Biochemistry Option: Pre-Med Track
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| BCH 194 - Seminar/Workshop1 | 1 | |
| Please take one of the following | 4 | |
| STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| University Core | 7 | |
| BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems | 4 | |
| Please take one of the following | 4 | |
| M 161Q - Survey of Calculus or M 171Q - Calculus I | 4 | |
| University Core | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BIOB 260 - Cellular and Molecular Biology or CHMY 311 - Fundamental Analytical Chem | 5 | |
| Please take one of the following | 4 | |
| PHSX 205 - College Physics I or PHSX 220 - Physics I with Calculus | 4 | |
| University Core and Electives | 3 | |
| BCH 294 - Seminar/Workshop | 1 | |
| CHMY 311 - Fundamental Analytical Chem2 or BIOB 260 - Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
| Please take one of the following | 4 | |
| PHSX 207 - College Physics II or PHSX 222 - Physics II with Calculus | 4 | |
| University Core and Electives | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 16 | 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 | |
| BIOH 320 - Biomedical Genetics | 3 | |
| BCH 442 - Metabolic Regulation | 3 | |
| BCH 444R - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Methods | 3 | |
| BCH 490R - Undergraduate Research | 3 | |
| Biological Science Elective3 | 3 | |
| University Electives | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| Biological Science Elective3 | 3 | |
| University Core/Electives | 9 | |
| BCH 494 - Seminar/Workshop | 1 | |
| BIOB 425 - Adv Cell & Molecular Biology | 3 | |
| BCH 499 - Senior Thesis/Capstone | 1 | |
| Biological Science Elective3 | 3 | |
| University Core/Electives | 7 or 8 | |
| Year Total: | 12 | 15-16 |
| Total Program Credits: | 119-120 | |
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
| Preferably take: | ||
| 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 9 credits of 300+ electives
Additional Biological Sciences Electives
A total of 9 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:
| 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