Biochemistry

Dr. Allen Nicholson, Chair

Dr. Frank Chang, Faculty Advisor
Biology Department
Biology-Life Sciences Building, Room 301
215-204-8843
frank.chang@temple.edu

Dr. Robert Levis, Chair

Dr. David Dalton, Faculty Advisor

Beury Hall, Room 342

215-204-7138

david.dalton@temple.edu

Dr. Spiridoula Matsika, Faculty Advisor

Beury Hall, Room 242

215-204-7703

spiridoula.matsika@temple.edu

Dr. Robert Stanley, Faculty Advisor
Chemistry Department

Beury Hall, Room 250B
215-204-2027
robert.stanley@temple.edu

Bachelor of Science

Summary of Requirements for the Degree

1. University Requirements (123 total s.h.)

• Math 0701 (4 s.h.) and/or English 0701 (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.

• All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses at Temple as part of their major.  Following is a list of courses that can be used to satisfy the writing-intensive requirement:  Biology 2296, Biology 3096 and Chemistry 4196.

• Students must complete the General Education (GenEd) requirements.

• The General Education Curriculum consists of approximately 25-26 s.h.  See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for the GenEd curriculum.

2. College Requirements

• 45 Upper Level (2000+) credits within the College of Science & Technology (CST) or the College of Liberal Arts (CLA).

• 90 credits within the College of Science & Technology (CST) or the College of Liberal Arts (CLA).

3. Major Requirements for Bachelor of Science (78-81 s.h.)

• Seven (7) Chemistry courses are required (26 s.h.): Chemistry 1031/1033, 1032/1034, 2201/2203, 2202/2204, 3103/3105, 3301 and 4401.

• Seven (7) Biology courses are required (26 s.h.): Biology 1111 or 1911, 2112 or 2912, 2296, 3096, 3324, 4344 and 4376.  

• Two (2) Biochemistry Electives selected from the following (6-9 s.h.): Biology 3201, 3265, 3301, 3317, 3325, 3327, 3328, 3334, 3352, 3363, 3367, 3368, 3371, 3374, 3380; Chemistry 3302, 4001, 4196, 4201, 4405.  With approval from the faculty advisor, two semesters of Undergraduate Research (Biology 4391/4491 or Chemistry 3891/4891) for a minimum of 6 credits can be used to fulfill one of the Biochemistry electives.

• Three (3) Mathematics courses are required (12 s.h.):  Mathematics 1041, 1042 and 2043.

• Two (2) Physics courses are required (8 s.h.): Physics 1061 or 2021 and 1062 or 2022.

Suggested Semester by Semester Plan

(F) - Fall only course.

(S) - Spring only course.

*Biochemistry Electives

Distinction in Major

To graduate with Distinction in Major, students are required to achieve a 3.33 GPA or higher in all the Biology and Chemistry courses in their major.