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Chair: Dr. Arnold Eskin

Students must earn a minimum 2.00 grade point average in all courses in the major (required or elective) attempted at the university.

Students who choose to major in biochemical and biophysical sciences must meet the general degree requirements and the college requirements for a Natural Sciences and Mathematics Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree:

Requirements	Hours
Biology
BIOL 1431 1, 1432 1, BIOL 3301	11
Chemistry
CHEM 1111, 1112, 1331, 1332, 3221, 3222, 3331, and 3332	18
Mathematics/Statistics
MATH 1431, 1432, and 2433 or 3338 or BIOL 3407	11 or 12
Physics
PHYS 1101, 1102, 1301, 1302; or 1321, 1112, 1322, 2113	8
Physical Chemistry or Thermal Physics
CHEM 4370 or 4373, or PHYS 3327	3
(Completion of either CHEM 4370 or 4373 and the additional requirements in chemistry above will complete a minor in chemistry to meet the NSM Capstone requirements.)
Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences
Twenty-nine semester hours which must include BCHS 3201, 3304, 3305, 4302, 4303, 4306 and 4311 and nine additional semester hours of 4000-level BCHS courses. Senior Honors Thesis and Special Problems courses ordinarily will not apply toward this total.	29

Bachelor of Science in Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences Suggested Program

First Year

Fall Semester	Hours
ENGL 1303. Freshman Composition I1	3
CHEM 1331 and 1111. Fundamentals of Chemistry and Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory	4
MATH 1330. Elementary Functions2	3
BIOL 1431. Introduction to Biological Science	4
Total	14

Spring Semester	Hours
ENGL 1304. Freshman Composition II1	3
CHEM 1332 and 1112. Fundamentals of Chemistry and Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory	4
MATH 1431. Calculus I	4
BIOL 1432. Introduction to Biological Science	4
Total	15

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Second Year

Fall Semester	Hours
Visual/Performing Arts Core Course	3
CHEM 3331 and 3221. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry and Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory	5
MATH 1432. Calculus II	4
BIOL 3301. Genetics	3
Total	15

Spring Semester	Hours
Humanities Core Course	3
CHEM 3332 and 3222. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry and Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory	5
BCHS 3304 and 3201. General Biochemistry I and Biochemistry Laboratory I	5
MATH 2433. Calculus III	4
Total	17

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Third Year

Fall Semester	Hours
PHYS 1301 and 1101. Introductory General Physics and General Physics Laboratory I	4
BCHS 3305 General Biochemistry II	3
POLS 1336. U.S. and Texas Constitutions and Politics or equivalent	3
HIST 1376 or 1377. The United States to 1877 or equivalent	3
Social Sciences Core Course	3
Total	16

Spring Semester	Hours
PHYS 1302 and 1102. Introductory General Physics and General Physics Laboratory II	4
Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences Elective	3
POLS 1337. U.S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts or equivalent	3
HIST 1378 or 1379. The United States since 1877 or equivalent	3
Electives	2
Total	15

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Fourth Year

Fall Semester	Hours
CHEM 4373. Survey of Physical Chemistry, or CHEM 4370. Physical Chemistry I, or PHYS 3327. Thermal Physics	3
BCHS 4302. Physical Biochemistry I 3	3
BCHS 4306. Nucleic Acids 3	3
Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences Electives	3
NSM Capstone	3
Total	15

Spring Semester	Hours
BCHS 4303. Physical Biochemistry II 4	3
BCHS 4311. Biochemistry Laboratory II 5	3
Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences Elective	3
NSM Capstone Course	3
Social Sciences Writing Intensive Core Course	3
Total	15

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All students are responsible for the completion of 36 advanced semester hours required for a University of Houston degree.

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