Biochemistry, B.S. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to planning the courses you take.

Major Academic Plans or MAPs show what courses you might take each semester in order to meet university and major program requirements and graduate with a degree in four years. Discussing course options with an advisor will best serve you in planning a customized schedule to meet your individual academic needs.

Additionally, you may build your personalized plan in DARS planning tools using a program MAP as a resource. Meet with your advisor each semester to assist in planning and to review your progress.

Year 1

Semester 1 (14-15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Written Communication: ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
Major & Lower Division GE Area B Mathematics/Qualtitative Reasoning: MATH 105 - Calculus for the Biological Sciences and Natural Resources Units: 3  OR MATH 109 - Calculus I Units: 4
GE Area E: Lifelong Learning: SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century Units: 3
Major & Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science: CHEM 109 - General Chemistry I Units: 5

Semester 2 (15-16 Units)

Major / GE Area B: Life Science: BIOL 105 - Principles of Biology Units: 4
General Education / Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic : Units: 3
Major: MATH 215 - Multivariate Calculus for the Biological Sciences and Natural Resources Units: 3 OR MATH 110 - Calculus II Units: 4 ^[1]
Major: CHEM 110 - General Chemistry II Units: 5

^[1]If MATH 109 and MATH 110 are selected, you will need to take MATH 210 .

Year 2

Semester 3 (14 Units)

Major: CHEM 324 - Organic Chemistry I Units: 3
Major: CHEM 324L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Units: 2
Major: CHEM 341 - Quantitative Analysis Units: 5
Major: BOT 105 - General Botany Units: 4 OR ZOOL 110 - Introductory Zoology Units: 4

Semester 4 (16 Units)

GE Area A: Oral Communication: COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking Units: 3
Major: CHEM 323 - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) Techniques Units: 1
Major: CHEM 325 - Organic Chemistry II Units: 3
Major: CHEM 325L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Units: 2
Major: BIOL 340 - Genetics Units: 4

Year 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area C: Arts Units: 3
American Institutions U.S. History or U.S. and California Government / Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences / Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic Units: 3
Major: PHYX 106 - College Physics: Mechanics and Heat Units: 4 OR PHYX 109 - General Physics A: Mechanics Units: 4 ^[1]
Major: CHEM 434 - Biochemistry I Units: 3
Major: CHEM 434L - Biochemistry I Laboratory Units: 2

^[1]If PHYX 109 and PHYX 210 are selected, you will need to take PHYX 211 . Adjust classes in consultation with an advisor.

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences Units: 3
Major: CHEM 435 - Biochemistry II Units: 3
Major: CHEM 435L - Biochemistry II Laboratory Units: 2
Major: PHYX 107 - College Physics: Electromagnetism and Modern Physics Units: 4 OR PHYX 210 - General Physics B: Thermodynamics, Waves and Optics Units: 4 ^[1]

^[1]If PHYX 109 and PHYX 210 are selected, you will need to take PHYX 211 . Adjust classes in consultation with an advisor.

Year 4

Semester 7 (16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area C: Arts OR Humanities Units: 3
American Institutions U.S. History Units: 3
Major: CHEM 361 - Physical Chemistry I Units: 3
Major: CHEM 485 - Seminar in Chemistry Units: 1
Major: UD Elective Units: 6

Semester 8 (14 Units)

Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities / Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic or Non-Domestic Units: 3
Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences Units: 3
Major: UD Elective: Units 4
Major: UD BIOL Elective with Lab Units: 4