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Recommended Academic Plan

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with Molecular & Cell Biology Option

(B M B with MCB option at UP)

Effective (For students entering Summer 2008 and later)

Semester 1	Credits	Semester 2	Credits
*MATH 140 (GQ) Calculus with Analytic Geometry I*	4	MATH 141(GQ)Calculus with Analytic Geometry II	4
*CHEM 110 (GN) Chemical Principles*	3	*CHEM 112 (GN) Chemical Principles*	3
*CHEM 111 (GN) Experimental Chemistry*	1	CHEM 113(GN) Experimental Chemistry	1
PSU 016 First-Year Seminar	1	ENGL 15 OR 30 (GWS) Composition/Honors Composition	3
Art (GA), Humanities (GH), or Social Behavioral Sciences (GS)	6	PHYS 211 (GN) General Physics Mechanics (must be taken in sequence with PHYS 212, 213 ,214) or Art (GA), Humanities (GH), or Social Behavioral Sciences (GS)	4 3-6
Total Credits:	15	Total Credits:	14-17
Semester 3	Credits	Semester 4	Credits
CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry	3	CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry	3
BMB 251 Molecular & Cell Biology I	3	CHEM 213 Laboratory in Organic Chemistry	2
PHYS 212 (GN) General Physics Electricity and Magnetism (must be taken in sequence with PHYS 211, 213 ,214) or PHYS 250 Introductory Physics I *(must be taken in sequence with PHYS 251)*	4	*PHYS 213 (GN) General Physics Fluids & Thermal Physics &* *PHYS 214 (GN) General Physics: Ware Motion & Quantum Physics* (must be taken in sequence with PHYS 211, 212) or PHYS 251 Introductory Physics II *(must be taken in sequence with PHYS 250)*	4
MICRB 201 Introductory Microbiology	3	BMB 252 Molecular & Cell Biology II	3
MICRB 202 Introductory Microbiology Laboratory	2	BIOL 322 Genetics	3
Total Credits:	15	Total Credits:	15
Semester 5	Credits	Semester 6	Credits
BMB 400 Molecular Biology of the Gene	2	BMB 402 General Biochemistry	3
BMB 401 General Biochemistry	3	BMB 445W Laboratory in Molecular Genetics	2
BMB 442 Lab in Proteins, Nucleic Acids, & Molecular Cloning	3	BMB 460 Cell Growth and Differentiation	3
MICRB 410 Principal of Immunology	3	CAS 100 A, B, or C (GWS) Effective Speech	3
LIST B ELECTIVE	2-3	Art (GA), Humanities (GH), or Social Behavioral Sciences (GS)	3
Health & Physical Activity (GHA)	1	Health & Physical Activity (GHA)	1
Total Credits:	15-16	Total Credits:	15
Semester 7	Credits	Semester 8	Credits
CHEM 450 Physical Chemistry – Thermodynamics (must be taken in sequence with CHEM 452) or BMB 428 Physical Chemistry with Biological Applications	3	CHEM 452 Physical Chemistry - Quantum Chemistry	3
BMB 430 Developmental Biology	3	ENGL 202C (GWS) Technical Writing	3
BMB 443W Laboratory in Protein Purification & Enzymology	3	Art (GA), Humanities (GH), or Social Behavioral Sciences (GS)	0-6
#BMB or MICRB 400 Level Course	2-3	#BMB or MICRB 400 Level Course	2-3
Art (GA), Humanities (GH), or Social Behavioral Sciences (GS)	3	± LIST C FREE ELECTIVES	5-6
± LIST C FREE ELECTIVES	3
Total Credits:	16-17	Total Credits:	16-19

Bold Italics indicates course requires a grade of C or better for entrance into this major
Italics indicate courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
Bold type indicates all 3 courses are required to graduate, a grade of C or better is required in 2 of the 3 courses.
# any 400 level Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (BMB) or Microbiology (MICRB) course
* indicates List B Electives: CMPSC 101 (3), 201 (3), Math 220 (2), 231 (2), 250 (3), Stat 250 (3) 301 (3), 401 (3)
± indicates see the Department List C for exclusions see reverse side
To graduate all students must earn C or higher in 9 credits of any 400-level BMB/ MICRB courses except BMB 443, 444, 445W, 446, BMB/MICRB 495, 496, MICRB 421W, 422, 447
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, and GS are codes used to identify General Education requirements.
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirements.

Scheduling patterns for courses not taught each semester

Fall - only taught courses: BMB 251H, 400, 401H, 428, 430, 443W, 446, 464 BMB/MICRB 252, 435, 450 MICRB 401, 413, 421W and MICRB/BIOTC 416

Spring - only taught courses: BMB 221, 252H, 402H, 433, 437, 444, 445W, 474 BMB/MICRB 252, 432, 460, 480 MICRB 201H, 412, 415, 422, 447

± LIST C FREE ELECTIVES - With the EXCEPTION of the courses listed below, ALL courses appearing in the University Bulletin are acceptable as elective courses: 6 credits of ROTC may be applied toward graduation requirements.

BI SC 001 BI SC 002 MATH 001 MATH 003 MATH 004 MATH 111 MATH 017

MATH 018 MATH 021 MATH 022 MATH 026 MATH 030 MATH 035 MATH 036

MATH 040 MATH 041 MATH 081 MATH 082 MATH 083 MATH 110 CHEM 001

CHEM 003 CHEM 108 CHEM 101 ENGL 004 ENGL 005 PH SC 007 PHYS 001

PHYS 150 PHYS 151 LL ED 005 LL ED 010 LL ED 123 STAT 100