Chemistry Major, Biochemistry, BS CH02

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 32 Credit Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - fulfilled by CHEM 0151  and BIO 0110  or PHYS 0160  
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - fulfilled by MATH 0150  
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - see below for options
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Chemistry Requirements: 47 Credit Hours

• CHEM 0151 - General Chemistry I 5
• CHEM 0152 - General Chemistry II 5
• CHEM 0201 - Analytical Chemistry 5
• CHEM 0301 - Organic Chemistry I 5
• CHEM 0302 - Organic Chemistry II 5
• CHEM 0350 - Biochemistry I 3
• CHEM 0352 - Biochemistry II 3
• CHEM 0355 - Biochemical Techniques 2
• CHEM 0400 - Elementary Physical Chemistry 4
• CHEM 0422 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3
• CHEM 0427 - Instrumental Analysis 5
• CHEM 0460 - Chemistry Capstone 1
• CHEM 0497 - Research in Chemistry 1-3  1 credit hour

Supporting Requirements: 31 to 32 Credit Hours

• BIO 0110 - Principles of Biology I 4
• BIO 0210 - Molecular Cell Biology 4
• BIO 0305 - Genetics 4
• BIO 0464 - Advanced Cell Biology 3
• MATH 0150 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I 5
• PHYS 0160 - Elementary College Physics I 4
• PHYS 0162 - Elementary College Physics II 4

Electives: 8 to 9 Credit Hours

To total 120 credit hours

Total Hours: 120

*CHEM 151, PHYS 160 and/or BIO 110 satisfy CORE 42 area 3A&B (7 hours) and math requirements satisfy CORE 42 area 4 (3 hours).

**Degree Requirement H, may also be met by HNRS 101, BIO 101 or IET 105
***See Prerequisites
****Suggested Electives (CHEM 431,450,497, BIO 231, MATH 250, MATH 310 or BIO 390)