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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Biochemistry-Molecular Biology (BS) Sample Plan


YEAR ONE

Fall       Spring
EN - 103 Composition and Rhetoric I     3 EN - 104 Composition and Rhetoric II   3
UNIV 101   3   Expanded Literacies (3/6) 3
BI - 151 Introductory Biology I  + 151L  (Satisfies Expanded Literacies: Scientific Inquiry - 1/6) 4 CH - 102 General Chemistry II  +CH 101L + CH 101P 5
CH - 101 General Chemistry I  +  CH 101L + CH 101P 5 MA - 122 Calculus II   3
MA - 121 Calculus I  (Satisfies Expanded Literacies: Mathematical Reasoning - 2/6) 3 Free Elective 3
    UNIV - 110 Being Well  or FN - 100 Financial Literacy   1
TOTAL CREDITS 18 TOTAL CREDITS 18

YEAR TWO

Fall Spring
PL - 109 Philosophical Thinking   or TH - 109 Catholic Theology   3 PL - 109 Philosophical Thinking  or TH - 109 Catholic Theology   3
Expanded Literacies (4/6) 3 Expanded Literacies (5/6) 3
BI - 255 Molecular Biology  + BI 255L 4 CH - 232 Organic Chemistry II  + CH 232L 4
CH - 231 Organic Chemistry I  + CH 231L 4 Even Years: PH - 202 General Physics II: Wave Phenomena and Electromagnetism  +PH 202L 5
Odd Years: PH - 201 General Physics I: Mechanics and Heat  +PH  201L 5 Odd Years: BI - 330 Genetics  + BI 330L 4
Even Years:  Expanded Literacies (6/6) 3 UNIV - 110 Being Well  or FN - 100 Financial Literacy   1
TOTAL CREDITS 17-19 TOTAL CREDITS 15-16

YEAR THREE

Fall Spring
Lens 1, 2, or 3 (1/3) 3 BI - 436 Biochemistry II  + BI 436L 4
BI - 435 Biochemistry I  + BI 435L 4 CH - 455 Research Seminar  + CH 455L 3
Odd Years: PH - 201 General Physics I: Mechanics and Heat  + 201L  5 Even Years: PH - 202 General Physics II: Wave Phenomena and Electromagnetism  +PH 202L 5
Odd Years: BI - 257 Introduction to Bioinformatics   3 Even years: BI - 360 Advanced Molecular Biology  + BI 360L 4
Even Years: Free Elective 3 Odd Years: BI - 330 Genetics  + BI 330L 4
Even Years: CH - 351 Physical Chemistry I  + CH 351L 5 Odd years: Free Elective 3
TOTAL CREDITS 15 TOTAL CREDITS 14-16

YEAR FOUR

Fall Spring
Lens 1, 2, or 3 (2/3) 3 Lens 1, 2, or 3 (3/3) 3
Catholicism in Dialogue 3 Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3 Free Elective 3
Odd Years: Expanded Literacies (6/6) 3 Even years: BI - 360 Advanced Molecular Biology  + BI 360L 4
Odd Years: BI - 257 Introduction to Bioinformatics   3 Odd years: Free Elective 3
Even Years: Free Elective 3    
Even Years: CH - 351 Physical Chemistry I  + CH 351L 3    
TOTAL CREDITS 5    
  15-17 TOTAL CREDITS 12-13
TOTAL OVERALL CREDITS: 128

Odd/Even designation refers to the calendar year for the semester the course is being taken by the student. Odd Years are, for example: FA25, FA27, SP25, SP27, etc. Even years are, for example: FA24, FA26, SP24, SP26, SP28, etc

For more information about the requirements in our general education Connections Curriculum, which are included in the sample plan above, please see I. General Education (Connections Curriculum), which can be found in The Undergraduate Program .