The Biochemistry/Molecular Biology major is the in-depth study of the chemical processes that underlie all living systems in the world. As a collaborative program of the Biological Sciences and Chemistry Departments, it is an ideal choice for students in the health sciences and in pre-professional programs such as medicine, dentistry, law, and pharmacy.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (B.S) | ||
| BIO 124 & BIO 124D | Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change and Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change Lab | 4 |
| BIO 128 & BIO 128D | Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity and Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity Lab | 4 |
| BIO 332 & BIO 333 | Genetics and Genetics Lab 4 | 4 |
| BIO 354 & BIO 355 | Cell Biology and Cell Biology Lab 3 | 4 |
| BIO 396 & BIO 397 | Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology Lab 3 | 4 |
| Choose one of the following courses: | 4 | |
| Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Lab | ||
Or | ||
| Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Lab | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 4-8 | |
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab and General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | ||
Or | ||
| Accelerated General Chemistry and Accelerated General Chemistry Lab | ||
| CHE 200 | Laboratory Safety and Chemical Hygiene | 1 |
| CHE 224 & CHE 225 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| CHE 226 & CHE 227 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHE 312 & CHE 313 | Quantitative Analysis and Quantitative Analysis Lab | 4 |
| CHE 344 & CHE 345 | Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics Lab | 4 |
| CHE 396 & CHE 397 | Biochemistry II and Biochemistry II Lab | 4 |
| MAT 123M | Precalculus 6 | 3 |
| MAT 124M | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| MAT 125 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| Choose one of the following sequences: 7 | 8 | |
| Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab | ||
| Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab | ||
| Or | ||
| General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | ||
| General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | ||
| Choose one of the following sequences: | 4-5 | |
| Introduction to Research and Biology Seminar and Biology Research and Advanced Biology Research and Biology Symposium 5 | ||
Or | ||
| Chemistry Seminar: Research and Professional Development and Chemistry Seminar: Research and Chemistry Seminar: Research Presentation | ||
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major 1 | 72-77 | |
| General Education | 42-43 | |
| Electives | 3-7 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
| 1 | BIO 234 is recommended. |
| 2 | Biochemistry/Molecular Biology students who select Chemistry Seminar will qualify for the ACS-accredited degree by completing CHE 364/CHE 365 in addition to those required by the major. Completing any additional 300-level chemistry course (including CHE 364/CHE 365) also completes the requirements for a Chemistry B.A. |
| 3 | This is a designated research course. |
| 4 | BIO 218 or BIO 120/BIO 120D is a prerequisite for this course. |
| 5 | BIO 218 is a prerequisite for this course. |
| 6 | Students may test out of this course based on their performance on the Math and Computer Science department placement exam. |
| 7 | Students planning to attend graduate school are strongly encouraged to take PHY 292/PHY 292D and PHY 296/PHY 297. |
Courses whose number is followed by a letter fulfill a General Education requirement. | |
Students may not declare a B.S. in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and a Minor in Biology. Students may not declare a B.S. in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and a Minor in Chemistry. |
BIO 100 • Principles of Biology 3 Credits
Basic principles of modern biology. Topics include the scientific method, biology of the cell, genetic principles, anatomy and physiology of humans, plant biology, and environmental biology.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 100D is required. Offered: Occasionally.
BIO 100D • Principles of Biology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 100.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 100 is required. Offered: Occasionally.
BIO 104 • Human Biology 3 Credits
Study of the biological aspects of the human species. Includes basic molecules of life, human cell biology, tissue types, anatomy and physiology of the 10 systems, human embryology and development, human genetics, nutrition, disease, and health.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 104D is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 104D • Human Biology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 104.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 104 is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 105 • Medical Terminology 2 Credits
Study of medical terms. Students study material independently and take proctored examination to demonstrate knowledge of medical language.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 114D • Introduction to Biodiversity, Ecology, and Adaptation 4 Credits
An introduction to the diversity, interrelationships, and origins of living organisms. Focuses on three themes: an overview of kinds and diversity of organisms found in six kingdoms, the interaction of organisms with each other and their environment, and the change of organisms through time.
