COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
All biochemistry majors must meet the University
core curriculum requirements and the additional core curriculum requirements
of the college of their major. There are slight differences in the requirements
of each college. For those students in the College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences, the requirements are designated as BCHM. For those students
in the College of Science, the requirements are designated as
BIOC.
Area 1: Writing and Discourse (Freshman Writing and Writing Intensive
course*)
BCHM - ENGL 1105-1106 (Freshman English) and
Writing Intensive course-(6 semester
hours)
BIOC - ENGL 1105-1106 (Freshman English) and Writing Intensive course-(6
semester hours)
Area 2: Ideas, Cultural Traditions,
and Values (Humanities)
BCHM - 6 semester hours required (See University
Core Requirement)
BIOC - 6 semester hours required (See University and College of
Science Core Curriculum requirements)
Area 3: Society and Human Behavior (Social
Sciences)
BCHM - 6 semester hours required (See University
Core Requirement)
BIOC - 6 semester hours required (See University and College of
Science Core Curriculum requirements)
Area 4: Scientific Reasoning and Discovery
(Natural Sciences)
BCHM - Met by departmental requirement.
BIOC - Met by departmental requirement.
Area 5: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
(Mathematical Sciences)
BCHM - Met by departmental requirement.
BIOC - Met by departmental requirement.
Area 6: Creativity and Aesthetic Experience
(Visual and Performing Arts)
BCHM - 1 semester hour required (See
University Core Requirement)
BIOC - 3 semester hours required (See College of Science Core
Curriculum requirement)
Area 7: Critical Issues in a Global
Context
BCHM - 3 semester hour required (See
University Core Requirement)
BIOC - 3 semester hours required (See University Core Requirement)
Foreign Language
BCHM - (a) Complete two units of a single
foreign or classical language during
high school.
or (b) Earn six semester hours of college-level foreign or classical
language credit. These semester hours
will not count toward the 120 semester credit hours
required for graduation.
BIOC - (a) Complete three units of a single foreign or classical language
during high school. or (b) Several
options (See detailed comments under College of Science
Core Curriculum requirements in the general catalog)
Credit Requirement for Graduation
BCHM - 120 semester credit hours.
BIOC - 120 semester credit hours.
University Grade Point Average (GPA)
Requirement:
Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA for all hours attempted for graduation
with a B.S.
Additional Departmental GPA Requirements:
To qualify for a B.S. degree in biochemistry,
a student must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all required courses taken
in biochemistry, biology, and chemistry. A student must earn a C- or better
in each of these required courses.
*BCHM 4124 (6 credits) in the writing intensive
course.
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