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Health Professions Cooperative Degree

The Health Professions Fast Track Cooperative Degree in Biochemistry offers students the chance to enter professional school after only three years at ACU. Following completion of their first year of medical, dental, or other health professional school, ACU awards a bachelor's degree in biochemistry.

 

MAJOR AND SUPPLEMENT REQUIREMENTS

 

Chemistry

CHEM 131/133 General Chemistry I Lecture/Lab

CHEM 132/134 General Chemistry II Lecture/Lab

CHEM 221/223 Organic Chemistry I Lecture/Lab

CHEM 322/324 Organic Chemistry II Lecture/Lab

CHEM 453 Biochemistry I

CHEM 454 Biochemistry II

Biology

BIOL 114 General Biology I Lab 

(BIOL 112 counted in Core)

BIOL 113/115 General Biology II Lecture/Lab

BIOL 312 Cell Biology

Advanced Biology

Physics

PHYS 111 General Physics I Lab

(PHYS 110 counted in Core)

PHYS 112/113 General Physics II Lecture/Lab

Literature

TOTAL

 

4

4

4

4

3

3

 

1

 

4

3

9

 

1

 

4

3

47

UNIVERSITY CORE

 

Bible

BIBL 101 Life and Teachings of Jesus

BIBL 102 Acts-Revelation

BIBL 211 Message of the Old Testament

BIBL 212 Christianity in Culture

English

ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric

Literature

Speech

COMS 111 Fundamentals of Communication

History 100-299

Science

BIOL 112 General Biology I

PHYS 110 General Physics

Mathematics*

MATH 124 Precalculus II or MATH 185 Calculus I

EXSC 100 + 3 activities

UNIV 100 University Seminar

TOTAL UNIVERSITY CORE

 

3

3

3

3

 

3

3

 

3

3

 

3

3

 

3

4

1

38

BS DEGREE CORE

 

English

ENGL 112 Composition and Literature

Social Sciences/Humanities

Choose from: anthropology, economics (also AGRB 261), geography, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology (maximum one course per area)

Fine Arts

Choose one: ART 101, MUSM 230, THEA 220 or THEA 250

TOTAL BS CORE

 

3

9

 

 

 

 

3

 

15

GENERAL ELECTIVES

General electives (may include deficiency). Courses in psychology, sociology, economics, and government are recommended. Pre-veterinary students should take courses in animal science and nutrition and 6 hours of political science.

4

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL REQUIREMENT

24

TOTAL HOURS

128

*Calculus is required for students in pre-medicine and

pre-veterinary medicine and is recommended for pre-dentistry students.