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	2024-2025 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 																	 
	    Biochemistry, B.S.
					
						
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				Major Code: (2351) 
Bachelor of Science Learning Outcomes
The successful student will: 
	- Demonstrate problem-solving skills to provide solutions to theoretical and experimental problems in biochemistry.
 
	- Apply the fundamental concepts of the foundational concepts of biochemistry: energy & matter transformation, macromolecular structure & function, and biological information.
 
	- Utilize various measuring techniques in the laboratory to perform accurate and precise quantitative measurements.
 
	- Effectively interpret and communicate experimental results.
 
	- Utilize computers to support the learning and practice of biochemistry (data acquisition and analysis, access to information, preparation of reports, and molecular modeling and bioinformatics).
 
	- Explain the relevance of chemistry and biochemistry to other fields and society.
 
	- Demonstrate scientific literacy and professional ethics.
 
 
			 
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		General Education Requirements
 Communication Skills (9 hours)
 Health and Physical Education (2 hours)
 Arts/Humanities (9 hours)
 Social Sciences (6 hours)
 Mathematics and Natural Sciences (23 hours)
 Total General Education hours: 46
 Total Major Area Hours: 53-58
 Elective Hours at 30000-40000: 0-4
 Personal elective hours: 12-13
 Total required hours for degree: 120
 The first two years of the Biochemistry BS will complete the Chemistry, A.S.       													 | 
												 
											 
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