Degree Requirements

CALS requirements,
L&S requirements,
Major requirements,
Electives

CALS Breadth Requirements:

For more specifics on general requirements see CALS Bulletin.
    a. English 101 unless excused by placement exam.
    b. Foreign Language---Two semesters or two years high school.
    c. Communications Requirement: witten, oral, communication A, and communication B. A minium of 5-6 credits from the list of CALS recommended courses.
    d. Social Sciences and Humanities---Total 15 credits.
        1) Ethnic Studies (3crs)
        2) Economics---Econ 101, 103, 111, or AAE 215 (3crs)
        3) Humanities---classified H, L or Z (6crs)
        4) Social Sciences---classified as S or Z but not Econ (3crs)
    e. International Studies (3crs) (see CALS list).
        Course may also meet other curricular requirement. 

L&S Breadth Requirements:

For more specifics on general requirements see the L&S Bulletin.
    a. English
        1) An English Placement Test must be taken and recommendations followed.
        2) Certification of competence by the major department must be made prior to
             the beginning of student's last semester.
    b. Ethnic Studies
        See L&S Bulletin.
    c. Intermediate Knowledge of One Foreign Language
        Three years of high school or 3 semesters of college courses in one language.
    d. Intermediate Mathematics
        A Math Placement Test must be taken. The major requires math through calculus.
    e. Breadth
        1) Humanities---12 credits
        2) Social Studies---12 credits
        3) Natural Science---16 credits; satisfied by courses in major

Major requirements For Both CALS and L&S

Chemistry:
A minimum of 25 credits (22 credits for students taking Chem 109 and 329*), including general chemistry and quantitative analysis (Chem 103, 104, 327), at least 8 credits of organic chemistry including a laboratory (Chem 343, 344, 345). Students who are advised to do so on the basis of an excellent high school chemistry and math background can meet the general and quantitative chemistry requirement by completing Chem 109 and 329. Also, students are required to take at least 5 credits of physcial chemistry including a laboratory (565 or 561 and 563).

Physics:
One year of college physics, preferably courses 207-208, or 201-202 (prerequisite for Physical Chemistry).

Math:
Math 221 and 222 are required, and for students planning on graduate school, 234 is highly recommended. Students who wish to take a statistics or computer course should delay this until they can take one with a calculus prerequisite.

Biology:
A minimum of 16 credits of courses in biology. This requirement can be satisfied by taking Biocore 301, 303, 323, 333 plus any two Biocore labs or by taking 16 credits of Biology including one year of Introductory Biology (Zool. 151 and 152) and advanced courses from Genetics (466), Bacteriology (303, 304), Botany, Physiology and Zoology.

Biochemistry:
A minimum of 8 credits of biochemistry. Must include Biochemistry 507/508, 651, and 511 or Biochemistry 501, 651, 511, and two additional credits of biochemistry.

The above constitute a total of 60 credits for the major and with the general requirements satisfy the requirements for the B.S. option in the general Letters & Science course.
You may find it helpful to see a typical four-year program for a biochemistry major.

Electives

Suggested electives would include additional study in foreign language or additional chemistry, biology or mathematics courses, for example, additional physical chemistry, advanced analytical chemistry, advanced calculus, differential equations, statistics, advanced genetics, bacteriology and other biology courses. Students planning on graduate work in Biochemistry should take second semester physical chemistry.

Also check the course descriptions for [Biology] [Chemistry] [Physics] & [Math]