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Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Dept & Course Number	Course Name	Semester Hours
Biochemistry (BIOC)		31 - 35
18lR or 181RH	Introductory Biology I (3) or Honors Introductory Biology I (4)
181L	Introductory Biology Laboratory I (1)
182R or 182RH	Introductory Biology II (3) or Honors Introductory Biology II (5)
182L	Introductory Biology Laboratory II (1)
466	Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids (4)
462a or 462aH	Biochemistry (4) or Honors Biochemistry (5)
462b	Biochemistry (4)
463A	Biochemical Laboratory Techniques (4)
498 or 498H	Senior or Honors Research Thesis (3-3)
496a	Biochemistry Pro-seminar (1)
Chemistry (CHEM)		22 - 24
151-152	Fundamentals of Chemistry (3-3)
	-OR-
105a-105b	Honors Fundamentals of Chemistry (3-3) and
106a-106b	Honors Fundamental Techniques of Chemistry (1-1)
246a-246b	Lectures in Organic Chemistry (3-3) and
247a-247b	Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2-2)
(For those who are not honor students it is recommended to enroll in Chem 246/247)
	-OR-
242a-242b	Honors Lectures in Organic Chemistry (3-3) and
244a-244b	Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2-2)
	-OR-
241a-241b	Lectures in Organic Chemistry (3-3) and
243a-243b	Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1-1)
480a	Physical Chemistry (3)
481 or 480b	Biophysical Chemistry (recommended) or Physical Chemistry (3)
Mathematics (MATH)		9 - 12
124 or 125	Calculus I with Applications (recommended) (5) or Calculus I (3)
129	Calculus II (3)
223 or 254	Vector Calculus (4) or Differential Equations (3)
Physics (PHYS)		8 - 12
131-132	Introductory Physics with Calculus (4-4)
	-OR-
141-142-241	Introductory Physics with Calculus (4-3-4)
	-OR-
151-152-251	Introductory Physics with Calculus (4-4-4)
	-OR-
161H-162H-261H	Introductory Physics with Calculus (4-4-4)

Degree Program in Science
Foundations	Tier 1	Tier 2
Comp - English 101, 102	Trad & Cult (2 courses)	Arts (3 units)
Math - Satisfied by major	Indv & Societies (2 courses)	Indv & Societies (1 course)
Second Language	Nat Sci (satisfied by major)	Humanities (1 course)
2nd semester proficiency	Nat Sci (satisfied by major)	Nat Sci (satisfied by major)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS		120

Minimum semester hours required for a B.S. degree are 120.  Students graduating under the 1991-93 and subsequent catalogues must have 42 upper-division credits. (Note that there are 28 specific biochemistry and chemistry upper division credits.)

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