Offered: Occasionally.
BIO 120 • Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology 3 Credits
An introduction to cellular and subcellular aspects of living organisms. Includes a study of basic chemistry, biological molecules, cells, enzymes, metabolism, classical genetics, and molecular genetics.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 120D is required. Offered: Fall, Spring. Special Notes: This course is intended for nursing and other science related majors.
BIO 120D • Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 120.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 120 is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 122 • Introduction to Organismic Biology 3 Credits
An introduction to how living things work. Focuses on two main themes: the correlation between structure and function, and the capacity of organisms to adjust their internal environment in response to short-term and long-term fluctuations in the external environment.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 122D is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 122D • Introduction to Organismic Biology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 122.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 122 is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 124 • Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change 3 Credits
In a complex world, understanding challenges like infectious disease or environmental change requires a fundamental knowledge of biology. Using relevant examples, students will explore molecules, DNA, biotechnology, evolution, populations, ecosystems, disease, and human systems (e.g. digestive, immune) to gain a perspective on global health and personal responsibility to life.
Prerequisites: Major in biology, environmental science, biochemistry/molecular biology, neuroscience, OR a Minor in biology. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 124D is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 124D • Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 124.
Corequisites: BIO 124. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 128 • Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity 3 Credits
Living organisms face challenges requiring them to either adapt, move, acclimate or perish. Through real-world examples, students will gain a fundamental understanding of homeostasis, enzymes, metabolism, energy flow, movement, human systems (e.g., circulatory, nervous, excretory), photosynthesis, cellular respiration, extinction, biodiversity, transformation of matter and acclimation.
Prerequisites: Major in biology, environmental science, biochemistry/molecular biology, neuroscience, OR a Minor in biology. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 128D is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 128D • Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 128.
Corequisites: BIO 128. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 132 • The Science of Birds 3 Credits
An overview of the Minnesota avifauna and bird biology. Bird identification is discussed and practiced in the field. Selected topics from bird biology (migration, flight, reproduction, behavior, food, and conservation) are presented through lectures, numerous slide shows, and videos. These topics provide an introduction to the prevailing themes in modern biology.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 132D is required. Offered: Occasionally spring.
BIO 132D • The Science of Birds Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 132.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 132 is required. Offered: Occasionally spring.
BIO 214 • Human Anatomy 3 Credits
Detailed study of the anatomy and histology of the human body in relation to its functional systems. Laboratory includes human cadaver prosections.
Prerequisites: One of the following: BIO 104/BIO 104D, BIO 120/BIO 120D, BIO 122/BIO 122D, BIO 124/BIO 124D, BIO 128/BIO 128D. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 215 is required. Special Notes: Not open to students who have taken BIO 238/BIO 239 except by department consent. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 215 • Human Anatomy Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 214.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 214 is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 216 • Human Physiology 3 Credits
Integration of basic principles of cell biology and mechanisms of physiology to the functions of the major organ systems of the human body; centered around the theme of homeostasis.
Prerequisites: BIO 214/BIO 215 and one of the following: BIO 104/BIO 104D, BIO 120/BIO 120D, BIO 218. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 217 is required. Special Notes: Not open to students who have taken BIO 238/BIO 239 except by department consent. (A course in chemistry is a recommended prerequisite.) Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 217 • Human Physiology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 216.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 216 is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 218 • Biology in a Changing World 3 Credits
Through the exploration of interactions between genes and their environments, students articulate integrative topics (e.g., evolution, transformation of matter, and energy, information flow, systems and structure/function), identify career options and desired skill sets, make a growth plan and articulate an intellectual autobiography, including faith integration.
Prerequisites: BIO 124/BIO 124D and BIO 128/BIO 128D. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 234 • Microbiology 3 Credits
Microorganisms and viruses with respect to their structure, physiology, genetics, identification, control, host-microbe relationships, and exploitation by humans. Topics include pathogenic organisms, the infectious diseases they cause, and the events and products of vertebrate immune responses.
