Biochemistry Option: Pre-Med Track
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| BCH 194 - Seminar/Workshop1 | 1 | |
| BIOH 185 - Integrated Physiology I | 4 | |
| Please take one of the following | 4 | |
| STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| University Core | 3 | |
| BIOB 260 - Cellular and Molecular Biology | 5 | |
| Please take one of the following | 4 | |
| M 161Q - Survey of Calculus or M 171Q - Calculus I | 4 | |
| University Core | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 16 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| Please take one of the following | 4 | |
| PHSX 205 - College Physics I or PHSX 220 - Physics I with Calculus | 4 | |
| Biological Science Elective3 | 3 | |
| University Core | 3 | |
| BCH 294 - Seminar/Workshop | 1 | |
| CHMY 311 - Fundamental Analytical Chem2 | 4 | |
| Please take one of the following | 4 | |
| PHSX 207 - College Physics II or PHSX 222 - Physics II with Calculus | 4 | |
| Biological Science Elective3 | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 14 | 16 |
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BCH 394 - Seminar/Workshop | 1 | |
| BCH 441 - Biochemistry of Macromolecules | 3 | |
| BCH 490R - Undergraduate Research | 3 | |
| CHMY 361 - Elements of Physical Chemistry & CHMY 362 - Elements of Physical Chemistry Lab | 5 | |
| Biological Science Elective | 3 | |
| BCH 442 - Metabolic Regulation | 3 | |
| BCH 444R - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Methods | 3 | |
| BCH 490R - Undergraduate Research | 3 | |
| Biological Science Elective | 3 | |
| University Electives | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| Biological Science Elective | 3 | |
| University Core/Electives | 12 | |
| BCH 494 - Seminar/Workshop | 1 | |
| Biological Science Elective | 3 | |
| University Core/Electives | 11 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Total Program Credits: | 121 | |
1BCH 194: Students who transfer into Chemistry from another major or institution may skip BCH 194
2 CHMY 311 should be taken either in the spring of the sophomore year or the fall of the junior year.
3Recommended Biological Sciences Electives
| BIOH 320 | Biomedical Genetics | 3 |
| or BIOB 375 | General Genetics | |
| And | ||
| Preferably take either: | ||
| BIOB 410 | Immunology | 3 |
| or BIOH 323 | Human Developmental Biology | |
| As a less desirable alternative, take: * | ||
| BIOH 201 & BIOH 211 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 5/4 |
*these 2 courses do not count towards the 18 credits of 300+ electives
Additional Biological Sciences Electives
A total of 18 credits of physical and biological science electives numbered 300 or above are required. The following courses may also be substituted for any of the biology courses above, but do not match medical school prerequisites as closely:
| BIOB 425 | Adv Cell & Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOH 422 | Genes and Cancer | 3 |
| BIOM 360 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| BIOM 400 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOM 431 | Medical Bacteriology | 3 |
| BIOM 435 | Virology | 3 |
| NEUR 313 | Neurophysiology | 3 |
| NEUR 455 | Molecular Medicine | 3 |
Recommended University Core & Electives
| PSYX 100IS | Intro to Psychology | 4 |
| SOCI 101IS | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| WRIT 101W | College Writing I | 3 |
NOTE: Medical schools with a writing or literature requirement will not waive it for students who placed out of WRIT 101W