BS BIOCHEMISTRY (2011-2012)
FOUNDATIONS CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
HUMANITIES & FINE ARTS (10 hours)
ENGLISH COMPOSITION (6 hours)
COURSE
TERM
GRADE
at least one course in Humanities & one in Fine Arts
S.H.
ENGL 1100
3
ENGL 1200
3
WI
HUMANITIES2
ENGL, CLAS, FORL, PHIL,
(Foreign Languages 1001-1004 do not meet this
requirement.)
COURSE
TERM
GRADE
S.H.
WI
S.H.
WI
2
NATURAL SCIENCES (8 hours)
BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS
at least one laboratory course
COURSE
TERM
GRADE
S.H.
CHEM 1150/51
WI
3, 1
(P/C: MATH 1065)
CHEM 1160/61
3, 1
FINE ARTS2
(P/C: CHEM
1150/51)
ART, THEA, DNCE, MUSC
COURSE
TERM
GRADE
MATH OR LOGIC2 (3 hours)
MATH 1050, 1065, 1066, 1067, 2127, or PHIL 1500
COURSE
TERM
GRADE
MATH 1065
S.H.
WI
3
SOCIAL SCIENCES2 (12 hours)
ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI
Must take one course from at least (3) areas
COURSE
TERM
GRADE
S.H.
WI
3
3
3
Free Electives (estimated 11- 13 hours)
3
(Electives needed to reach 126 for graduation)
COURSE
TERM
GRADE
S.H.
WI
HEALTH and EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCE
(3 hours) at least one course in each
COURSE
TERM
GRADE
S.H.
HLTH 1000
2
EXSS 1000 or
1001
1 or 2
WI
4/2011
BS BIOCHEMISTRY (2011-2012)
CORE (40 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 5800 Principles of Biochemistry (3) (P: CHEM 2760/2763)
BIOL 5810 Principles of Biochemistry II (3) (P: CHEM 2760/2763)
BIOL 5821 Principles of Biochemistry Lab (1) (P/C: BIOL 5800 or 5810)
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 (4,1) or CHEM 3850/3851 Intro to Physical Chemistry (4,1)
(P: PHYS 1261, 2360; MATH 2173; CHEM 2250, 2251) (WI), (WI)
COGNATES (25-27 hrs)
MATH 1083 (3) or MATH 1085 (5)
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 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 3222/3221 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 Micoscopy (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)
CHEM 3960/3961 Physical Chemistry and Lab II (4,1)
OR ALL of the following: BIOL 3550, (1) BIOL 4550 (2), and BIOL 4514 (2) (WI),(WI)
MATH 4331 Intro to Ordinary differential Equations (3) (P: MATH 2173)
**To add a BA Chemisty 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).
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 30 hours must be taken at ECU 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