Prerequisites: One of the following: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently), BIO 120/BIO 120D; One course in chemistry (A second course in chemistry is recommended). Corequisites: Registration in BIO 235 is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 235 • Microbiology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 234.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 234 is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 238 • Human Anatomy and Physiology 3 Credits
Anatomy and physiology of the human body, with a major emphasis on the principle of homeostasis.
Prerequisites: One of the following: BIO 104/BIO 104D, BIO 120/BIO 120D, BIO 218, (may be taken concurrently). Corequisites: Registration in BIO 239 is required. Special Notes: A course in chemistry is a recommended prerequisite. Not open to students who have taken BIO 214/BIO 215 or BIO 216/BIO 217. Offered: Spring.
BIO 239 • Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 238.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 238 is required. Offered: Spring.
BIO 316 • Wildlife Ecology and Management 3 Credits
Analysis of terrestrial vertebrate populations, communities, and habitats. Exploration of how these analyses are applied to the manipulation, exploitation, protection, and restoration of animal populations and communities.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or (two of: BIO 122/BIO 122D, BIO 128/BIO 128D, ENS 104/ENS 104D) and Junior or senior standing. Corequisites: Concurrent registration in BIO 317 is required. Special Notes: Carries cross-credit in environmental science. Offered: Spring, even # years.
BIO 317 • Wildlife Ecology and Management Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 316. Includes some outdoor and off-campus investigations.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 316 is required. Offered: Spring, even # years.
BIO 318KZ • Ecology in the Tropics: Natural History and Future Prospects 4 Credits
Travel in Kenya or Ecuador surveying the land, climate, plants, animals, homes, transportation, and industries, noting especially the impact of human presence. Ecuador includes the Amazon rainforest, Andean cloud forests, volcanic mountains, highlands, towns, cities, and the Galapagos Islands. Kenya includes Nairobi, African savanna, the Rift valley, and Masai Mara.
Prerequisites: Laboratory Science (D) course and Mathematics (M) course. Offered: Interim. Special Notes: Carries cross-credit in environmental science and general studies.
BIO 326 • Vertebrate Histology 3 Credits
Microscopic structure of cells, tissues, and organs in vertebrate animals, with special emphasis on the way structural units are integrated. At all times efforts are made to correlate structure with specific physiological functions.
Prerequisites: BIO 218. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 327 is required. Offered: Occasionally.
BIO 327 • Vertebrate Histology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 326.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 326 is required. Offered: Occasionally.
BIO 328 • Invertebrate Biology 3 Credits
A survey of invertebrate groups from protozoa to prochordates with emphasis on organizational, functional, and ecological significance. Special attention is given to the morphology, life histories, and physiology of invertebrates within the context of survival in specialized environments.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or two of the following: BIO 122/BIO 122D, BIO 128/BIO 128D, ENS 104/ENS 104D. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 329 is required. Offered: Spring, odd # years.
BIO 329 • Invertebrate Biology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 328.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 328 is required. Offered: Spring, odd # years.
BIO 330 • Ecology 3 Credits
Structure and function of wild nature. Topics include interrelationships of organisms with their environments, factors that regulate such interrelationships, and various roles that humans play in modifying patterns and processes of nature at organism, community, and ecosystem levels.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or two of the following: BIO 122/BIO 122D, BIO 128/BIO 128D, ENS 104/ENS 104D. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 331 is required. Special Notes: This is a designated research course. Offered: Fall, odd # years.
BIO 331 • Ecology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 330.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 330 is required. Offered: Fall, odd # years.
BIO 332 • Genetics 3 Credits
Principles that control inheritance, with examples chosen from plant and animal research, population genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and current work on human genetics.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or BIO 120/BIO 120D and Two courses in chemistry. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 333 is required. Offered: Fall.
BIO 333 • Genetics Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 332.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 332 is required. Offered: Fall.
BIO 338 • Endocrinology 3 Credits
Processes by which hormones exert control over many aspects of reproduction, development, growth, metabolism, and behavior. Topics include the chemical nature of hormones, receptors and signaling pathways, morphology and histology of endocrine organs, regulation of hormone synthesis and secretion, and mechanism of action in target tissues.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or NSC 130/NSC 130D, BIO 120/BIO 120D and BIO 122/BIO 122D or BIO 124/BIO 124D and BIO 128/BIO 128D. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 339 is required. Offered: Fall, even # years. Special Notes: A course in physiology is a recommended prerequisite.. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 339 is required. Offered: Fall, even # years. Special Notes: A course in physiology is a recommended prerequisite.
