Biochemistry, B.S.

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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

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 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 2

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

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

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

CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 2051 or BIOL 2153 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
BIOL 4093 General Biochemistry I (3)
BIOL 3040 Evolution (3)
Approved Biochemistry Elective (3)²
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)¹
General Education course - Humanities (English/Honors 2000-level) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 6

BIOL 4094 General Biochemistry II (3)
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

BIOL 4385 Biochemistry Laboratory (3)
Approved Biochemistry Electives (6)²
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 8

Approved Biochemistry Elective (3)²
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 - 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:

Group 2:

Group 3:

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