Program Change Request

In Workflow1. BCBP Department

Head 2. Curricular Services

Review 3. AG Committee

Preparer UG 4. AG Committee Chair

UG 5. AG College Dean UG 6. UCC Preparer 7. UCC Chair 8. Faculty Senate

Preparer9. Faculty Senate

10. Provost II11. President12. Curricular Services

Approval Path1. 10/11/17 1:16 pm

David Peterson (dopeterson): Approved for BCBP Department Head

2. 10/12/17 5:15 pmAngel Mario Carrizales (carri1214): Approved for Curricular Services Review

3. 10/13/17 8:33 amDawn Kerstetter (dkerstetter): Approved for AG Committee Preparer UG

4. 10/20/17 10:11 amBob Knight (bob­knight): Approved for AG Committee Chair UG

5. 10/20/17 11:16 amKim Dooley (k­dooley): Approved for AG College Dean UG

6. 10/20/17 1:13 pmSandra Williams (sandra­williams): Approved for UCC Preparer

7. 11/09/17 10:38 amSandra Williams (sandra­williams): Approved for UCC Chair

History1. Oct 17, 2016 by soochi

Catalog Pages Using this Program

Contact(s)

Name E­mail Phone

Khara Spears soochi@tamu.edu (979) 845­0198

Academic level Undergraduate

Effective Term 2018­2019

Department Biochemistry & Biophysics

College Agriculture & Life Sciences

Program type Degree

Degree designation BS ­ Bachelor of Science

With a major in Biochemistry (BICH)

Catalog Program TitleBiochemistry ­ BS

CIP and Fund code 26020200

Rationale for Proposal

Program hours 120

Is this program eligible for financial aid?

Will program hours change (increase/decrease) due to the proposed curriculum changes?

No

Program delivery modeOn­campus

Date Submitted: 10/11/17 12:53 pm

Viewing: BS­BICH : Biochemistry ­ BS Last approved: 10/17/16 10:13 amLast edit: 10/12/17 5:15 pmChanges proposed by: soochi

Biochemistry ­ BS

Catalog Program Requirements

Plan of Study GridFirst Year

Fall Semester Credit HoursBICH 101/GENE 101 Perspectives in Biochemistry and Genetics 1BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I 4CHEM 101 Fundamentals of Chemistry I 3CHEM 111 Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory I 1MATH 151

or MATH 171Engineering Mathematics I

or Analytic Geometry and Calculus4

ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric 3Free elective 1 3

Semester Credit Hours 15Spring

BIOL 112 Introductory Biology II 4

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BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I 4CHEM 102 Fundamentals of Chemistry II 3CHEM 112 Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory II 1ENGL 210 Technical and Business Writing 3Select one of the following: 4

MATH 151 Engineering Mathematics I MATH 171 Analytic Geometry and Calculus

MATH 152or MATH 172

Engineering Mathematics II or Calculus

4

Semester Credit Hours 15Second Year

FallBIOL 112 Introductory Biology II 4CHEM 227 Organic Chemistry I 3CHEM 237 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1Select one of the following: 4

MATH 152 Engineering Mathematics II MATH 172 Calculus

PHYS 218 Mechanics 4MATH 251 Engineering Mathematics III 2 3University Core Curriculum 2 3Free elective 1 1

Semester Credit Hours 15Spring

CHEM 228 Organic Chemistry II 3CHEM 238 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1Select one of the following: 3

MATH 251 Engineering Mathematics III MATH 221 Several Variable Calculus MATH 253 Engineering Mathematics III

PHYS 208 Electricity and Optics 4GENE 302 Principles of Genetics 3GENE 312 Comprehensive Genetics Laboratory 1PHYS 218 Mechanics 4University Core Curriculum 2 3

Semester Credit Hours 15Third Year

FallBICH 404 Biochemical Calculations 2BICH 440 Biochemistry I 3 3BICH 491 Research 1CHEM 327 Physical Chemistry I 3GENE 302

& GENE 312Principles of Genetics

and Comprehensive Genetics Laboratory4

PHYS 208 Electricity and Optics 4University Core Curriculum 2 3

Semester Credit Hours 16Spring

Select one of the following: 2BICH 441 Biochemistry II 3BICH 414

or BICH 432/GENE 432Biochemical Techniques I

or Laboratory in Molecular Genetics2

BICH 432/GENE 432 Laboratory in Molecular Genetics BICH 491 Research 1CHEM 328 Physical Chemistry II 3University Core Curriculum 2 3Free elective 1 3

Semester Credit Hours 15Fourth Year

FallBICH 431/GENE 431 Molecular Genetics 3BICH 491 Research 1

Select one of the following: 4BIOL 351 Fundamentals of Microbiology 4

BIOL 413& BIOL 423

Cell Biologyand Cell Biology Laboratory

Biochemistry elective 4 3University Core Curriculum 2 3

Semester Credit Hours 14Spring

BICH 491 Research 5 1Biochemistry elective 4 3University Core Curriculum 2 6

5

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Additional information Please remove MATH 150 from the General Elective exemptions. We would like MATH 150 to be included in general electives for BICH majors. Also, we are no longer accepting any alternatives to BIOL 351. Students may only take BIOL 351 to fulfill that requirement.