BIO 339 • Endocrinology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 338. Work is largely experimental, using bioassay procedures.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 338 is required. Offered: Fall, even # years.
BIO 342 • Aquatic Biology 3 Credits
Biological and physical aspects of natural, freshwater ecosystems, including fish and other aquatic animals, aquatic plants, algae, and their interrelationships with each other and the unique aqueous environment in which they live.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or two of the following: BIO 122/BIO 122D, BIO 128/BIO 128D, ENS 104/ENS 104D. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 343 is required. Offered: Fall, even # years.
BIO 343 • Aquatic Biology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 342. Includes some outdoor and off-campus investigations.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 342 is required. Offered: Fall, even # years.
BIO 346 • Animal Behavior 3 Credits
Behavior from primitive invertebrates to advanced mammals, highlighting trends in behavior systems. Natural setting studies in the ethology tradition, comparative psychology studies, and biosociological principles with their implications for human social systems.
Prerequisites: PSY 100 or BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently); Junior or senior standing. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 347 is required. Special Notes: Carries cross-credit in psychology. Offered: Fall, even # years.
BIO 347 • Animal Behavior Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 346.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 346 is required. Offered: Fall, even # years.
BIO 350 • Clinical Pathophysiology 3 Credits
An exploration of disease processes exploring the functional and structural changes that accompany a particular injury, disease, or syndrome, as well as explores the differences in physiologic response to health and illness in diverse populations across the lifespan from a healthcare perspective.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the nursing program or Consent of instructor. Corequisites: NUR 202 or BIO349. Offered: Spring.
BIO 354 • Cell Biology 3 Credits
The molecular organization and function of cells and their organelles. Understanding how cell biology information is obtained experimentally.
Prerequisites: CHE 224/CHE 225; BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or BIO 332/BIO 333 or both PSY 100 and NSC 130/NSC 130D. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 355 is required. Special Notes: This is a designated research course. Offered: Spring.
BIO 355 • Cell Biology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 354.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 354 is required. Offered: Spring. Special Notes: This is a designated research course.
BIO 358 • Neurobiology 3 Credits
Nervous system of animals and humans from the sub cellular to organismic and behavioral levels. Includes significant attention to the senses as well as mechanisms of neuronal communication, plasticity, and memory.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or PSY 100 and NSC 130/NSC 130D; Junior or senior standing. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 359 is required. Offered: Fall. Special Notes: Carries cross-credit in neuroscience.
BIO 359 • Neurobiology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 358.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 358 is required. Offered: Fall. Special Notes: Carries cross-credit in neuroscience.
BIO 362 • Developmental Biology 3 Credits
Developmental biology asks “How does a single fertilized egg give rise to all the different cell, tissue, and organ types of the adult organism?” Developmental processes resulting in different cell, organ, and tissue types and the mechanisms underlying those processes studied at the cellular, genetic, molecular, and biochemical levels.
Prerequisites: BIO 120/BIO 120D or BIO 124/BIO 124D; BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or 8 credits of BIO courses not including BIO 124/BIO 124D and BIO 128/BIO 128D; Two courses in chemistry. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 363 is required. Special Notes: This is a designated research course. Offered: Spring, even # years.
BIO 363 • Developmental Biology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 362. Includes surgical manipulation of living organisms to elucidate developmental principles.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 362 is required. Offered: Spring, even # years. Special Notes: This is a designated research course.
BIO 368 • Structure and Development of Vertebrates 3 Credits
An integrated and systematic approach to descriptive embryology and comparative anatomy of vertebrate species.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently). Corequisites: Registration in BIO 369 is required. Offered: Fall, odd # years.
BIO 369 • Structure and Development of Vertebrates Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 368.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 368 is required. Offered: Fall, odd # years.
