B.S. Biochm Academic Plan (Linked).xlsx

	A	B	C	E	F	H	I	L	M
1	Example of an ACADEMIC PLAN WORKSHEET (for Students following 2023-2024 and later Catalog requirements)
2		Degree Program	BS in Biochemistry					College of Arts and Sceiences Distribution Requirements
3								Big Question Seminar
4		Came in with credit for:	Credits	Useful Links	Courses labelled fall and spring are only offered in those semesters.			Writing Courses- 2 courses
5				Degree Audit				Math - 3 cr
6				CAS Academic Advising				General Education Electives
7				CAS Important Forms				Arts & Language (AL) - 7 cr
8				Chemistry Course Catalog	You need a minimum of 12 credits a semester to be a full time student			Human Experience (HE)- 7 cr
9				Chemistry Faculty & Staff				Social World (SW)- 7 cr
10				Career Center				Natural World (NW)- 6 cr
11				Center of Academic Success				NW Lab - 1 cr
12		Total						Encounters
13								General Education Electives can also count as Encounters. Check course attributes.
14		FALL		SPRING		SUMMER		3 Contemporary Challenges (CC)
15		Course	Credits	Course	Credits	Course	Credits	3 Quantitative Reasonings (Q)
16		Chm030 or 040- Intro to Chemical Principles	4	Chm031 or 041- Chem Equilibria in Aq Systems	4			3 Writing Encounters (W)
17		Math051 or 021- Calculus 1	4	Math052 or 022- Calculus 2	3 or 4			Math, NW, NW lab, and Q encounter will be covered with this Degree's required courses
18		Wrt001 - Writing 1	3	Wrt002- Writing 2	3
19		Big Question Seminar- usually CC encounter	4	Bios041- Biology 1 Lecture (spring)	3			Degree Requirements
20				Bios042 or 043- Biology 1 Lab (spring)	1			Core Chemistry Courses
21								Chm030 or Chm040(honors) - Introduction to Chemical Principles - lab included
22		TOTAL	15	TOTAL	14-15	TOTAL	0	Chm031 or Chm041(honors) - Chemical Equilibria in Aqueous Systems- lab included
23		Max credits allowed 17		Max credits allowed 18		Max credits allowed 16		Chm110 and Chm111 - Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Lab I
24								Chm112 and Chm113 - Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Lab II
25		FALL		SPRING		SUMMER		Chm332- Analytical Chemistry or Chm335- Clinical Chemistry
26		Course	Credits	Course	Credits	Course	Credits	Chm371- Elements of Biochemistry I
27		Chm110- Organic Chem 1 Lecture (fall)	3	Chm112- Organic Chem 2 Lecture (spring)	3			Chm372- Elements of Biochemistry II
28		Chm111- Organic Chem 1 Lab (fall)	1	Chm113- Organic Chem 2 Lab (spring)	1			Chm377- Biochemistry Lab
29		Phy010 (fall) or 011 - Physics 1 Lecture	4	Phy013 (spring) or 021 –Physics 2 Lecture	3 or 4			Chm194- Physical Chemistry for Biological Sciences
30		Phy012- Physics 1 Lab	1	Phy022- Physics 2 Lab	1			Chm307- Advanced Inorganic Chemistry or Chm364 - Bioinorganic Chemistry
31		Bios115- Genetics Lecture (fall)	3	Cse012- Computer Science	3			4 Credits in Advanced Laboratory - options below
32		Elective in HE, AL or SW	4	Elective in HE, AL or SW	4			*Research (1 credit = 3 to 4 hours weekly): Chm375, Chm376, or Bios391.
33		start talking with Professors about their research		Chm177- Research (optional)	1-2			*Course options- Bios116 (1 credit), Chm334 (2 credits), or Chm335 (2 credits)
34		TOTAL	16	TOTAL	15-18	TOTAL	0	Recommend: Chm351- Professional Development
35		Max credits allowed 18		Max credits allowed 18		Max credits allowed 16		Core Biology Courses
36								Bios041 and Bios042 (W) -Biology lecture and lab I
37		Must declare intent to do Research Honors Thesis by the end of 3rd year. Talk with your Research Advisor.						Bios115- Genetics Lecture
38		FALL		SPRING		SUMMER		One 300-level Biological Sciences Elective - offerings vary per semester
39		Course	Credits	Course	Credits	Course	Credits	Math & Computer Science Courses
40		Chm371 – Biochemistry I (fall)	3	Chm371 – Biochemistry II (spring)	3			Choose one sequence- You can switch from Sequence B to Sequence A between semesters but you can not switch from Sequence A to Sequence B.
41		Math043 (fall) or Math023	3 or 4	Bios130 (spring) or Math012 -Statistics	4
42		Chm351 - Professional Development (fall)	2	Chm307 - Inorganic Chemistry (spring)	3			Sequence A	Sequence B
43		Elective in HE, AL or SW	4	Elective in HE, AL or SW	4			Math051- Survey of Calculus I or	Math021- Calculus I
44		Chm375- Chemistry Research (recommended)	1-3	Chm375- Chemistry Research (recommended)	1-3			Math052- Survey of Calculus II or	Math022- Calculus II
45								Math043- Linear Algebra or	Math023- Calculus III
46		TOTAL	12-16	TOTAL	14-17	TOTAL	0	Required for both sequences
47		Max credits allowed 18		Max credits allowed 18		Max credits allowed 16		Statistics Course: Bios130- Biostatistics or Math012- Statistics
48								Cse012- Survey of Computer Science
49		FALL		SPRING		SUMMER		Physics Courses - Choose one sequence
50		Course	Credits	Course	Credits	Course	Credits	Sequence A	Sequence B
51		Chm332 - Analytical Chemistry (fall)	3	Chm194- Physical Chem for Bio (spring)	3			Phy010- Physics I for BioSciences	or Phy011- Physics I
52		Chm377- Biochemistry Lab (fall)	3	300-level Biological Sciences Elective	3			Phy012- Physics I Lab ← same lab course for both sequences
53		Elective in HE, AL or SW	4	Elective in HE, AL or SW	4			Phy013- Physics II for BioSciences	or Phy021- Physics II
54		Advanced lab requirement: Research recommended- Chm375 or 376	2-6	Advanced lab requirement: Research recommended- Chm375 or 376	2-6			Phy022- Physics II Lab ← same lab course for both sequences
55			2-6		2-6
56								Minimum of 120 Credits in total -average 15 credits per semester
57		TOTAL	12-16	TOTAL	12-16	TOTAL	0	Minimum 2.0 GPA- both overall and in the major
58		Max credits allowed 18		Max credits allowed 18		Max credits allowed 16
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