39 of which must be at the 300 level or above.

The 9 credits of advanced electives must be from the above list. Substitutions of an elective not from the above list must have prior approval from the curriculum advisor.

*Course that counts for 1/3 of the upper division writing requirement.

**Courses that count for 2/3 of the upper division writing requirement.

Students are encouraged to take these courses to supplement the upper division writing experience provided by the required courses BCH 482/BCH 486.