BS
BIOCHEMISTRY – 2003-05 Catalog
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
Faculty Offices East Bldg. (25), Room 125B
(805) 756-2693
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o 60
units upper division |
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o 2.0
GPA |
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USCP |
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* = Satisfies General
Education requirement |
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MAJOR COURSES |
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CHEM 127 General Chemistry
(B3 & B4)* |
4 |
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CHEM 128 General Chemistry |
4 |
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CHEM 129 General Chemistry
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4 |
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CHEM 316 Organic Chemistry
I |
5 |
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CHEM 317 Organic Chemistry
II |
5 |
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CHEM 318 Organic Chemistry
III |
3 |
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CHEM 319 Advanced Organic
Chemistry Lab |
2 |
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1 CHEM 331 Quantitative Analysis I |
5 |
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CHEM 351 Physical
Chemistry I |
3 |
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CHEM 352 Physical
Chemistry II |
3 |
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CHEM 353 Physical
Chemistry III |
3 |
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CHEM 354 Physical
Chemistry Laboratory |
2 |
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CHEM 371 Biochemical
Principles |
5 |
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CHEM 372 Metabolism |
3 |
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CHEM 373 Molecular Biology |
3 |
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Select one course from: |
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Select one course from: |
2 |
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CHEM 459 Undergraduate
Seminar |
2 |
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4 CHEM 460/461/462 Senior Project |
1-2 |
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5 Advanced advisor approved chemistry
electives to complete major, or concentration |
8-24 |
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SUPPORT COURSES |
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BIO
151 Introduction to Biology (B2)* |
5 |
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MATH
141, 142, 143 Calculus I, II, III (B1)* |
4,4,4 |
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PHYS
121, 122, 123 College Physics or PHYS
131, 132, 133 General Physics |
4,4,4 |
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Life science elective |
4-5 |
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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE) |
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72 units required; 16 units are in Major/Support. |
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®Minimum of 12 units
required at the 300-400 level. |
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Area A
Communication (12 units) |
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A1 Expository Writing |
4 |
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A2 Oral Communication |
4 |
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A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing |
4 |
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Area B
Science and Mathematics (no additional units are required) |
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B1 Mathematics/Statistics * 8 units in
Support |
0 |
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B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support |
0 |
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B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Major |
0 |
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B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3
course |
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Area C
Arts and Humanities (20
units) |
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C1 Literature |
4 |
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C2 Philosophy |
4 |
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C3 Fine/Performing Arts |
4 |
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C4 Upper-division elective |
4 |
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Area C elective (Choose one course from
C1-C4) |
4 |
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Area D/E
Society and the Individual (20 units) |
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D1 The American Experience (40404) |
4 |
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D2 Political Economy |
4 |
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D3 Comparative Social Institutions |
4 |
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D4 Self Development (CSU Area E) |
4 |
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D5 Upper-division elective |
4 |
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Area F Technology Elective (upper
division) |
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ELECTIVES |
10-29 |
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CONCENTRATIONS (select one)
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Polymers
and Coatings Concentration |
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CHEM
444 Polymers and Coatings I |
3 |
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CHEM 445
Polymers and Coatings II |
3 |
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CHEM
446 Surface Chemistry of Materials |
3 |
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CHEM
447 Polymers and Coatings Lab I |
2 |
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CHEM
448 Polymers and Coatings Lab II |
2 |
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CHEM
449 Internship in Polymers and Coatings |
2 |
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MATE 210
Materials Engineering |
3 |
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Molecular
Biology Concentration |
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CHEM
377 Drugs and Poisons |
3 |
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CHEM
348 Bioinformatics or BIO 342
Computer Applications in Biology |
3-4 |
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BIO
452 Cell Biology |
4 |
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SCM 201
Orientation to Biotechnology |
1 |
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Adviser
approved electives (select
12 units from the following) |
12 |
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CHEM
472 Plant Biochemistry (3) |
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CHEM
473 Immunochemistry (3) |
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CHEM
477 Biochemical Pharmacology (3) |
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BOT 450
Plant Biotechnology (5) |
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ENGR
581/582/583 Biochemical Engineering (4)(4)(4) |
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MCRO
225 General Microbiology II (5) |
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MCRO
433 Industrial Microbiology (5) |
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MCRO
436 Microbial Diversity & Ecology (5) |
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SCM 451
Ethics in the Sciences (3) |
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1 Students should take CHEM
331 as soon as possible after completing CHEM 129.
2 Required for Molecular
Biology concentration.
3 Excess units will count as approved
advanced Biochemistry electives.
4 CHEM 462 is repeatable up to 4 units, with excess units counting
as advanced biochemistry electives.
5 See
department for advanced electives list for Biochemistry major.