Chemistry-Biology Joint Major, B.S.

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Professors Pence, Workman (Chemistry)

This program provides heavy involvement in both the named disciplines and is designed mainly for students planning careers in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or other health science fields, or for those who plan to do graduate work in biochemistry or biology. Students are advised to concentrate in one or both fields by completing, in addition to the core program, the requirement for a baccalaureate degree in at least one of the disciplines.

General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Major

Required credits: 77-78

Chemistry Courses

34 credits of chemistry:

CH 110 - College Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 111 - College Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 226 - Quantitative Analysis 5 credit(s)
CH 230 - Organic Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 231 - Organic Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 347 - Physical Chemistry 3 credit(s)
CH 348 - Physical Chemistry 3 credit(s)
CH 349W - Physical Chemistry Laboratory 3 credit(s)
CH 426 - Instrumental Analysis 4 credit(s)

Biology Courses

25 credits of biology:

BIO 122 - Biological Science 4 credit(s)
BIO 123 - Biological Science 4 credit(s)
BIO 352 - Cell Biology 4 credit(s)
BIO 272W - Genetics 3 credit(s) AND
BIO 273W - Genetics Laboratory 1 credit(s)
BIO 444 - Biochemistry 3 credit(s) AND
BIO 445 - Biochemistry Laboratory 2 credit(s)

And one of the following courses:

BIO 336 - Comparative Animal Physiology 4 credit(s)
BIO 420 - Comparative Anatomy 4 credit(s)
BIO 442 - Microbiology 4 credit(s)
BIO 536 - Animal Physiology

Physics Courses

8 credits of physics:

PHY 112 - Calculus-Based Physics I 4 credit(s) AND
PHY 214 - Calculus-Based Physics III 4 credit(s)
OR
PHY 120 - Algebra-Based Physics I 4 credit(s) AND
PHY 121 - Algebra-Based Physics II 4 credit(s)
This requirement also can be fulfilled by taking PHY 112 and PHY 121.

Mathematics Courses

8 credits of mathematics:

M 144 - Calculus I 4 credit(s)
M 145 - Calculus II 4 credit(s)

Note(s):

In addition, it is strongly recommended that both M 240 and M 242 be taken.

Computer Science Course

3 credits of computer science:

CS 111 - Programming Foundations 3 credit(s)

Additional Information:

All courses required for the joint major must be taken for a letter grade and may not be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.

Upon completing the above required program, as well as the Arts and Sciences distribution requirements, the student must elect sufficient credits in free electives for an overall total of 120 credits.

Writing Requirements

In the Chemistry-Biology program the Arts and Sciences writing requirement will be fulfilled in laboratory courses by the required weekly laboratory reports, a term paper, or problem sets. In nonlaboratory courses, the requirement will be met by a term paper, essay questions on examinations, or problem sets. It is expected that a median of about 2,000 words will be required per student per semester for all upper-level courses.