BS BIOCHEMISTRY  – 2003-05 Catalog
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
Faculty Offices East Bldg. (25), Room 125B
(805) 756-2693

   o  60 units upper division

   o  GWR

   o  2.0 GPA

   o  USCP

   * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

CHEM 127 General Chemistry (B3 & B4)*

4

CHEM 128 General Chemistry

4

CHEM 129 General Chemistry

4

CHEM 316 Organic Chemistry I

5

CHEM 317 Organic Chemistry II

5

CHEM 318 Organic Chemistry III

3

CHEM 319 Advanced Organic Chemistry Lab

2

1   CHEM 331 Quantitative Analysis I

5

CHEM 351 Physical Chemistry I

3

CHEM 352 Physical Chemistry II

3

CHEM 353 Physical Chemistry III

3

CHEM 354 Physical Chemistry Laboratory

2

CHEM 371 Biochemical Principles

5

CHEM 372 Metabolism

3

CHEM 373 Molecular Biology

3

Select one course from:
CHEM 344, 374, 3752, 474


1-2

Select one course from:
CHEM 344, 374, 375, 4393, 4742, BIO 4323

 

2

CHEM 459 Undergraduate Seminar

2

4    CHEM 460/461/462 Senior Project

1-2

5    Advanced advisor approved chemistry electives to complete major, or concentration

8-24

 

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68–86

SUPPORT COURSES

 

BIO 151 Introduction to Biology (B2)*

5

MATH 141, 142, 143 Calculus I, II, III (B1)*

4,4,4

PHYS 121, 122, 123 College Physics or

PHYS 131, 132, 133 General Physics

4,4,4

Life science elective
(MCRO 221 or MCRO 22422 or 300-level)

4-5

 

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33-34

GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 16 units are in Major/Support.

 

®Minimum of 12 units required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A  Communication (12 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing

4

Area B  Science and Mathematics (no additional units are required)

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics * 8 units in Support

0

B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support

0

B3 Physical Science  * 4 units in Major

0

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

 


Area C  Arts and Humanities (20 units)

 

C1 Literature

4

C2 Philosophy

4

C3 Fine/Performing Arts

4

C4 Upper-division elective

4

Area C elective (Choose one course from C1-C4)

4

Area D/E  Society and the Individual (20 units)

 

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 Elective (upper division)
(4 units)


4

 

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56

ELECTIVES

10-29

 

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186

CONCENTRATIONS (select one)

Polymers and Coatings Concentration

 

CHEM 444 Polymers and Coatings I

3

CHEM 445 Polymers and Coatings II

3

CHEM 446 Surface Chemistry of Materials

3

CHEM 447 Polymers and Coatings Lab I

2

CHEM 448 Polymers and Coatings Lab II

2

CHEM 449 Internship in Polymers and Coatings

2

MATE 210 Materials Engineering

3

 

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18

 

Molecular Biology Concentration

 

CHEM 377 Drugs and Poisons

3

CHEM 348 Bioinformatics or BIO 342 Computer Applications in Biology

3-4

BIO 452 Cell Biology

4

SCM 201 Orientation to Biotechnology

1

Adviser approved electives

(select 12 units from the following)

12

CHEM 472 Plant Biochemistry (3)

 

CHEM 473 Immunochemistry (3)

 

CHEM 477 Biochemical Pharmacology (3)

 

BOT 450 Plant Biotechnology (5)

 

ENGR 581/582/583 Biochemical Engineering (4)(4)(4)

 

MCRO 225 General Microbiology II (5)

 

MCRO 433 Industrial Microbiology (5)

 

MCRO 436 Microbial Diversity & Ecology (5)

 

SCM 451 Ethics in the Sciences (3)

 

 

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23-24

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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.