Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Biochemistry (Pre-Dental Concentration)
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
- The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- Students must select a minor from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors. The minor in Biology is recommended and included in the following degree plan. Minor and electives should be chosen in consultation with the academic advisor.
- The minimum number of hours required for this degree program is 120. The number of elective hours a student will complete depends on the number of hours a student may need to achieve the required 121 total or 36 advanced hours.
- Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).
- If two years of the same foreign language were taken in high school, then no additional language hours will be required. In the absence of such high school language, two semesters of the same modern language must be taken at the college level.
- Students in this concentration must complete BIO 3421, MATH 2328 or MATH 3305, PHIL 1320, and PSY 1300.
Course Requirements
Freshman | |||
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First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
CHEM 1141 | 1 | CHEM 1142 | 1 |
CHEM 1341 | 3 | CHEM 1342 | 3 |
BIO 1130 | 1 | BIO 1131 | 1 |
BIO 1330 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030) | 3 | BIO 1331 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030) | 3 |
US 1100 | 1 | MATH 2471 (Mathematics Component Code 020) | 4 |
ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010) | 3 | ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010) | 3 |
PHIL 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040) | 3 | ||
15 | 15 | ||
Sophomore | |||
First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
CHEM 2141 | 1 | CHEM 2142 | 1 |
CHEM 2341 | 3 | CHEM 2342 | 3 |
MATH 2472 (Component Area Option Code 090/092) | 4 | BIO 2450 | 4 |
PHYS 1430 | 4 | PHYS 2425 (Component Area Option Code 090/093) | 4 |
PSY 1300 (Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080) | 3 | Elective | 3 |
15 | 15 | ||
Junior | |||
First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
CHEM 3375 | 3 | CHEM 3380 | 3 |
CHEM 3390 | 3 | CHEM 3381 | 3 |
BIO 2400 | 4 | BIO 3421 | 4 |
POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070) | 3 | POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070) | 3 |
American History Component Code 060 | 3 | Advanced Elective | 3 |
16 | 16 | ||
Senior | |||
First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
CHEM 4360 | 3 | CHEM 4385 | 3 |
CHEM 4481 | 4 | CHEM 4382 | 3 |
Minor Advanced Elective1 | 3 | Minor Advanced Elective1 | 3 |
American History Component Code 060 | 3 | ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 2313 (Creative Arts Component Code 050) | 3 |
MATH 2328 or 3305 | 3 | ||
16 | 12 | ||
Total Hours: 120 |
1 | BIO 3421 is required and counts as elective credit towards a biology minor. |