2022-2023 Course Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| BCHM 1014 | Biochemistry First Year Experience | 1 |
| BCHM 2114 | Biochemical Calculations 1 | 2 |
| BCHM 4115 & BCHM 4116 | General Biochemistry and General Biochemistry 1 | 7 |
| BCHM 4124 | Laboratory Problems in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1 | 6 |
| BIOL 2004 | Genetics 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 19 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| BIOL 1105 & BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology | 6 |
| BIOL 1115 & BIOL 1116 | Principles of Biology Laboratory and Principles of Biology Laboratory 1 | 2 |
| BIOL 2604 | General Microbiology 1 | 3 |
| BIOL 2614 | General Microbiology Laboratory 1 | 2 |
| CHEM 1035 & CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry and General Chemistry | 6 |
| CHEM 1045 & CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory and General Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 2114 | Analytical Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 2124 | Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Techniques and Practice 1 | 1 |
| CHEM 2535 & CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry 1 | 6 |
| CHEM 2545 & CHEM 2546 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory and Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 2 |
| CHEM 4615 | Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences 1 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences 1 | ||
| Biochemical Communication 1 | ||
| Computational Biochemistry for Bioinformatics 1 | ||
| MATH 1025 & MATH 1026 | Elementary Calculus and Elementary Calculus | 6 |
| PHYS 2205 & PHYS 2206 | General Physics and General Physics 1 | 6 |
| PHYS 2215 & PHYS 2216 | General Physics Laboratory and General Physics Laboratory 1 | 2 |
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 56 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 15 credits | 15 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| 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 | ||
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology (fulfilled in Major Requirements) | 3 |
| BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology (fulfilled in Major Requirements) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus (fulfilled in Major Requirements ; 5F) | 3 |
| MATH 1026 | Elementary Calculus (fulfilled in Major Requirements ; 5F) | 3 |
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics (fulfilled in Major Requirements ; 5A) | 3 |
| 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 2 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Indicates course with prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s). Always check the Undergraduate Catalog for the most current prerequisite and corequisite information.
Concept 7 course may also be used to fulfill part of Concept 2 or Concept 3 requirement.
This checksheet contains no hidden prerequisites, although some courses listed are prerequisites for other courses.
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
Pathways credit hour requirement: 30 credits
Free electives: 15 credits
College and Department credit hour requirement: 75 credits
Pathways to General Education requirement: 30 credits
Total to complete degree: 120 credits
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.
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 2114 | Biochemical Calculations | 2 |
| 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 2114 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2124 | Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Techniques and Practice | 1 |
| CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| 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 |
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