The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Four Year Plan: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BS)
This plan provides an example pathway through the major, assuming a student will start in CHEM 130: Chemical Principles I in their first semester. Students whose math placement is lower than Calculus will take CHEM 130 in the Spring semester and should follow the alternative plan.
FALL - Semester 1
TRU 120: First-Year Seminar
CHEM 130: Chemical Principles I
BIOL 107: Cells, Molecules, and Genes
BCMB 145: Freshman BCMB Seminar
SPRING - Semester 2
CHEM 131: Chemical Principles II
MATH 198: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
STAT 190: Basic Statistics*
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FALL - Semester 3
CHEM 245: Sophomore Seminar
MATH 263: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
BIOL 300: Genetics
CHEM 329: Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 275: Intro to Inorganic Principles
SPRING - Semester 4
BIOL 330: Cell Biology
CHEM 331: Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 330: Organic Chemistry I lab**
CHEM 312: WE/Foundations of Chemical Analysis
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FALL - Semester 5
PHYS 185: College Physics I***
BCMB elective with lab****
CHEM 345: Junior Seminar
CHEM 332: Organic Chemistry II lab**
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SPRING - Semester 6
PHYS 186: College Physics II***
CHEM 335: Biochemistry I - Structure and Function
BCMB elective 2****
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JINS course*
FALL - Semester 7
BCMB 445: Senior Capstone Seminar
CHEM 337: Physical Chemistry of Biochemical Systems
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Elective
Elective
SPRING - Semester 8
CHEM 326: WE/Physical Chemistry Lab II
BCMB elective 3****
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Elective
Elective
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.
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