Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major (BCMB), BS

Foundational Courses: 40 Hours

• BDOC 3040 - Christian Bioethics Credit Hours: 2, 3
• BIOL 1500 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 1500L - LAB: Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 2500 - Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1040/1040L - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 1050/1050L - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 2740/2740L - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 2750/2750L - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 2350 - Analytics and Calculus I Credit Hours: 5
• PHS 4100 - Christian View of Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 2, 3
• PHYS 2010/2010L - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3 (course), 1 (lab)

• or PHYS 2110/2110L Engineering Physics I Credit Hours: 3 (course), 1 (lab)  

• PHYS 2020/2020L - General Physics II Credit Hours: 3 (course), 1 (lab)

• or PHYS 2120/2120L Engineering Physics II Credit Hours: 3 (course), 1 (lab)  

Core Courses: 25 or 26 Hours

• BIOL 3000 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 3500/3500L - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 4500 - Molecular and Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 4900-4902 - Seminar Credit Hours: 0, 2

• or CHEM 2610, CHEM 3610, and CHEM 4610 Chemistry and Biochemistry Capstone 3  

• CHEM 3840 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 3840L - LAB: Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 1
• CHEM 3850 - Biochemistry II Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 3850L - LAB: Biochemistry II Credit Hours: 1
• CHEM 4210 - Physical Chemistry with Biological Applications Credit Hours: 3

Upper-level Science Electives: 8 Hours

Select from:

• BIOL 3200/3200L - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4

• or BIOL 3220/3220L Vertebrate Morphology Credit Hours: 4  

  or BIOL 3230/3230L Animal Physiology Credit Hours: 4  

• BIOL 3310-3314 - Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
• BIOL 3400/3400L - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 3710L - LAB: Molecular Genetics Credit Hours: 2
• BIOL 3720L - LAB: Cellular Analysis and Bioinformatics Credit Hours: 2
• BIOL 3730L - LAB: Developmental Physiology Credit Hours: 2
• BIOL 3740L - Neuroscience Research Credit Hours: 2
• BIOL 4310-4314 - Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
• BIOL 4400/4400L - Immunology Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 4410 - Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 4420 - Developmental Biology Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 3540/3540L - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 3550/3550L - Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 4461-4468 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 1-4
• CHEM 4471-4478 - Research Credit Hours: 1-3
• MATH 3300 - Analytics and Calculus II Credit Hours: 5