Academic Learning Compact - Biochemistry
Biochemistry is the subdiscipline of chemistry that focuses on compounds of biological origin: their structures, biological functions and transformations needed to sustain life.
Additional information is available from your major's website.
Before Graduating You Must
- Achieve at least 50% on the Diagnostic of Undergraduate Chemistry Knowledge (DUCK) exam.
- Achieve a grade of C or better in laboratory courses CHM 2211L, CHM 3120L, CHM 4302L and CHM 4413L.
- Satisfy the Florida statutes for the College-Level Academic Skills Requirement.
- Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by the chemistry faculty.
Skills You Will Acquire in the Major (SLOs)
- Knowledge of physical, organic, inorganic, analytical and biochemistry.
- Comprehension and use of laboratory skills in synthetic, quantitative and instrumental methods as scientific approaches to gathering and verifying knowledge.
- Mastery of the process of critical inquiry: interpretation, evaluation and explanation. Ask appropriate questions, gather relevant information efficiently and creatively, sort through this information, reason logically from this information and come to reliable and trustworthy conclusions.
- Ability to collect, analyze and articulate results clearly and effectively in speech and in writing in an acceptable style of presentation.
| Courses | Content | Critical Thinking | Communication | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLO 1 | SLO 2 | SLO 3 | SLO 4 | |
| General | ||||
| CHM 2045 | X | |||
| CHM 2045L | X | |||
| CHM 2046 | X | |||
| CHM 2046L | X | |||
| Organic | ||||
| CHM 2210 | X | |||
| CHM 2211 | X | |||
| CHM 3217 | X | X | ||
| CHM 2211L | X | X | X | |
| Analytical | ||||
| CHM 3120 | X | X | ||
| CHM 3120L | X | X | X | |
| Physical and Inorganic | ||||
| CHM 3400 | X | X | ||
| CHM 3610 | X | X | ||
| CHM 4413L | X | X | X | X |
| Biochemistry | ||||
| CHM 3218 | X | X | ||
| CHM 4302L | X | X | X | X |
| Electives | ||||
| CHM 4034 | X | X | ||
| CHM 4130 | X | X | ||
| CHM 4130L | X | X | X | X |
| CHM 4304 | X | X | ||
| CHM 4413 | X | X | ||
| MCB 4304 | X | X | ||
| MCB 4403 | X | X | ||
| MCB 4503 | X | X | ||
| PCB 3063 | X | X | ||
| PCB 3134 | X | X | ||
| PHZ 4710 | X | X | ||
| Required Courses in Other Departments | ||||
| BSC 2010 | X | |||
| BSC 2010L | X | |||
| BSC 2011 | X | X | ||
| BSC 2011L | X | |||
| MAC 2311 | X | |||
| MAC 2312 | X | |||
| MCB 3020 | X | X | ||
| PHY 2053 | X | X | ||
| PHY 2053L | X | |||
| PHY 2054 | X | X | ||
| PHY 2054L | X | |||