2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| BCHM 1014 | Biochemistry First Year Experience | 1 |
| BCHM 2354 | Biochemical Techniques | 3 |
| BCHM 2364 | Biochemical Techniques Laboratory | 1 |
| BCHM 4115 | General Biochemistry | 4 |
| BCHM 4116 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| BCHM 4124 | Laboratory Problems in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 6 |
| BIOL 2004 | Genetics | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1115 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 1116 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 2604 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 2614 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2545 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2546 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus | 3 |
| MATH 1026 | Elementary Calculus | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2206 | General Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2215 | General Physics Laboratory | 1 |
| PHYS 2216 | General Physics Laboratory | 1 |
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6-7 | |
| Analysis of Biochemical Literature | ||
| Genomics | ||
| Biochemical Communication | ||
| Biophysics for Biochemistry | ||
| Applications in Molecular Life Science | ||
| Computational Biochemistry for Bioinformatics 2 | ||
| Protein Structure and Function 2 | ||
| Microbial Genetics | ||
| Cell Biology | ||
| Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences | ||
| Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences | ||
| Microbial Forensics and Biosecurity | ||
| Genomics and Bioinformatics | ||
| Subtotal | 52-53 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select remaining credit hours of free electives | 17 | |
| Subtotal | 17 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 3 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Pathway 4 fulfilled by completing BIOL 1105 and BIOL 1106 | ||
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| Pathway 5f fulfilled by completing MATH 1025 and MATH 1026 | ||
| Pathway 5a fulfilled by completing STAT 3615 | ||
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 1 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 120-121 | |
Concept 7 course may also be used to fulfill part of Concept 2 or Concept 3 requirement.
Students in their senior year with a 3.0 or better GPA may enroll in 5000-level courses satisfying undergraduate degree requirements within their department with the permission of the course instructor and the department head.
Graduation requires completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours with a GPA of 2.0 or greater for all hours attempted. In addition, students must have an in-major GPA of 2.0 or greater. The following courses are used to calculate the in-major GPA (students must earn a grade of C- or better in each of these courses or their approved substitutions):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BCHM 4115 | General Biochemistry | 4 |
| BCHM 4116 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| BCHM 4124 | Laboratory Problems in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 6 |
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1115 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 1116 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 2004 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 2604 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 2614 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1-2 |
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| BCHM 2354 | Biochemical Techniques | 3 |
| BCHM 2364 | Biochemical Techniques Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2545 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2546 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 4615 | Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences | 3 |
| CHEM 4616 | Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences | 3 |
Pathways to General Education requirements and approved courses are available online: http://www.pathways.prov.vt.edu/content/pathways_prov_vt_edu/en/about/course-catalog.html
This checksheet contains no hidden prerequisites, although some courses listed are prerequisites for other courses.
Approved Course Substitutions
Students who did not successfully complete at least two units of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement do not count toward the hours required for graduation. Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for details.
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