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The biological chemistry concentration is designed for those students who wish to go on to graduate school, medical school, or who desire to work for biotech firms, government agencies
or environmental organizations. It strongly emphasizes complementary coursework from both the biology and chemistry disciplines. To promote the interconnectedness of these disciplines,
students choosing a research advisor in one discipline are strongly encouraged to have their second reader from the other discipline. Our interdisciplinary curriculum will benefit students
who choose to pursue graduate studies in biology, chemistry, or biochemistry.
See also the Biological Chemistry flowchart.
Concentration in Biological Chemistry
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
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| BSC 1010, 1010L* | Honors Biological Principles with Lab | 4 |
| PCB 3063 | Honors Genetics | 4 |
| PCB 4102 | Honors Cell Biology | 4 |
| CHM 2045, 2045L* | Honors General Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
| CHM 2046, 2046L | Honors General Chemistry II with Lab | 4 |
| CHM 2210, 2210L | Honors Organic Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
| CHM 2211, 2211L | Honors Organic Chemistry II with Lab | 4 |
| CHM 3033, 3033L | Honors Biochemistry with Lab | 4 |
| STA 2023* | Honors Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| MAC 2311* | Honors Calculus I | 4 |
| MAC 2312 | Honors Calculus II | 4 |
| PHY 2048, 2048L | Honors General Physics I with Lab | 5 |
| PHY 2049, 2049L | Honors General Physics II with Lab | 5 |
| | 4 Electives; 2 must be in Biology, and
2 must be in Chemistry - see below** | 12 |
BSC 4915/
CHM 4912 or 4914 | Honors Research in Biology/Chemistry | 3 |
BSC 4970 /
CHM 4970 | Honors Thesis in Biology/Chemistry | 3 |
| | Total Credits | 72 |
* May be counted towards HC Core requirements as well
** Change from previous version approved 9/10/2010
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Electives: Electives are shown below. Students concentrating in Biological Chemistry must take at least four electives totaling at least 12 credits. Two of these electives
must be from Biology and two must be from Chemistry. Other FAU courses may be counted only with the prior approval of the Concentration Advisor. Students are reminded that they need
45 upper-level (3000 or 4000-level) credits to graduate. Electives should be chosen to compliment post-undergraduate plans. For example, students planning on pursuing a graduate degree
in biochemistry are strongly encouraged to take CHM 3400 Honors Introduction to Physical Chemistry. Those wishing to pursue a graduate degree in molecular biology are strongly encouraged
to take BSC 4403L Honors Biotechnology Lab.
Biology Electives*
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
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| MCB 3020, 3020L* | Honors Microbiology with Lab | 4 |
| PCB 4024 | Honors Molecular Cell Biology | 3 |
| BSC 4402L | Honors Fluorescence Microscopy | 3 |
| BSC 4403L | Honors Biotechnology Lab | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Immunology | 3 |
| PCB 4253 | Honors Developmental Biology | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Endocrinology | 3 |
| PCB 4324 | Honors Cancer Biology | 3 |
Chemistry Electives*
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
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| CHM 3084 | Honors Environmental Chemistry | 4 |
| CHM 3121, 3121L | Honors Quantitative Analysis with Lab | 3 |
| CHM 3291 | Honors Chemistry of Medicinal and Natural Products | 3 |
| CHM 3400 | Honors Introduction to Physical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM 4135, 4135L | Honors Instrumental Methods of Analysis with Lab | 3 |
| CHM 4231 | Honors Spectroscopy | 3 |
| CHM 4473 | Honors Quantum Chemistry | 3 |
* Special Topics in Biology (BSC 4930) or Chemistry (CHM 4933) may be used to fulfill the Biology and Chemistry electives upon approval of the Biological Chemistry advisory board.
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