Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 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 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| 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 2144 | Calculus I (A) 1 | 4 |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) 1 | 4 |
| Select 5 hours courses designated N | 5 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| AGEC 1113 | Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S) 1 | 3 |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 6 | |
| 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 | ||
| Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Core | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Communications | ||
| 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 | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| BIOC 1990 | Freshman Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1 |
| BIOC 3723 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOC 3813 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| BIOC 3223 | Physical Chemistry for Biologists | 3 |
| or CHEM 3433 | Physical Chemistry I | |
| BIOC 4883 | Senior Seminar in Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOC 4990 | Undergraduate Research (2 hrs) 4 | 2 |
| CHEM 1515 | Chemistry II (LN) | 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 II (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) | |
| PHYS 1214 | College Physics II (LN) | 4 |
| or PHYS 2114 | University Physics II (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 9 hours of BIOC or courses related to BIOC, subject to Advisor approval, of the following: | 9 | |
| Medicine and Molecules | ||
| Fundamental Biochemistry | ||
| Hypothesis-Driven Undergraduate Research | ||
| Synthetic Biology | ||
| Biotechnology Development and Implementation | ||
| Molecular Biology and Stress Response of Plants | ||
| Molecular Biology | ||
| Disease and Metabolism | ||
| Biochemistry of Disease at the Cellular Level | ||
| Introduction to Bioinformatics | ||
| Undergraduate Research 4 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 67 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 0 hours or hours to complete required total for degree | 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 II above; hours in this block are reduced by 3.
- 3
If used as (S) course above, hours in this block 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.