Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor’s degree as specified in the “University Core Curriculum ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Arts and Sciences  requirements.

Major requirements

Major of 33 hours in biochemistry, of which 19 must be advanced. Required courses:

• CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry for Science Majors and
• CHEM 1430 - Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry

• or

• CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry for the Honors College and
• CHEM 1430 - Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry
   

• or

• CHEM 1413 - Honors General Chemistry and
• CHEM 1430 - Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry
   

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• CHEM 1420 - General Chemistry for Science Majors and
• CHEM 1440 - Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry

• or

• CHEM 1422 - General Chemistry for the Honors College and
• CHEM 1440 - Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry
   

• or

• CHEM 1423 - Honors General Chemistry and
• CHEM 1440 - Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry
   

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• CHEM 2370 - Organic Chemistry and
• CHEM 3210 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory

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• (All courses above are to be completed with a C or better.)

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• CHEM 2380 - Organic Chemistry and
• CHEM 3220 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory

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• CHEM 3451 - Quantitative Analysis and
• CHEM 3452 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory

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• CHEM 3530 - Physical Chemistry for Life Science

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• BIOC 3621 - Elementary Biochemistry and
• BIOC 3622 - Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory

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• BIOC 4570 - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Gene and
• BIOC 4580 - Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory

Other course requirements

• TECM 2700 - Technical Writing (replaces ENGL 1320  in university core)

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• MATH 1710 - Calculus I (prerequisite MATH 1610  or MATH 1650 , with a grade of C or better)

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• PHYS 1510 - General Physics I with Calculus and
• PHYS 1530 - General Physics with Calculus Laboratory I

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• PHYS 1520 - General Physics II with Calculus and
• PHYS 1540 - General Physics with Calculus Laboratory II

Minor requirements

Minor of 20 hours in biology, including:

• BIOL 1710 - Biology for Science Majors I and
• BIOL 1730 - Biology for Science Majors I Laboratory

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• BIOL 1711 - Honors Biology for Science Majors I and
• BIOL 1733 - Honors Biology for Science Majors I Laboratory

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• BIOL 1720 - Biology for Science Majors II and
• BIOL 1740 - Biology for Science Majors II Laboratory

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• BIOL 1722 - Honors Biology for Science Majors II and
• BIOL 1744 - Honors Biology for Science Majors II Laboratory

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• BIOL 2041 - Microbiology and
• BIOL 2042 - Microbiology Laboratory

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• (All courses above are to be completed with a C or better.)

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• BIOL 3510 - Cell Biology and
• BIOL 3520 - Cell Biology Laboratory
• plus an additional 8 hours of advanced biology courses with laboratories

Electives

Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information see an academic advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Other requirements

Only two attempts will be allowed for each biology and biochemistry course in the degree. A minimum 2.5 grade point average for upper-division courses in the sciences, a minimum 2.5 UNT grade point average and an overall 2.5 grade point average are required for graduation. All students seeking to enter the Department of Biological Sciences, with the exception of beginning freshmen, must meet the minimum UNT and overall grade point averages given above. Students in the department whose UNT or overall grade point average drops below the minimum (given above) for two consecutive semesters will be removed from the program.