Biochemistry (BA)
Description
The B.A. in biochemistry is designed for students who intend to pursue a career in medicine, dentistry, or other health-related fields. The curriculum associated with this degree program closely follows the recommendations of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), and it prepares students to take the MCAT and DAT.
To enroll in the B.A. in biochemistry, students must have successfully completed CHEM 1050 General Chemistry I or meet the prerequisites for CHEM 1050 General Chemistry I.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to 1) change or withdraw courses; 2) change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and 3) change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
or WRIT 1010 | First-Year Writing I | |
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First-Year Writing II | ||
or LIBA 1020 | First Year Seminar | |
| Select six hours of literature survey from the following: | 6 | |
| Survey in Literary History | ||
| Survey of World Literature to 1650 | ||
| Survey of World Literature since 1650 | ||
| Survey of American Lit to the Civil War | ||
| Survey of American Lit since Civil War | ||
| Survey of British Lit to 18th Century | ||
| Survey of Brit Lit since Romantic Period | ||
| Select at least six hours of one modern or ancient language at the 2000 level or above 1 | 6 | |
| Select six hours in History (HIST) course work 2 | 6 | |
| Select three hours of humanities courses from the following areas: 3 | 3 | |
African-American Studies | ||
Classical Civilization | ||
| Humanities and the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Queer Studies | ||
| Topics in Gender and Culture | ||
| Women, Gender & the Environment | ||
| Theories in Gender | ||
| Men, Women, and Greek Life | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Cinema | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in the Media | ||
| Advanced Queer Studies | ||
Philosophy | ||
Religion | ||
Southern Studies (any 1000 level only) | ||
| Introduction to Rhetoric | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Select three hours of Fine Arts courses from the following: 2 | 3 | |
any Art History (ARTH) course | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Select three hours of Math at the 1000 level or above 4 | 3 | |
| Select six hours of Social Science from the following areas: | 6 | |
Anthropology | ||
Economics | ||
Political Science | ||
Psychology | ||
Sociology | ||
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisc Social Science | ||
| 3 science courses, of which 2 must have labs 5 | 9-11 | |
Astronomy OR Physics (must be 2 courses in Astronomy or 2 courses in Physics) | ||
Biology | ||
Chemistry | ||
Geology | ||
| Integrated Science I | ||
| Integrated Science II | ||
| Interdisciplinary Sciences | ||
| Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences | ||
| Total Hours | 48-50 | |
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Modern Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, & Swahili.
Classics: Ancient Greek and Latin.
Communication Sciences & Disorders: American Sign Language
Philosophy and Religion: Hebrew
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Freshmen may not register for 3000 level courses.
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In addition, gender studies courses that are cross-listed with African American studies, classical civilization, English, modern languages, philosophy, or religion curses will satisfy this requirement.
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Except for MATH 2451 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I and MATH 2452 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II.
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Two of the courses must be in the same area of science; with the third from a different department.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1050 & CHEM 1051 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 1060 & CHEM 1061 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
| CHEM 2210 & CHEM 2211 | Elementary Organic Chemistry I and Elementary Organic Chem. Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 2220 & CHEM 2221 | Elementary Organic Chemistry II and Elementary Organic Chem. Laboratory II | 4 |
| CHEM 3310 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| or CHEM 3340 | Biophysical Chemistry | |
| CHEM 4710 & CHEM 4721 | Biochemistry I and Biochemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 4720 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 5180 | Molecular Biochemistry I | 3 |
| or CHEM 5191 | Chemical Separations | |
| Select at least 12 hours of major courses in residence 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 29 | |
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The following courses may not be used for major or minor credit: CHEM 1010 Chemical Concepts, CHEM 1030 Survey of Chemistry I, CHEM 1040 Survey of Chemistry II, CHEM 1031 Survey of Chemistry Laboratory I, CHEM 1041 Survey of Chemistry Laboratory II, CHEM 1210 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, CHEM 2010 Environmental Chemistry I, CHEM 2020 Environmental Chemistry II,CHEM 2710 Biochemical Concepts, CHEM 3810 Chemistry for Teachers I, CHEM 3820 Chemistry for Teachers II, or CHEM 3830 Chemistry for Teachers III, CHEM 2999A Introductory Special Topics in Chemistry, CHEM 3999A Intermediate Special Topics in Chemistry.
Major Requirements II
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 2611 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 3 |
| MATH 2612 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry II | 3 |
| Select one of the following options: | 8 | |
| Option 1: | ||
| Physics for Science & Engineering I | ||
| Physics for Science & Engineering II | ||
| Lab Physics for Science & Engineering I | ||
| Lab Physics for Science & Engineering II | ||
| Option 2: | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Laboratory Physics I | ||
| Laboratory Physics II | ||
| Total Hours | 14 | |