Required Proposal Forms

BS­BICH Degree Evaluation 2018­2019.pdf

Reviewer Comments David Peterson (dopeterson) (10/02/17 3:59 pm): Rollback: Needs editing as we discussed.Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/04/17 3:45 pm): Rollback: Please attached a degree evaluation with that match the proposed edits.Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/06/17 8:35 am): Edits made to the catalog program requirements table to conform to Catalog style guidelines. (Footnotes have been renumbered)Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/06/17 11:43 am): Rollback: Discrepancies have been identified. Initiator has been emailed with detailed comments. Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/09/17 10:35 pm): Rollback: Additional discrepancies have been identified. Initiator has been emailed with detailed comments.Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/12/17 5:15 pm): Concerns and discrepancies have been addressed. Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/30/17 9:23 am): The Department of Chemistry has submitted course proposals that affect this program’s requirements. CHEM 101 (3hrs) & CHEM 102 (3hrs) are being changed to CHEM 119 (4hrs) and CHEM 120 (4hrs) respectively. The catalog program requirements and the degree evaluation will need to be updated if the course changes are approved by UCC. Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/30/17 9:26 am): The Department of Chemistry has submitted course proposals that affect this program’s requirements. CHEM 101 (3hrs) & CHEM 102 (3hrs) are being changed to CHEM 119 (4hrs) and CHEM 120 (4hrs) respectively. The catalog program requirements and the degree evaluation will need to be updated if the course changes are approved by UCC. Sandra Williams (sandra­williams) (11/09/17 10:38 am): CHEM course changes were tabled until February 2018 so no impact on program. UCC approved in November.

Program Reviewer Comments

David Peterson (dopeterson) (10/02/17 3:59 pm): Rollback: Needs editing as we discussed.Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/04/17 3:45 pm): Rollback: Please attached a degree evaluation with that match the proposed edits.Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/06/17 8:35 am): Edits made to the catalog program requirements table to conform to Catalog style guidelines. (Footnotes have been renumbered)Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/06/17 11:43 am): Rollback: Discrepancies have been identified. Initiator has been emailed with detailed comments. Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/09/17 10:35 pm): Rollback: Additional discrepancies have been identified. Initiator has been emailed with detailed comments.Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/12/17 5:15 pm): Concerns and discrepancies have been addressed. Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/30/17 9:23 am): The Department of Chemistry has submitted course proposals that affect this program’s requirements. CHEM 101 (3hrs) & CHEM 102 (3hrs) are being changed to CHEM 119 (4hrs) and CHEM 120 (4hrs) respectively. The catalog program requirements and the degree evaluation will need to be updated if the course changes are approved by UCC. Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/30/17 9:26 am): The Department of Chemistry has submitted course proposals that affect this program’s requirements. CHEM 101 (3hrs) & CHEM 102 (3hrs) are being changed to CHEM 119 (4hrs) and CHEM 120 (4hrs) respectively. The catalog program requirements and the degree evaluation will need to be updated if the course changes are approved by UCC. Sandra Williams (sandra­williams) (11/09/17 10:38 am): CHEM course changes were tabled until February 2018 so no impact on program. UCC approved in November.

Key: 6

Free electives 1Semester Credit Hours 15Total Semester Credit Hours 120

1Often used for a minor degree. Students intending to pursue and advance degree in biochemistry are strongly encouraged to use some free electives for additional upper division courses in BICH, GENE, BIOL, CHEM, MATH or STAT. Except: BICH 303, BICH 410­412; MATH 100­104, 131­148.

2To be selected from the University Core Curriculum. Of the 21 hours shown as University Core Curriculum electives, 3 must be from language, philosophy and culture, 3 from creative arts, 3 from social and behavioral sciences, 6 from American history, 6 from POLS 206 and POLS 207. The Graduation requirements include a requirement for 6 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses which may be met by courses satisfying the language, philosophy and culture, creative arts, social and behavioral sciences, government/political science and American history requirements if they are also on the approved list of international and cultural diversity courses.

3 Before registration in BICH 440, students much have attained a grade of C or better in each of these courses: CHEM 227, CHEM 228, CHEM 237, CHEM 238.4 Hours to be selected from any 400­level course in BICH with approval of student’s academic advisor. BICH 414, BICH 432/GENE 432 or BICH 491 may not be used to

satisfy this requirement.5The fourth registered hour of research must be taken as writing intensive.

Students must make a grade of C or better in all major coursework used to satisfy degree plan.

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