Chemistry Major, B.S. – Biochemistry Track
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements, students must
- attain a final cumulative GPA of at least 2.0
- complete a minimum of 45 academic credit hours earned from UNC–Chapel Hill courses
- take at least half of their major course requirements, courses and credit hours, at UNC–Chapel Hill
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in coursework taken at UNC-CH in the major core is required
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Gateway Course | ||
| CHEM 101 & 101L | General Descriptive Chemistry I and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| Core Requirements | ||
| CHEM 102 | General Descriptive Chemistry II H | 3 |
| or CHEM 102H | General Descriptive Chemistry II | |
| CHEM 102L | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 241 | Modern Analytical Methods for Separation and Characterization H | 2 |
| CHEM 241L | Laboratory in Separations and Analytical Characterization of Organic and Biological Compounds | 1 |
| or CHEM 245L | Honors Laboratory in Separations and Analytical Characterization of Organic and Biological Compound | |
| CHEM 251 | Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry | 2 |
| CHEM 430 | Introduction to Biological Chemistry H | 3 |
| CHEM 431 | Macromolecular Structure and Metabolism | 3 |
| CHEM 432 | Metabolic Chemistry and Cellular Regulatory Networks | 3 |
| CHEM 481 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 481L | Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | 2 |
| or CHEM 482L | Physical Chemistry Laboratory II | |
| CHEM 482 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 530L | Laboratory Techniques for Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 550L | Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory I | 2 |
| CHEM 261 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry I H | 3 |
| CHEM 262 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry II H | 3 |
| CHEM 262L | Laboratory in Organic Chemistry | 1 |
| or CHEM 263L | Honors Laboratory in Organic Chemistry | |
| One advanced chemistry elective course from the following list: | 3 | |
| BIOC 601 | Enzyme Properties, Mechanisms, and Regulation | |
| BIOC 650 | Basic Principles: From Basic Models to Collections of Macromolecules | |
| BIOL 422 | Microbiology | |
| CHEM 395 | Research in Chemistry for Undergraduates H | |
| Any two- or three-credit chemistry course numbered 420 or higher | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| BIOL 101 | Principles of Biology H | 3 |
| BIOL 101L | Introductory Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 202 | Molecular Biology and Genetics H | 4 |
| BIOL 205 | Cellular and Developmental Biology H | 4 |
| MATH 232 | Calculus of Functions of One Variable II 1, H | 4 |
| MATH 233 | Calculus of Functions of Several Variables 1, H | 4 |
| MATH 383 | First Course in Differential Equations 1, H | 3 |
| PHYS 116 | MechanicsH | 4 |
| or PHYS 118 | Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity | |
| PHYS 117 | Electromagnetism and Optics H | 4 |
| or PHYS 119 | Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta | |
| Total Hours | 76 | |
H Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course.
Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply.
1 Placement, PL, credits, zero hours, for MATH 232, MATH 233, or MATH 383 do not satisfy chemistry major requirements.