Specialty Area Requirements*

• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 281 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 282 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 289 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 321 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 322 - Biochemistry II Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 323 - Biochemistry III Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 329 - Biochemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 351 - Quantitative Analysis I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 431 - Physical Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 439 - Physical Chemistry Research Credit Hours: 3

Collateral Requirements*

• BIOL 109 - Principles of Biology I Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 242 - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 285 - Pre-Professional Seminar Credit Hours: 2
• BIOL 403 - Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 4
• CISS 101 - Introduction to Computer-Based Systems Credit Hours: 3
• HSCI 495 - Integration of Faith and Practice Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 144 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 4

• Math 111 and Math 112 may be substituted.

• MATH 261 - Elementary Probability and Statistics Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 271 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 281 - Physics I (Calc based) Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 282 - Physics II (Calc based) Credit Hours: 4

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 29-35

Ten hours are fulfilled through the program’s major requirements.

Religion Requirements - Total Hours: 15

Three hours of the 18-hour religion requirement are fulfilled through the program’s collateral requirements.

Electives - Total Hours: 0-5

It is recommended that electives be chosen from upper level biology courses.

Total Hours in Program: 130

Note:

* Must earn a grade of B-or better.