BIO 372 • Plant Taxonomy and Ecology 3 Credits
Identification and distribution of flowering plants, including field work, keying, and laboratory preservation. Biogeography and factors important in plant distribution.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or two of the following: BIO 122/BIO 122D, BIO 128/BIO 128D, ENS 104/ENS 104D. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 373 is required. Offered: Fall, odd # years.
BIO 373 • Plant Taxonomy and Ecology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 372.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 372 is required. Offered: Fall, odd # years.
BIO 376 • Animal Physiology 3 Credits
Comparative physiology of animal nerves, muscles, hormones, circulation, respiration, excretion, digestion, and the way those systems function intact with processes of feeding, energetics, osmoregulation, metabolism, locomotion, biomechanics, and temperature regulation necessary for an organism’s survival.
Prerequisites: Two courses in chemistry and BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or both PSY 100 and NSC 130/NSC 130D. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 377 is required. Offered: Spring, even # years.
BIO 377 • Animal Physiology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 376.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 376 is required. Offered: Spring, even # years.
BIO 380 • Environmental Plant Biology 3 Credits
Explores the significant roles plants play in the environment: driving and responding to carbon, water availability, nutrient levels and light. The influence of abiotic factors on photosynthetic pathways, productivity, and the movement of matter and energy reveal how plants respond to rapid environmental changes. Includes work with data and statistics.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or two of the following: BIO 122/BIO 122D, BIO 128/BIO 128D, ENS 104/ENS 104D; one semester of chemistry. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 383 is required. Special Notes: This is a designated research course. Offered: Spring, odd # years.
BIO 383 • Environmental Plant Biology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 380. Includes some outdoor and off-campus investigations.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 380 is required. Offered: Spring, odd # years. Special Notes: This is a designated research course.
BIO 384 • Immunology 3 Credits
Study of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that allow organisms to recognize, control, and eliminate “nonself” entities such as bacterial pathogens, foreign tissue grafts, and even transformed (cancerous) cells.
Prerequisites: Two semesters of chemistry and either BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or BIO 120/BIO 120D and BIO 122/BIO 122D. (One of the following: BIO 234/BIO 235, BIO 332/BIO 333, BIO 354/BIO 355 is strongly recommended). Corequisites: Registration in BIO 387 is required. Special Notes: This is a designated research course. Offered: Fall, odd # years.
BIO 387 • Immunology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 384.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 384 is required. Offered: Fall, odd # years. Special Notes: This is a designated research course.
BIO 388 • Biochemistry I 3 Credits
Physical and chemical properties of living systems with an emphasis on macromolecular interaction, structure, and function. Structure, classification, purification, and function of nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, including membrane transport and enzymology.
Prerequisites: BIO 120/BIO 120D or BIO 124/BIO 124D; CHE 226/CHE 227 (BIO 128/BIO 128D recommended). Corequisites: Registration in BIO 389 is required. Special Notes: Not open to students who have taken CHE 304/CHE 305, Carries cross-credit in chemistry. Offered: Fall.
BIO 389 • Biochemistry I Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 388. Techniques include spectroscopy, chromatography, centrifugation, electrophoresis, and enzyme kinetics.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 388 is required. Offered: Fall.
BIO 396 • Molecular Biology 3 Credits
Modern advanced molecular genetic research. Topics covered include regulation of gene expression during development, molecular biology of cancer, animal virology, eukaryotic gene organization, and methods in gene manipulation.
Prerequisites: BIO 332/BIO 333; one additional biology course; CHE 224/CHE 225; CHE 226/CHE 227. Corequisites: Registration in BIO 397 is required Special Notes: This is a designated research course. Offered: Spring.
BIO 397 • Molecular Biology Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying BIO 396. Consists of research projects utilizing recombinant DNA/genetic engineering techniques.
Corequisites: Registration in BIO 396 is required. Offered: Spring. Special Notes: This is a designated research course.
BIO 399 • Introduction to Research 1 Credit
An introduction to research methodology in the biological sciences, with experience in the use of biological literature and an examination of how to distinguish and evaluate different types of scientific writing and presentations. Experience in the development of a research proposal.
