UT Dallas 2022 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Biochemistry (BS)

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 2 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
CHEM 1311 2, 3 3090 3 CHEM 1312 2, 3 3090 3
or CHEM 1315 2, 3 3090 or CHEM 1316 3 3090
CHEM 1111 2, 3 090 1 CHEM 1112 3 1
or CHEM 1115 2, 3 090 or CHEM 1116 3
MATH 2413 2, 3, 4, 9 2090 4 MATH 2414 2, 3, 4 2090 4
Core Course 3 Core Course 3
Core Course 3 PHYS 2325 2, 7 3090 4
NATS 1101 1 1 and PHYS 2125 2, 3, 5 3090
UNIV 1010 1 0 or PHYS 2421 2, 9 3090
Total  15 Total  15
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 4 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
CHEM 2323 6 3 CHEM 2325 6 3
BIOL 2311 2 3090 3 CHEM 2233 6 2
BIOL 2111 1 CHEM 2401 4
PHYS 2326 2, 7 3-4 MATH 2415 2 4
or PHYS 2422 2, 9 Core Course 3
PHYS 2126 1
Core Course 3
Total  14-15 Total  16
 
Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 6 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
CHEM 3321 3 CHEM 3322 3
CHEM 3361 3 CHEM 3362 3
CHEM 3472 4 BIOL 3380 3
BIOL 3161 1 BIOL 3162 1
Core Course 3 Core Course 3
Upper-Level Elective 10 3
Total  14 Total  16
 
Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 8 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
BIOL 3301 3 BIOL 3302 3
BIOL 3101 7 1 BIOL 3102 7 1
STAT 2332 2090 3 CHEM/BIOL Elective
Upper-Level		 4
CHEM/BIOL Elective
Upper-Level		 4 Upper-Level Elective 10 4-5
Core Course 3
Core Course 3
Total  17 Total  12-13
 
NOTES:
1 Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3 A required Major course that also fulfills Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in the Core Curriculum.
4 Three semester credit hours of Calculus are counted to fulfill the Mathematics Core Requirement with the remaining five semester credit hours to be counted under Component Area Option Core.
5 Six semester credit hours of Chemistry are counted under Science core, and one semester of Physics (PHYS 2125) are counted under Component Area Option core.
6 Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.
7 Students will take one of the two Physics sequences: PHYS 2325 and PHYS 2326 or PHYS 2421 and PHYS 2422 with accompanying labs.
8 These core curriculum courses can be substituted with any allowed core curriculum course for the appropriate category
9 The MATH 2413, 2414, 2415 calculus sequence can be replaced with the MATH 2417, 2419, 2451 sequence
10 Need 51 upper level hours for graduation, optional but recommended
Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses.
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
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