ADVISOR:
BS BIOCHEMISTRY (2014-2015)
FOUNDATIONS CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
HUMANITIES & FINE ARTS (10 hours)
Writing Foundations (6 hours)
COURSE
GRADE
at least one course in Humanities & one in Fine Arts
S.H.
ENGL 1100
3
ENGL 2201
3
WI
HUMANITIES2
ENGL, CLAS, FORL, PHIL, RELI
(FILM 2900, Some ETHN, WOST, HNRS)
(Foreign Languages 1001-1004 do not meet this
requirement.)
COURSE
NATURAL SCIENCES2 (8 hours)
GRADE
S.H.
WI
CHEM
at least one laboratory course
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
CHEM 1150/51 (P/C:
WI
3, 1
MATH 1065)
Minimum grade of C
CHEM 1160/61 (P/C:
3, 1
CHEM 1150/51)
FINE ARTS2
Minimum grade of C
ART, THEA, DNCE, MUSC
(ENGL 2815, COMM 2020, 2410, 2420)
COURSE
MATH OR LOGIC2 (3 hours)
GRADE
S.H.
WI
1065 or 1066 (Minimum Grade of C)
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
MATH 1065
WI
3
SOCIAL SCIENCES2 (12 hours)
ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI
(Some ETHN, WOST, HNRS)
Must take one course from at least (3) areas
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
WI
3
3
Free Electives (estimated 11- 13 hours)
3
(Electives needed to reach 126 for graduation)
COURSE
3
GRADE
S.H.
WI
HEALTH and EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCE
(3 hours) at least one course in each
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
HLTH 1000
2
EXSS 1000 or
1001
1 or 2
WI
4/2014
BS BIOCHEMISTRY (2014-2015)
CORE (45 hrs)
BIOLOGY
BIOL 1100/1101 Principles of Biology & Lab (3,1)
BIOL 1200/1201 Principles of Biology II & Lab (3,1)
BIOL 2300 Principles of Genetics (3) (P: BIO 1100 & 1200)
BIOL 3310/3311 Cellular Physiology (4,0) (P: CHEM 1120 and 1130, or 2650 or 2750 or 2770)
BIOL 4880 Principles of Biochemistry (3) (P: BIOL 3310,3311; CHEM 2760/2763)
BIOL 4890 Principles of Biochemistry II (3) (P: BIOL 3310,3311; CHEM 2760/2763)
BIOL 4891 Principles of Biochemistry Lab (1) (P/C: BIOL 4880 or 4890; P: BIOL 3310/3311)
CHEMISTRY
CHEM 2750/2753 Organic Chemistry I (3,1) (P: CHEM 1160/1161)
CHEM 2760/2763 Organic Chemistry II (3,1) (P: CHEM 2750/2753)
CHEM 2250/2251 Quantitative and Instrumental Analysis (WI) (3,2) (P: CHEM 1160/1161;CHEM 2750)
CHEM 3950/3951 Physical Chemistry & lab I (4,1) (WI), (WI) (P: PHYS 1261, 2360; MATH 2173; CHEM 2250, 2251)
CHEM 3960/3961 Physical Chemistry & lab II (4,1) WI, WI (P: CHEM 3950/3951 must take lecture lab together)
OR
CHEM 3850/3851 Intro to Physical Chemistry (4,1) (WI), (WI) (P: CHEM 1160/1161; MATH 2122 or 2172; PHYS
1260/1261) PLUS 5 hours of research in biology or chemistry (BIOL 3550, 4504, 4514, 4550; CHEM 4505, 4506, 4507,
4515, 4516, 4517)
COGNATES (25-27 hrs)
MATH 1083 (3) or MATH 1085 (5)
(P: minimum grade of C in MATH 1065)
MATH 2171 (4) (P: minimum grade of C in MATH 1083, 1085, or 2122)
MATH 2172 (4) (P: minimum grade of C in MATH 2171 or 2122 with consent of instructor)
MATH 2173 (4) (P: minimum grade of C in MATH 2172)
PHYS 2350/1251 (4,1) (P: MATH 2121, 2151, or 2171)
PHYS 2360/1261 (4,1) (P: PHYS 2350)
ELECTIVES (6 hrs) Choose from the following:
BIOL 2100/2101 Basic Lab Methods for Biotechnology (3,0) (P: BIOL 1100/1101, MATH 1065; 1 semester of CHEM with lab)
BIOL 3220/3221 Microbiology (4,0) (P: BIOL 1200/1201; 1 organic CHEM course)
BIOL 5510/5511 Transmission Electron Microscopy (4) (P: Senior standing as BIOL major or consent of instructor)
BIOL 5520/5521 Scanning Electron Microscopy (2,0) (P: Senior standing as BIOL major or consent of instructor)
BIOL 5870 Molecular Biology of the Gene (3) (P: BIOL 2300)
BIOL 5900/5901 Biotechniques/Lab (2,3) (P:BIOL 2100/2101; 5870; consent of instructor/chair) RP: BIOL 5810)
MATH 4331 Intro to Ordinary differential Equations (3) (P: MATH 2173)
**To add a BA Chemistry double major add CHEM 3450/3451.
***To add a BS Chemistry double major take CHEM 3950/51 and 3960/61 sequence that is included as part of the BS
biochemistry degree. In addition, take three additional courses (CHEM 2770/71, 5550/3451, and 5350/51), along with two
one-hour classes (CHEM 2103 and 4103) and an additional elective lab (BIOL 5821, CHEM 2301, 3301, 4515, 4516,
4517, 5993).
PIRATE TIPS
1. Some majors require specific foundations curriculum courses. Check catalog for appropriate courses.
2. Certain honors & interdisciplinary courses may also be used to satisfy foundations curriculum requirements. Refer
to the undergraduate catalog for appropriate courses for your major.
3. Hours for MATH 0001, MATH 0045, READ 1032, READ 1033, and READ 1034 do not count toward graduation.
4. Biochemistry majors are required to have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA in all biology and chemistry
courses below the 3000 level.
REMINDERS
At least 25% of total required hours and at least ½ major hours (core/cognate) must be taken at ECU.
You must have 12 hours of WI (writing intensive) courses—with at least 3 hours in the major.
TOTAL HOURS for Graduation: 126 hours (½ of total hours completed at regionally accredited senior college)