Prerequisites: BIO 218 and major in biology or biochemistry/molecular biology; Junior standing. Special Notes: Carries cross-credit in environmental studies. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 409 • Advanced Human Gross Anatomy 4 Credits
For the undergraduate pre-health professions student. A regional approach to the study of anatomy through the supervised and directed student dissection of human cadavers. Identification of detailed structures and understanding of their significance to the body.
Prerequisites: BIO 214/BIO 215 or Consent of instructor. Offered: Interim.
BIO 481 • Internship in Biology 3 Credits
A learning/practicing experience in which the student applies biological understanding and skills in an off-campus professional setting.
Prerequisites: Major or minor in biology and Junior or senior standing. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 495 • Biology Seminar 2 Credits
Readings and discussions of topics that relate biology to one’s Christian faith.
Prerequisites: BIO 399; Senior standing. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 496 • Biology Research 1 Credit
Students collect original data through independent laboratory research or field research under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisites: BIO 399; Completion or co-completion of a tagged research course; Consent of instructor. Special Notes: May be repeated once for credit. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 497 • Advanced Biology Research 1 Credit
Working under the supervision of a faculty mentor, students analyze the results of their original research completed in BIO 496 and write up their findings in a formal scientific paper. Results will be presented in class and possibly outside venues.
Prerequisites: BIO 496 and Consent of instructor. Offered: Fall, Spring.
BIO 499 • Biology Symposium 0 Credit
The presentation of scientific research and literature. Culminates in departmental symposium in which students present their original research or literature review.
Prerequisites: BIO 481 or BIO 496. Special Notes: Carries cross-credit in environmental studies. Offered: Fall, Spring. Special Notes: This course is graded on an S/U basis.
CHE 101 • Introduction to Chemistry 3 Credits
Overview of atoms–their composition, their ability to form bonds, and their ability to interact as molecules. Open to all students but tailored for nursing and allied health fields.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 101D is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
CHE 101D • Introduction to Chemistry Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 101. Provides a hands-on extension of course topics in a collaborative, laboratory environment. Topics include: reactions, thermodynamics, acids and bases, nuclear decay, and others.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 101 is required. Offered: Fall, Spring.
CHE 102 • Intermediate Chemistry 3 Credits
Students explore chemical theories related to atomic structure, molecular orbitals, thermodynamics, and states of matter. Examination of three dimensional structures of molecules and build quantitative skills.
Prerequisites: CHE 101/CHE 101D. Offered: Interim.
CHE 113 • General Chemistry I 3 Credits
Chemical properties and principles, structure and reactivity, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, atomic and molecular theory, and states of matter.
Prerequisites: Two years of High school math; High school chemistry or Consent of instructor. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 113D is required. Offered: Fall, Occasionally summer.
CHE 113D • General Chemistry I Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 113 to improve experimental skills such as accurate observation, data collection, and analysis while mastering techniques used by chemists for the precise measurements of mass, volume, and concentration. Small group collaboration and experimental design are included.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 113 is required. Offered: Fall, Occasionally summer.
CHE 200 • Laboratory Safety and Chemical Hygiene 1 Credit
High standards of safety and chemical hygiene make the science laboratory a safe, comfortable, interesting place to work. This course reviews the standards and federal/state guidelines pertaining to safety and hygiene in the laboratory.
Prerequisites: One year of High school chemistry and One semester of college-level science. Offered: Fall, Spring.
CHE 208 • Accelerated General Chemistry 3 Credits
Chemical properties and principles, stoichiometry, structure, reactivity, atomic theory, states of matter, solutions, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibria, acids and bases, electrochemistry, descriptive inorganic chemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Intended for science and engineering students who have a strong math background.
Prerequisites: MAT 124M (may be taken concurrently). Corequisites: Registration in CHE 208D is required. Offered: Fall. Special Notes: Meets the same requirements of CHE 113/CHE 113D and CHE 214/CHE 215.
CHE 208D • Accelerated General Chemistry Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 208.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 208 is required. Offered: Fall.
CHE 214 • General Chemistry II 3 Credits
Study of solutions, chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, solution equilibria, acids and bases, electrochemistry, descriptive inorganic chemistry, and nuclear chemistry.
