Biochemistry studies the chemical composition of living things. Biochemistry combines the study of biology with organic and inorganic chemistry as applied to topics such as enzymology, genetics, toxicology, pharmacology, food science, and medicine. Students with this degree may pursue graduate study or work in the field of biotechnology or in one of the many related areas or be eligible for many employment opportunities in chemistry and biology.

Total Program Credits: 120

Matriculation Requirements:
To matriculate into the Chemistry degree, students must have adviser approval, and completed CHEM 1210, CHEM 1220, CHEM 1250, and CHEM 1260 all with a C- or higher.
General Education Requirements:			40 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Context (5.0)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research	3
	MATH 1210	Calculus I	5
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3.0)
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3.0)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3.0)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3.0)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3.0)
	POLS 1100	American National Government (3.0)
Complete the following:			3
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values
or	PHIL 205G	Ethics and Values
or	PHIL 205H	Ethics and Values
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness (2.0)
or	PES 1097	Fitness for Life	2
Distribution Courses:
	BIOL 1610	College Biology I	4
	CHEM 1210	Principles of Chemistry I 1	4
	CHEM 1220	Principles of Chemistry II 2	4
	Fine Arts		3
	Humanities		3
	Social/Behavioral Science		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			41 Credits
	CHEM 1215	Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory 3	1
	CHEM 1225	Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory 4	1
	CHEM 1250	Chemistry Cornerstone- Research and Careers	1
	CHEM 1260	Chemistry Cornerstone- Ethics	1
	CHEM 2310	Organic Chemistry I	4
	CHEM 2315	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory	1
	CHEM 2320	Organic Chemistry II	4
	CHEM 2325	Organic Chemistry II Laboratory	1
	CHEM 3000	Analytical Chemistry	2
	CHEM 3005	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	2
	CHEM 3600	Biological Chemistry	3
	CHEM 3605	Biological Chemistry Lab	1
	CHEM 4000	Instrumental Analysis WE	2
	CHEM 4005	Instrumental Analysis Laboratory	2
	MATH 1220	Calculus II	5
	PHYS 2210	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I	4
	PHYS 2220	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II	4
	PHYS 2215	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Lab	1
	PHYS 2225	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Lab	1
Emphasis Requirements:			18 Credits
	BIOL 1615	College Biology I Laboratory	1
	BIOL 3400	Cell Biology	3
	BIOL 3405	Cell Biology Laboratory	1
	CHEM 3060	Physical Chemistry I	4
	CHEM 3065	Physical Chemistry I Lab	1
	CHEM 3100	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry	4
	CHEM 3115	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lab	1
	CHEM 3620	Biological Chemistry II	3
Emphasis Elective Requirements:			21 Credits
Chemistry Electives (10 credits) from the following:			10
	CHEM 3020	Environmental Chemistry  (3.0)
	CHEM 3025	Environmental Chemistry Laboratory  (1.0)
	CHEM 3300	Biomolecular Modeling and Simulations  (4.0)
	CHEM 3800	Energy Use on Earth  (3.0)
	CHEM 4030	Radiochemistry (3.0)
	CHEM 4600	Structure Determination (3.0)
	CHEM 4605	Structure Determination Laboratory (1.0)
	CHEM 4800	Pharmacology (3.0)
	CHEM 482R	Chemistry Internship  (1.0)
	CHEM 489R	Undergraduate Research in Chemistry (1.0)
	CHEM 495R	Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry (3.0)
	CHEM 496R	Special Topics in Chemistry (1.0)
	CHEM 499R	Independent Study and Research (1.0)
Biology Electives (11 credits) from the following:			11
	BIOL 3300	Developmental Biology (3.0)
	BIOL 3500	Genetics (3.0)
	BIOL 3515	Advanced Genetics Laboratory (1.0)
	BIOL 3550	Molecular Biology (3.0)
	BIOL 4300	Bioinformatics and Genome Analysis (4.0)
	BIOL 4450	Immunology (3.0)
	BIOL 4455	Immunology Laboratory (1.0)
	BIOL 4550	Molecular Evolution and Bioinformatics WE (3.0)
	MICR 3450	General Microbiology (3.0)
	MICR 3455	General Microbiology Laboratory (1.0)
	ZOOL 2320	Human Anatomy (3.0)
and	ZOOL 2325	Human Anatomy Laboratory (1.0)
	ZOOL 2420	Human Physiology (3.0)
and	ZOOL 2425	Human Physiology Laboratory (1.0)
	ZOOL 4300	Histology (4.0)
	ZOOL 4700	Advanced Anatomy (4.0)
	ZOOL 4780	Neuroscience (4.0)

Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits with a minimum of 40 upper-division credits.
2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above with a minimum of 2.25 in Major.
3. Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
5. A minimum of 54 credit hours must be in the major with a minimum of 20 credits taken at UVU. A minimum of 28 chemistry credits must be upper-division.
6. Complete all chemistry and physics courses with a minimum grade of "C-" or better.
7. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.

Footnote:
1-To be taken with CHEM 1215 Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory
2-To be taken with CHEM 1225 Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory
3-To be taken with CHEM 1210 Principles of Chemistry I
4-To be taken with CHEM 1220 Principles of Chemistry II