A minimum of 128 credits is required for the BS in Biomolecular Science. Below are the number of credits required in each subject to complete the degree depending on your selected option. To see what your 4-year schedule of classes might look like if you pursued this degree, take a look at the Typical Course Schedule.
| Biomedical Science | Biotechnology | Chemistry | |
| Chemistry | 35 credits | 35 credits | 38 credits |
| Biology | 26 | 18 | 8 |
| Research* | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Computational | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Engineering and Technology Forum | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Humanitites/Social Sciences | 24 | 24 | 27 |
| Mathematics | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Physics | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Technical electives | 13 | 21 | 17 |
| Total Credits | 128 | 128 | 128 |
Approved Humanities and Social Sciences electives are courses with the following prefixes: AH, AN, CAM, EN, MD, MU, PL, PS, HI, STS, SEG or URB. One course must be at the 3xxx/4xxx level. At least one elective must be a writing-intensive course labeled by “W.”
Two courses must be chosen from the following list or must be approved by an adviser, subject to the courses being offered in a given semester. Graduate courses may be taken only by students with junior standing and a C+ average or better, unless otherwise approved by the adviser. The remaining courses are free electives.
CBE 2124 Analysis of Chemical and Biomolecular Processes, Credits: 4.00
LS 2314 Please Refer to Catalog
BMS 3214 Microbiology, Credits: 4.00
BMS 4414 Biophysics, Credits: 4.00
BMS 48XX Topics in Biology, Credits: 4.00
CM 9443 Tissue Engineering, Credits: 3.00
BE 6603 Drug Delivery, Credits: 3.00
BE 6703 Materials in Medicine, Credits: 3.00
Three courses must be chosen from the following list or must be approved by an adviser, subject to the courses being offered in a given semester. Graduate courses may be taken only by students with junior standing and a C+ average or better, unless otherwise approved by the adviser. The remaining courses are free electives.
CBE 2124 Analysis of Chemical and Biomolecular Processes, Credits: 4.00
BMS 4324 Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology II, Credits: 4.00
BMS 48XX Topics in Biology, Credits: 4.00
CM 4314 Biomaterials, Credits: 4.00
CM 4413 Polymer Science, Credits: 3.00
CM 9463 Recombinant Dna Technology, Credits: 3.00
CM 6253 Biosensors, Credits: 3.00
CM 9053 Enzyme Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, Credits: 3.00
BI 7513 Chemical Foundation For Bioinformatics, Credits: 3.00
BI 7533 Bioinformatics I: Sequence Analysis, Credits: 3.00
BI 7543 Bioinformatics II: Protein Structure, Credits: 3.00
BT 6013 Biotechnology and the Pharmaceutical Industry, Credits: 3.00
BT 6023 Biotechnology and Health Care, Credits: 3.00
Two courses must be advanced undergraduate CM, BMS or CBE courses, or graduate CM courses, or must be approved by an adviser, subject to the courses being offered in a given semester. Graduate courses may be taken only by students with junior standing and a C+ average or better, unless otherwise approved by the adviser. The remaining courses are free electives.