Prerequisites: CHE 113/CHE 113D. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 215 is required. Offered: Spring, Occasionally summer.
CHE 215 • General Chemistry II Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 214.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 214 is required. Offered: Spring, Occasionally summer.
CHE 224 • Organic Chemistry I 3 Credits
Structure, nomenclature, function, and reactivity of organic compounds. Topics include bonding theory, acid-base reactions, conformational analysis, stereochemistry, nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions, addition reactions, radical reactions, organic reaction mechanisms, and energy relations.
Prerequisites: CHE 214/CHE 215 or CHE 208/CHE 208D. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 225 is required. Offered: Fall.
CHE 225 • Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 224. Topics include an introduction to organic chemistry laboratory techniques used in the preparation and purification of organic compounds. Infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic, resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and computational chemistry techniques are also introduced.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 224 is required. Offered: Fall.
CHE 226 • Organic Chemistry II 3 Credits
Continues CHE 224 by exploring the structure, nomenclature, function, and reactivity of additional organic compounds. Topics include the reactions of aromatic and carbonyl containing compounds, carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions, multi-step synthesis, and polymer chemistry. The chemistry of biological compounds such as carbohydrates, DNA, proteins, and lipids is also studied.
Prerequisites: CHE 224/CHE 225. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 227 is required. Offered: Spring.
CHE 227 • Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 226. Laboratory includes single- and multi-step synthesis, purification, and identification of organic compounds. Infrared spectroscopy, 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, and computational chemistry will be used to explore the outcomes of organic reactions and their mechanisms.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 226 is required. Offered: Spring.
CHE 304 • Essentials of Biochemistry 3 Credits
A survey of the structure, function, interactions, and chemical properties of the four major macromolecules: proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates. Examination of primary metabolic pathways, bioenergetics, regulation, and homeostasis.
Prerequisites: CHE 224/CHE 225 and BIO 120/BIO 120D or BIO 124/BIO 124D. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 305 is required. Offered: Fall. Special Notes: Not open to students who have taken BIO 388/BIO 389 or CHE 388/CHE 389.
CHE 305 • Essentials of Biochemistry Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 304.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 304 is required. Offered: Fall.
CHE 306 • Advanced Organic Chemistry 3 Credits
Bonding, kinetics, mechanisms of reactions, stereochemistry, and structure determination of organic compounds.
Prerequisites: CHE 226/CHE 227 and CHE 344/CHE 345. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 307 is required. Offered: Occasionally.
CHE 307 • Advanced Organic Chemistry Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 306.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 306 is required. Offered: Occasionally.
CHE 312 • Quantitative Analysis 3 Credits
Principles and practice of modern quantitative analysis. Acid-base and ionic equilibria. Statistics, method selection and development, chromatography, and electrochemistry.
Prerequisites: CHE 214/CHE 215 or CHE 208/CHE 208D. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 313 is required. Offered: Spring.
CHE 313 • Quantitative Analysis Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 312.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 312 is required. Offered: Spring.
CHE 320 • Instrumental Analysis 3 Credits
Methods of instrumental analysis. Study of chemical and physical principles and practical application of spectroscopy, spectrometry, chromatography and electroanalysis. Fundamental electronic circuitry and computer data acquisition and control.
Prerequisites: CHE 312/CHE 313 or CHE 226/CHE 227. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 321 is required. Offered: Fall.
CHE 321 • Instrumental Analysis Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 320.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 320 is required. Offered: Fall.
CHE 344 • Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics 3 Credits
Physical chemistry of the laws of thermodynamics and their application to phase and chemical equilibria. Chemical kinetics of reaction rates and reaction mechanisms. Statistical mechanics as it relates spectroscopy with thermodynamics and kinetics.
Prerequisites: CHE 214/CHE 215 or CHE 208/CHE 208D; PHY 202/PHY 202D; PHY 206/PHY 207 or PHY 292/PHY 292D; PHY 296/PHY 297; MAT 125. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 345 is required. Offered: Fall.
