(Requirements for students who have completed General Chemistry I and II prior to June 2010.)
This program requires completion of forty-five (45) units in Chemistry, as follows:
Lower-division courses (23 units):
- CHEM - 111 General Chemistry I
- CHEM - 113 General Chemistry II
- CHEM - 230 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM - 232 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM - 231 Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM - 260 Analytical Chemistry
Upper-division courses (22 units):
- CHEM - 340 Physical Chemistry I
- CHEM - 350 Biochemistry I
- CHEM - 351 Biochemistry II
- CHEM - 352 Experimental Biochemistry
- CHEM - 420 Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM - 450 Biochemical Genetics
Required supporting courses (24 units):
- MATH - 109 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
- MATH - 110 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
- PHYS - 110 General Physics I
- PHYS - 210 General Physics II
- BIOL - 105 General Biology I
- BIOL - 106 General Biology II
Students intending to apply for medical, dental, veterinary, or pharmacy school should contact Prof. Mary Jane Niles of USF's Pre-Professional Health Committee for recommendations or additional courses at niles@usfca.edu. More information is available at www.usfca.edu/pphc.
ACS certification of B.S. Chemistry with a Concentration in Biochemistry requires these additional courses:
- CHEM - 341 Physical Chemistry
- CHEM - 410 Integrated Lab
