2013-2015
updated 6.15.13
Units Required 180
NOTE: This document can be used as a compact display of courses and other curricular requirements. The Degree Progress Report
must be used to track students’ progress in all degree requirements, throughout their Cal Poly career.
BS BIOCHEMISTRY
Note: No major, support or concentration course may be selected as credit/no credit.
MAJOR COURSES (75-81)
CHEM 127 General Chem I (B3 & B4) 1
CHEM 128 General Chemistry II
CHEM 129 General Chemistry III
CHEM 316 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 317 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 318 Organic Chemistry III
CHEM 319 Adv. Organic Chem. Lab
CHEM 331 Quantitative Analysis 2
CHEM 351 Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 352 Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 353 Physical Chemistry III
CHEM 354 Physical Chemistry Lab
CHEM 371 Biochemical Principles
CHEM 372 Metabolism
CHEM 373 Molecular Biology
CHEM/BIO 475 Molecular Biol Lab
Select two units from the following:
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BIO 361 , 476; CHEM 439 , 474;
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CHEM 459 or SCM 491
CHEM 461 Senior Project Report
Select 12 units of Advanced Biochemistry
Electives or declare and follow the 18-unit
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Polymers and Coatings Concentration (see
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12-18
GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)
Area A Communication
A1 Expository Writing ……………………..… 4
A2 Oral Communication ………………………4
A3 Reasoning, Argumentation & Writing …… 4
Area B Science and Mathematics
B1 Math/Stat (8 units in Support) 1 ……………….
B2 Life Science (4 units in Support) 1 ………….. .
B3 Physical Science (4 units in Major) 1 ……... .
B4 One lab in B2 or B3 (in Support) 1 ………….
Area C Arts and Humanities
C1 Literature ……………………………...……4
C2 Philosophy …………..………….………… 4
C3 Fine/Performing Arts ……..………….…… 4
C4 Upper-division elective ……………………4
C1- C5 Elective …………………………….……4
Area D/E Society and the Individual
D1 The American Experience (40404) …………4
D2 Political Economy………………………… 4
D3 Comparative Social Institutions ……………4
D4 Self Development (CSU Area E) ………… 4
D5 Upper-division elective…………………… 4
Area F Technology (upper div)
FREE ELECTIVES …………………………………10-17
SUPPORT COURSES (32-33)
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72 units required, 16 of which are in Major and Support
Minimum of 12 units required at the 300 level.
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BIO 161 Intro to Cell & Molecular Bio (B2) ……………………
BIO 452 Cell Biology or MCRO 224 Gen. Micro I ………...……4-5
MATH 141 Calculus I (B1) 1 …………………………….……… 4
MATH 142 Calculus II (B1) 1 ……………………………………4
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MATH 143 Calculus III ……………………………………………
PHYS 121/141…………………………………………………… 4
PHYS 122/132…………………………………………………… 4
PHYS 123/133…………………………………………………… 4
OTHER DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
Cal Poly, Higher Ed, and Major GPA
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must all be at least 2.00
All students must complete:
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United States Cultural Pluralism Requirement
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Graduation Writing Requirement
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60 units Upper Division (any 300-400 level classes)
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Upper Division units in the Major: 27
Residency Requirements: See Degree
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Progress Report for details
ADVANCED BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVES
POLYMERS AND COATINGS CONCENTRATION
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or POLYMERS AND COATINGS CONCENTRATION
CHEM 444 Polymers & Coatings I
3
CHEM 445 Polymers & Coatings II
3
CHEM 446 Surface Chemistry of Materials
3
2
CHEM 447 Polymers and Coatings Laboratory I
CHEM 448 Polymers and Coatings Laboratory II 2
3
CHEM 450 Polymers and Coatings III
Select one course from the following:
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CHEM 449 Polymers and Coatings Internship
CHEM 451 Polymers & Coatings Laboratory III
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ADVANCED BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVES……………….
Select 12 units from Advanced Biochemistry Electives (one
course must be a lecture and at least two courses must be from
LIST A (at least two courses)
CHEM 252 Laboratory Glassblowing
CHEM 341 Environmental Chemistry: Water Pollution
CHEM 349 Chemical and Biological Warfare
CHEM 357 Physical Chemistry III Lab
CHEM 377 Chemistry of Drugs and Poisons
CHEM 400 Special Problems for Adv. Undergraduates 6
CHEM 401 Advanced Undergraduate Research 7
CHEM 405 Advanced Physical Chemistry
CHEM 414 Advanced Organic Chemistry - Mechanisms
CHEM 419 Bioorganic Chemistry
CHEM 420 Advanced Organic Chemistry - Synthesis
CHEM 439 Instrumental Analysis
CHEM 441 Bioinformatics Applications
CHEM 444 Polymers & Coatings I
CHEM 445 Polymers & Coatings II
CHEM 446 Surface Chemistry of Materials
CHEM 447 Polymers and Coatings Laboratory I
CHEM 448 Polymers and Coatings Laboratory II
CHEM 449 Polymers and Coatings Internship
CHEM 450 Polymers and Coatings III
CHEM 451 Polymers and Coatings Laboratory III
CHEM 458 Instrumental Organic Qualitative Analysis
CHEM 463 Honors Research
CHEM 465 College Teaching Practicum
CHEM 470 Selected Advanced Topics
CHEM 474 Protein Techniques Laboratory
CHEM 477 Biochemical Pharmacology
CHEM 478 Pharmaceutical Development
CHEM 481 Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 484 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 485 Cooperative Education Experience 6
CHEM 495 Cooperative Education Experience 6
CHEM 528 Nutritional Biochemistry
SCM 302
The Learn By Doing Lab Teaching Practicum
SCM 451
Ethics in the Sciences
LIST B
BIO 361
BIO 405
BIO 432
BIO 452
MCRO 402
MCRO 423
MCRO 424
ZOO 422
Principles of Physiology
Developmental Biology
Vertebrate/Human Anatomy & Physiology I
Cell Biology
General Virology
Medical Microbiology
Microbial Physiology
Functional Histology
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Required in Major/Support; also satisfies GE.
Students should take CHEM 331 as soon as possible after completing CHEM 129.
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Excess units count as approved advanced Biochemistry electives.
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SCM 491 only for students pursuing Single-Subject Teaching Credential.
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