CHE 345 • Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 344. Includes hands-on experience with physiochemical systems and computational modeling.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 344 is required. Offered: Fall.
CHE 348 • Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy 3 Credits
Physical chemistry of the laws of quantum mechanics applied to atoms and molecules. Quantum mechanical solutions of model systems and their application to chemical spectroscopy.
Prerequisites: CHE 208/CHE 208D or CHE 214/CHE 215; PHY 292/PHY 292D; PHY 296/PHY 297; MAT 125. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 349 is required. Offered: Spring.
CHE 349 • Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 348. Includes hands-on experience with physiochemical systems and computational modeling.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 348 is required. Offered: Spring.
CHE 364 • Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3 Credits
Chemistry of elements and their compounds, including symmetry, bonding theories, solid-state chemistry, coordination compounds, organometallics, and bioinorganic compounds.
Prerequisites: CHE 344/CHE 345 and One year of organic chemistry or Junior standing. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 365 is required. Offered: Spring.
CHE 365 • Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 364. Laboratory includes synthesis and characterization of inorganic compounds.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 364 is required. Offered: Spring.
CHE 388 • Biochemistry I 3 Credits
Physical and chemical properties of living systems with an emphasis on macromolecular interaction, structure, and function. Structure, classification, purification, and function of nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, including membrane transport and enzymology.
Prerequisites: BIO 120/BIO 120D or BIO 124/BIO 124D; CHE 226/CHE 227 (BIO 128/BIO 128D recommended). Corequisites: Registration in CHE 389 is required. Offered: Fall. Special Notes: Not open to students who have taken CHE 304/CHE 305; Carries cross-credit in biology.
CHE 389 • Biochemistry I Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 388. Topics include: buffers, protein expression and purification, electrophoresis, enzyme kinetics, and additional advanced techniques.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 388 is required. Offered: Fall.
CHE 393 • Research 1-4 Credits
Utilization of the techniques and understanding of chemical principles on a term project. Use of original literature to formulate and conduct an original laboratory or computational research project under the supervision of a chemistry faculty member.
Prerequisites: Consent of department. Repeatable course: May only be taken for credit once. Offered: Fall, Interim, Spring.
CHE 395 • Chemistry Seminar: Research and Professional Development 1 Credit
Students search the chemical literature and develop a proposal for their capstone research project. Discussion of chemical careers, graduate and professional school preparation, and ethical conduct in science.
Prerequisites: CHE 200 (may be taken concurrently); Junior standing; Major in chemistry or biochemistry/molecular biology. Offered: Fall.
CHE 396 • Biochemistry II 3 Credits
Metabolic pathways, bioenergetics, metabolic regulation, and metabolism of macromolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleotides). Macromolecular synthesis of RNA, DNA, and proteins, including an introduction to biotechnology.
Prerequisites: CHE 388/CHE 389 or BIO 388/BIO 389. Corequisites: Registration in CHE 397 is required. Offered: Spring.
CHE 397 • Biochemistry II Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory experience accompanying CHE 396. Laboratory includes mammalian cell culture techniques and bioassays, and plant biochemical techniques including lipid extraction and analysis. RNA and DNA, PCR, and gene expression.
Corequisites: Registration in CHE 396 is required. Offered: Spring.
CHE 490 • Chemistry Seminar: Research 2 Credits
Students pursue an original research project in Chemistry or Biochemistry supported by a faculty mentor. Required time commitment is approximately 3.5 hours per week per credit, including weekly meeting with faculty mentor.
Prerequisites: CHE 395 and Consent of instructor. Offered: Fall, Spring.
CHE 491 • Research 1-4 Credits
Students pursue an original research project in Chemistry or Biochemistry supported by a faculty mentor. Required time commitment is approximately 3.5 hours per week per credit, including weekly meeting with faculty mentor.
Prerequisites: CHE 490 and Consent of department. Offered: Fall, Interim, Spring.
CHE 494 • Chemistry Seminar: Research Presentation 1 Credit
Students prepare and deliver formal presentations, both oral and written, of their research results. Seminar meets weekly for discussion of current topics.
Prerequisites: CHE 490. Offered: Fall, Spring.