Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Biotechnology, BSAG
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| ENGL 1213 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENGL 1413 | Critical Analysis and Writing II | |
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| MATH 1813 | Preparation for Calculus (A) | 3 |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) | 4 |
| Select five hours of couses designated (N) | 5 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| AGEC 1113 | Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S) | 3 |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 7 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course) | 1 |
| From two of the following groups, select one course: | 6 | |
Group 1 | ||
| Introduction to Plant and Soil Systems (N) | ||
| Principles of Horticultural Science (LN) | ||
| Elements of Forestry | ||
Group 2 | ||
| Land, Life and the Environment (N) | ||
| Fundamentals of Soil Science (N) | ||
Group 3 | ||
| Introduction to the Animal Sciences and Introduction to the Animal Sciences Lab | ||
or ANSI 1124 | Introduction to the Animal Sciences | |
| Fundamentals of Food Science | ||
| Introduction to Entomology (LN) | ||
| Livestock Entomology | ||
Group 4 | ||
| Introduction to Natural History (LN) | ||
| Applied Ecology and Conservation | ||
| Elements of Environmental Science (N) | ||
| Chemistry and Applications of Biomolecules | ||
| Biochemistry I | ||
| Introduction to Landscape Architecture | ||
| Written and Oral Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Written Communications in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| Written Communication | ||
| Technical Writing 2 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Oral Communications in Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (S) 3 | ||
| Introduction to Speech Communication (S) 3 | ||
| Elements of Persuasion (S) 3 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 13 | |
| Major Requirements | 0 | |
| BIOC 1990 | Freshman Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4 | 1 |
| BIOC 2352 | Fundamental Biochemistry | 2 |
| BIOC 3723 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOC 3813 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| BIOC 4990 | Undergraduate Research 4 | 2 |
| BIOC 4113 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOC 3153 | Synthetic Biology | 3 |
| BIOC 4013 | Biotechnology Development and Implementation | 3 |
| CHEM 1515 | Chemistry II (LN) 1 | 5 |
| CHEM 2113 | Principles of Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 3053 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 3112 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 3153 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Calculus for Technology Programs I (A) | ||
| Elementary Statistics (A) | ||
| Statistical Methods I (A) | ||
| MICR 2123 | Introduction to Microbiology | 3 |
| MICR 2132 | Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| PHYS 1114 | College Physics I (LN) | 4 |
| or PHYS 2014 | University Physics I (LN) | |
| BIOL 1113 & BIOL 1111 | Introductory Biology (N) and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN) | 4 |
| or BIOL 1114 | Introductory Biology (LN) | |
| BIOL 1604 | Animal Biology | 4 |
| or PBIO 1404 | Plant Biology (LN) | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Animal Genetics | ||
| General Genetics | ||
| Plant Genetics and Biotechnology | ||
| Related Courses | ||
| Select a minimum of 8 hours of BIOC or courses related to BIOC, subject to Advisor approval, of the following: | 8 | |
| Medicine and Molecules | ||
| Hypothesis-Driven Undergraduate Research | ||
| Molecular Biology and Stress Response of Plants | ||
| Disease and Metabolism | ||
| Biochemistry of Disease at the Cellular Level | ||
| Introduction to Bioinformatics | ||
| Physical Chemistry for Biologists | ||
or CHEM 3433 | Physical Chemistry I | |
| Senior Seminar in Biochemistry | ||
| Undergraduate Research 4 | ||
| Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| College Physics II (LN) | ||
or PHYS 2114 | University Physics II (LN) | |
| Gene Editing and Genetically Modified Crops | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 67 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 0 hours to complete required total for degree | 0 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
College & Departmental requirements that may be used to meet General Education requirements.
- 2
If ENGL 3323 Technical Writing is substituted for ENGL 1213 Composition above; hours in this block are reduced by 3.
- 3
If used as (S) course above, hours in this block are reduced by 3.
- 4
Total hours of BIOC 1990 Freshman Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and BIOC 4990 Undergraduate Research may not exceed 10 hours.
Other Requirements
- A minimum of 40 semester credit hours and 100 grade points must be earned in courses numbered 3000 or above.
- A 2.00 GPA or higher in upper-division hours.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2030.