Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2018-2019 General Catalog Degrees programs/curriculums/majors: Biochemistry, B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Biochemistry, B.S.

Biochemistry

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 and CHEM 1201; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 and MATH 1550; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in BIOL 1202 and CHEM 1202; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in CHEM 2261 and MATH 1552; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in BIOL 2051 or BIOL 2153; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

Semester 1

 

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 and CHEM 1201; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

 

BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)

Total Semester Hours: 15

 

Semester 2

 

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 and MATH 1550; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

 

BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)

 

MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4) or
MATH 1554 Calculus II for Life Sciences (4)

 

  • General Education course - Arts (3)
  • Total Semester Hours: 16

     

    Semester 3

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

    CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1202 and CHEM 1202; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

     

    BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4) or
    BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4)

     

    CHEM 2001 Analytical Chemistry (3)
    CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
    PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
    PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)

    Total Semester Hours: 14

     

    Semester 4

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

    CRITICAL: “C” or better in CHEM 2261 and MATH 1552; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

     

    BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4) or
    BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)

     

    ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
    CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3)
    CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
    PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
    PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)

    Total Semester Hours: 16

     

    Semester 5

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

    CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 2051 or BIOL 2153; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

     

    BIOL 4093 General Biochemistry I (3) 2
    BIOL 3040 Evolution (3)
  • Approved Biochemistry Elective (3)3
  • First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)1
  • General Education course - Humanities (English/Honors 2000-level) (3)
  • Total Semester Hours: 16

     

    Semester 6

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BIOL 4094 General Biochemistry II (3) 2
    BIOL 4001 Physical Chemistry (3)
  • Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)1
  • General Education course - Humanities (English/Honors 2000-level) (3)
  • Total Semester Hours: 13

     

    Semester 7

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BIOL 4385 Biochemistry Laboratory (3)
  • Approved Biochemistry Electives (6)3
  • General Education course - Social Sciences (3)
  • General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)
  • Total Semester Hours: 15

     

    Semester 8

    • Approved Biochemistry Elective (3)3
    • Approved Electives (12)

    Total Semester Hours: 15

     

    120 Total Sem. Hrs.

    1 - OPTION: Complete foreign language requirement (shown in semesters 5 and 6) in semesters 2 and 3 if continuing in the language studied in high school.

    2 - Class is offered in FALL or SPRING only. Check schedule book.

    3 - Approved biochemistry electives must come from the following list, must include at least one laboratory course, and must include at least one course from Group 1 and at least two courses from Group 2. Courses from any of the groups can be used for the remainder of the 12-hour requirements:

    Group 1:

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BIOL 4596 Biophysics of Macromolecules (3)
    CHEM 4150 Environmental Chemistry (3)
    CHEM 4160 Industrial Organic Chemistry (3)
    CHEM 4552 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
    CHEM 4561 Physical-Organic Chemistry (3)
    CHEM 4562 Intermediate Organic Chemistry (3)
    CHEM 4563 Organic Structure Elucidation (3)
    CHEM 4564 Advanced Organic and Inorganic Laboratory (3)
    CHEM 4570 Inorganic Chemistry (3)

    Group 2:

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BIOL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (4)
    PLHL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (4)
    BIOL 3090 Cell Biology (3)
    BIOL 3156 Developmental Zoology (4)
    BIOL 4097 Biochemistry of Aging (3)
    BIOL 4110 Introductory Microbial Physiology (3)
    BIOL 4132 Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics (3)
    BIOL 4158 Endocrinology (3)
    BIOL 4160 Vertebrate Physiology (3)
    BIOL 4165 Environmental Adaptations (3)
    BIOL 4177 Neurobiology (3)
    BIOL 4246 Microbial Genetics (3)
    BIOL 4400 Molecular Genetics Laboratory (3)
    BIOL 4450 Cell Biology of the Nucleus (3)
    BIOL 4753 Human Molecular Genetics (3)

    Group 3:

    BIOL 3999 can also be taken as a biochemistry elective but does not count as a laboratory course.
     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BIOL 4002 Insect Biology (3)
    ENTM 4002 Insect Biology (3)
    BIOL 4015 Conservation Biology (4)
    BIOL 4084 Geomicrobiology (3)
    GEOL 4084 Geomicrobiology (3)
    BIOL 4090 Marine and Environmental Microbiology (3)
    OCS 4090 Marine and Environmental Microbiology (3)
    BIOL 4115 Microbial Ecology (3)
    BIOL 4253 Principles of Ecology (3)
    BIOL 4256 Microbial Ecology and Nutrient Cycling in Soils (4)
    AGRO 4056 Microbial Ecology and Nutrient Cycling in Soils (4)
    EMS 4056 Microbial Ecology and Nutrient Cycling in Soils (4)
    BIOL 4262 Marine Communities (3)
    BIOL 4308 Plants in Coastal Environments (3)
    OCS 4308 Plants in Coastal Environments (3)
    BIOL 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4)
    RNR 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4)
    BIOL 4041 Plant Taxonomy (4)
    BIOL 4054 Introductory Mycology (4)
    PLHL 4054 Introductory Mycology (4)
    BIOL 4105 Parasitology (3)
    BIOL 4125 Prokaryotic Diversity (3)
    BIOL 4126 Methods in Microbial Diversity (4)
    BIOL 4141 Mammalogy (4)
    BIOL 4142 Ornithology (4)
    BIOL 4145 Ichthyology (4)
    RNR 4145 Ichthyology (4)
    BIOL 4146 Herpetology (4)
    BIOL 4154 Invertebrate Zoology (4)
    BIOL 4162 Food Microbiology (4)
    NFS 4162 Food Microbiology (4)
    BIOL 4163 Industrial Microbiology (4)
    NFS 4163 Industrial Microbiology (4)
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