Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry Roadmap – Quantitative Reasoning Category III/IV and ENG 114
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 72
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| MATH 197 | Prelude to Calculus I (Prerequisite for CHEM 115 and MATH 226) 2,3 | 3 |
| GE Area A 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHEM 115 | General Chemistry I: Essential Concepts of Chemistry (Major Lower-Division) | 5 |
| MATH 198 | Prelude to Calculus II (Prerequisite for MATH 226, B4) 2,3 | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| MATH 226 | Calculus I (Major Lower-Division, B4) 2,3 | 4 |
| CHEM 215 & CHEM 216 |
General Chemistry II: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts and General Chemistry II Laboratory: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts (Major Lower-Division) |
5 |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| CHEM 233 & CHEM 234 |
Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (Major-Lower Division) |
5 |
| CHEM 321 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis | 3 |
| MATH 227 | Calculus II (Major Lower-Division) | 4 |
| Select One Set of Courses (Major Lower-Divison): 5 | 4 | |
| General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory (B1, B3) |
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| General Physics with Calculus I and General Physics with Calculus I Laboratory (B1, B3) |
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| Units | 16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| BIOL 230 | Introductory Biology I (Major Lower-Division) | 5 |
| CHEM 335 | Organic Chemistry II (Major Upper-Division) | 3 |
| Select One Set of Courses (Major Lower-Divison): 5 | 4 | |
| General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory |
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| General Physics with Calculus II and General Physics with Calculus II Laboratory |
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| General Physics with Calculus III and General Physics with Calculus III Laboratory |
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| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| CHEM 300 | Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences I (Major Upper-Division) 6 | 3 |
| CHEM 340 | Biochemistry I (MAjor Upper-Division) | 3 |
| GWAR Elective 7,8 | 3-4 | |
| Major Electives (15 Units Total) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| CHEM 341 | Biochemistry II (Major Upper-Division) | 3 |
| CHEM 343 | Biochemistry I Laboratory (Major Upper-Division) | 3 |
| Major Electives (15 Units Total) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| CHEM 301 | Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences II (Major Upper-Division) 6 | 3 |
| Major Electives (15 Units Total) - Take Two 7 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 120-121 | |
| 1 | ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses. |
| 2 | To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start. |
| 3 | Category III Students with a grade of B or higher in high school pre-calculus in the past year may be able to enroll in MATH 226. Please see a department advisor. |
| 4 | To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major. |
| 5 | PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 are prerequisites for PHYS 121 and PHYS 122. PHYS 220 and PHYS 222 are prerequisites for PHYS 240 and PHYS 242. |
| 6 | CHEM 351 may be substituted for CHEM 300 and CHEM 353 may be substituted for CHEM 301 if prerequisites for CHEM 351 and CHEM 353 are met. |
| 7 | Upper-Division Electives (15 units)
Upper-Division Electives in Chemistry Upper-Division Electives in Biology and Computer Science Select a maximum of one: |
| 8 | GWAR Elective (3-4 units of the 15 total Elective units) BIOL 351GW Experiments in Cell and Molecular Biology - GWAR (4 units) |
| * | Can be used to fulfill the laboratory requirement. |
| ± | Given catalog rights, fall 2022 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course. |