College Level Requirements

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State Mandated Common Course Prerequisites

Students should complete the following prerequisite courses listed below at the lower level prior to entering the university. If these courses are not taken at the community/junior college, they must be completed before the degree is granted. Unless stated otherwise, a grade of "C" is the minimum acceptable grade.

• BSC X010 & BSC X010L Biology I & Lab or BSC X010C
• BSC X011 & BSC X011L Biology II & Lab or BSC X011C
• CHM X045 & CHM X045L General Chemistry I & Lab or CHM X045C
• CHM X046 & CHM X046L General Chemistry II & Lab or CHM X046C
• CHM X210 & CHM X210L Organic Chemistry I & Lab or CHM X210C
• CHM X211 & CHM X211L Organic Chemistry II & Lab or CHM X211C
• PHY X053 & PHY X053L General Physics I & Lab and PHY X054 & PHY X054L General Physics II & Lab OR
  • PHY X053C and PHY X054C OR
  • PHY X048 & PHY X048L General Physics I & Lab and PHY X049 & PHY X049L General Physics II & Lab OR
  • BSC X093C Human Anatomy & Physiology I and BSC X094C Human Anatomy & Physiology II OR
  • BSC X093 & BSC X093L and BSC X094 & BSC X094L
• MAC X241 Life Sciences Calculus or MAC X281 or MAC X311
• MAC X242 Life Sciences Calculus II or MAC X282 or MAC X312 or STA X023 or STA X024

Total Major Hours: 61-62 Hours

Major Core Courses - 40 Hours

Tier 1

Required Biology Courses (8 credit hours):

• BSC 2010 Cellular Processes
• BSC 2010L Cellular Processes Laboratory
• BSC 2011 Biodiversity
• BSC 2011L Biodiversity Laboratory

Required Chemistry Courses (18 credit hours):

• CHM 2045 General Chemistry I
• CHM 2045L General Chemistry I Laboratory
• CHM 2046 General Chemistry II
• CHM 2046L General Chemistry II Laboratory
• CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I
• CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
• CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II
• CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

Required Mathematics Courses (6 credit hours):*

• MAC 2241 Life Sciences Calculus I
• MAC 2242 Life Sciences Calculus II or STA 2023 Introductory Statistics I
  • *MAC 2311 and MAC 2312 are also acceptable for the major.
  • *MAC 2281 and MAC 2282 are also acceptable for the major.

Required Physics Courses (8 credit hours):*

• PHY 2053 General Physics I
• PHY 2053L General Physics I Laboratory
• PHY 2054 General Physics II
• PHY 2054L General Physics II Laboratory
  • *PHY 2048, PHY 2048L General Physics I and Lab and PHY 2049, PHY 2049L General Physics II and Lab are also acceptable for the major

Major Elective Courses - 21-22 Hours

Tier 2

Required Biomedical Electives: Total 7-8 credit hours of required courses:

• BCH 3053 General Biochemistry
• MCB 3020 and MCB 3020L General Microbiology and Laboratory
  • or chose one lecture: PCB 3063 or PCB 3023 and one lab: PCB 3063L, PCB 3023L or BCH 3023L

Minimum of 14 credits from the following to include:

• Upper-level Biology course (choose one)
• Upper-level Chemistry course (choose one)
• Upper-level Chemistry or Biology course (choose one)
• Upper-level Chemistry or Biology Lab (choose one)
• Upper-level Additional Biomedical elective (choose one)

Biology Courses:

• BOT 3850 Medical Botany
• MCB 4115 Determinative Bacteriology
• MCB 4115L Determinative Bacteriology Lab
• MCB 4404 Microbial Physiology and Genetics
• MCB 4404L Microbial Physiology and Genetics Laboratory
• MCB 4503 Virology
• MCB 5206 Public Health and Pathogenic Microbiology
• MCB 5815 Medical Mycology
• MCB 3410 Cell Metabolism
• PCB 3023 Cell Biology
• PCB 3023L Cell Biology Laboratory
• PCB 3063 General Genetics
• PCB 3063L Genetics Laboratory
• PCB 3712 General Physiology
• PCB 3713L General Physiology Laboratory
• PCB 4234 Principles of Immunology
• PCB 4522C Experimental Genetics and Cell Biology
• PCB 4723 Animal Physiology
• PCB 4723L Animal Physiology Laboratory
• PCB 4744 Biomedical Physiology
• PCB 4843 Principles of Neuroscience
• ZOO 3713C Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
• ZOO 4753 Human Histology & Molecular Pathology of Disease
• ZOO 4753L Human Histology & Molecular Pathology of Disease Lab

Chemistry Courses:

• BCH 3023L Basic Biochemistry Laboratory
• BCH 4033 Advanced Biochemistry I
• BCH 4034 Advanced Biochemistry II
• CHM 3120C Elementary Analytical Chemistry
• CHM 3610 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry
• CHM 3610L Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
• CHM 3941 Peer Leading in Chemistry
• CHM 4060 Use of Chemical Literature
• CHM 4410 Physical Chemistry I
• CHM 4410L Physical Chemistry Laboratory
• CHM 4411 Physical Chemistry II
• CHM 4413 Biophysical Chemistry
• CHM 4300 Biomolecules I
• CHM 4230 Spectroscopic Analysis of Organic Compounds
• CHM 4274 Introduction to Drug Discovery
• CHM 4307 BioOrganic Chemistry
• CHM 4455 Chemistry of High Polymers
• CHM 4932 Selected Topics in Chemistry
• CHS 4300 Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry
• CHS 4301L Clinical Laboratory

Other Courses:

• HSC 4504 Foundations of Public Health Immunology
• PHZ 4702 Applications of Physics to Biology & Medicine I
• PHZ 4703 Applications of Physics to Biology & Medicine II

Students may not use both HSC 4504 and PCB 4234 to the meet Tier 2 required Biomedical Electives requirements.

Research Opportunities

The Department of Chemistry offers the opportunity for students to participate in undergraduate research with Chemistry faculty. Students can apply for the Academic Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program and find more information here: http://chemistry.usf.edu/undergraduate/reu/. Students who wish to enroll in an undergraduate research course with a Chemistry faculty member should consult with their academic advisor to understand how the credit will apply towards the degree requirements. If no credit is needed, students may be eligible to enroll in a 0 credit research course. These courses will not impact degree credits or GPA but will show on an official transcript and document the experience. The Academic Advisors in the Department of Chemistry, as well as the Office for Undergraduate Research, can assist students in understanding the various course options.