Biochemistry (Please see NOTE below)
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Please Note: Admission to this program was discontinued effective October 5, 2021 and a teach-out plan is in place for current students.
Home Department: Natural Sciences
Daniel O. Ludwigsen, Ph.D.
Room 2-323A, 810-762-7488
naturalsciences@kettering.edu
Biochemistry Program Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Experience | ||
| CILE-101 | First Year Foundations | 1 |
| General Education | ||
| COMM-101 | Rhetoric & Writing | 4 |
| ECON-201 | Economic Principles | 4 |
| LS-201 | Sophomore Seminar: Exploring the Human Condition | 4 |
| LS-489 | Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues | 4 |
| Advanced Humanities Electives 1 | 8 | |
| Advanced Social Science Electives 1 | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
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Humanities and Social Science advanced electives must be selected from approved 300 and 400 level courses.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry Core | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry Lab | ||
| Principles of Chemistry and Principles of Chemistry Lab | ||
| CHEM-237 & CHEM-238 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHEM-345 & CHEM-346 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 | 6 |
| CHEM-347 & CHEM-348 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab 2 | 6 |
| CHEM-351 & CHEM-352 | Biochemistry I and Biochemistry Lab | 7 |
| CHEM-361 & CHEM-362 | Physical Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry I Lab | 7 |
| CHEM-373 & CHEM-374 | Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Lab | 7 |
| CHEM-437 & CHEM-438 | Inorganic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry Lab | 7 |
| CHEM-451 & CHEM-452 | Biochemistry II and Biochemistry II Lab | 7 |
| CHEM-491 | CHEM Special Topics | 2 |
| CHEM-494 | Research Methods | 4 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 61 | |
| Biology Core | ||
| BIOL-141 & BIOL-142 | General Biology and General Biology Lab | 4 |
| BIOL-241 & BIOL-242 | Human Biology and Human Biology Lab | 4 |
| BIOL-351 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL-381 & BIOL-382 | Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology Lab | 7 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH-101 | Calculus I | 4 |
| or MATH-101X | Calculus I | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Calculus II | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Calculus II - Honors | ||
| MATH-203 | Multivariate Calculus | 4 |
| or MATH-203H | Multivariate Calculus - Honors | |
| MATH-258 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| Physics | ||
| PHYS-114 & PHYS-115 | Newtonian Mechanics and Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS-224 & PHYS-225 | Electricity and Magnetism and Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory | 4 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 43 | |
| Electives | ||
| Technical Electives 3 | 12 | |
| Free Electives | 8 | |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 20 | |
| Undergraduate Thesis | ||
| CILE-400 | Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis 4 | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours | 128 | |
(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 1615
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Alternatively an extended (X) section of this lecture course may be taken. Extended versions of courses offer additional hours with the instructor.
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A technical elective may be any 300 or 400 level courses in BIOL, CE, CHEM, CHME, CS, EE, IME, ISYS, MATH, MECH, or PHYS that is not used to complete core degree requirements. MATH-204 and PHYS-224/PHYS-225 can also count as a technical elective. All other courses must be approved by the department head.
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Students are automatically registered for CILE-400 in a co-op term when they reach Junior II status.
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The minimum total number of credit hours required for graduation is 161; however, the total number of credit hours taken may exceed 161. All Applied Biology majors must meet the general educational requirements and their program‘s requirements for a minor or concentration.
Biochemistry Major Representative Program
| Freshman I | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CILE-101 | First Year Foundations | 1 |
| CHEM-137 or CHEM-135 |
General Chemistry I or Principles of Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-136 | Principles of Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| MATH-101 | Calculus I | 4 |
| COMM-101 | Rhetoric & Writing | 4 |
| BIOL-141 | General Biology | 3 |
| BIOL-142 | General Biology Lab | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Freshman II | ||
| CHEM-237 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM-238 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| MATH-102 | Calculus II | 4 |
| ECON-201 | Economic Principles | 4 |
| BIOL-241 | Human Biology | 3 |
| BIOL-242 | Human Biology Lab | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore I | ||
| CHEM-345 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM-346 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 2 |
| MATH-203 | Multivariate Calculus | 4 |
| PHYS-114 | Newtonian Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS-115 | Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| LS-201 | Sophomore Seminar: Exploring the Human Condition 1 | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Sophomore II | ||
| CHEM-347 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM-348 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 2 |
| MATH-258 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| PHYS-224 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| PHYS-225 | Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory | 1 |
| Adv. COMM, HUMN, or SSCI Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Junior I | ||
| CHEM-351 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM-352 | Biochemistry Lab | 3 |
| CHEM-437 | Inorganic Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM-438 | Inorganic Chemistry Lab | 3 |
| Adv. COMM, HUMN, or SSCI Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Junior II | ||
| BIOL-351 | Genetics | 4 |
| CHEM-451 | Biochemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM-452 | Biochemistry II Lab | 3 |
| Advanced Chemistry Elective | 2 | |
| Technical Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Senior I | ||
| CHEM-361 | Physical Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM-362 | Physical Chemistry I Lab | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Adv. COMM, HUMN, or SSCI Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 19 | |
| Senior II | ||
| CHEM-373 | Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM-374 | Analytical Chemistry Lab | 3 |
| BIOL-381 | Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL-382 | Molecular Biology Lab | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Senior III | ||
| CHEM-494 | Research Methods | 4 |
| LS-489 | Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues | 4 |
| Adv. COMM, HUMN, or SSCI Elective | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Any Term | ||
| CILE-400 | Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 161 | |
(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 1614
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Humanities, Social Science, and Communications advanced electives must be selected from approved 300 and 400 level courses, including one Humanities course and one Social Science Course. Additionally, two of the three advanced electives must be writing intensive.
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Alternatively an extended (X) section of this lecture course may be taken. Extended versions of courses offer additional hours with the instructor.
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A technical elective may be any 300 or 400 level courses in BIOL, CE, CHEM, CHME, CS, EE, IME, ISYS, MATH, MECH, or PHYS that is not used to complete core degree requirements. MATH-204 and PHYS-224/PHYS-225 can also count as a technical elective. All other courses must be approved by the department head.
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The minimum total number of credit hours required for graduation is 161; however, the total number of credit hours taken may exceed 161. All Applied Biology majors must meet the general educational requirements and their program‘s requirements for a minor or concentration.