Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry/Bachelor of Science in Psychological Science

Required Courses

Biology Requirements (29)
BIOL 107General Biology Lectures3
BIOL 109General Biology Laboratory1
BIOL 115Human Biology3
BIOL 117Human Biology Laboratory1
BIOL 210Microbiology3
BIOL 214Genetics3
BIOL 401Introductory Biochemistry3
BIOL 402Metabolic Biochemistry3
BIOL 404Biochemistry Laboratory3
BIOL 445Cell Biology3
BIOL 451Biological Literature2
BIOL 495Biology Colloquium1
or CHEM 485 Chemistry Colloquium
Dual Degree Elective (3)
Select three credit hours from the following:3
Population and Ecological Genetics3
Human Physiology3
Health and Disease in Modern Society3
Nutrition, Metabolism, and Health3
Biochemistry Elective (2-3)
Select two to three credit hours2-3
Chemistry Requirements (26)
CHEM 124Principles of Chemistry I with Laboratory4
CHEM 125Principles of Chemistry II with Laboratory4
CHEM 237Organic Chemistry I4
CHEM 239Organic Chemistry II3
CHEM 240Organic Chemistry Laboratory2
CHEM 247Analytical Chemistry3
CHEM 343Physical Chemistry I3
CHEM 438Physical Biochemistry3
or CHEM 344 Physical Chemistry II
Physics Requirements (8)
PHYS 123General Physics I: Mechanics4
PHYS 221General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism4
Mathematics Requirements (17-18)
MATH 151Calculus I5
MATH 152Calculus II5
MATH 251Multivariate and Vector Calculus4
MATH 425Statistical Methods3-4
or PSYC 203 Undergraduate Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Psychological Science Requirements (28)
PSYC 204Research Methods in Behavioral Science4
PSYC 221Introduction to Psychological Science3
PSYC 301Industrial Psychology3
or PSYC 303 Introduction to Psychopathology
PSYC 310Social Psychology3
PSYC 312Human Motivation and Emotion3
or PSYC 423 Learning Theory
or PSYC 435 Child Development
or PSYC 436 Adult Development
PSYC 320Applied Correlation and Regression3
or PSYC 409 Psychological Testing
PSYC 414Neural and Biological Bases of Behavior3
PSYC 426Cognitive Science3
PSYC 485Senior Capstone Project I3
or PSYC 312 Human Motivation and Emotion
or PSYC 423 Learning Theory
or PSYC 435 Child Development
or PSYC 436 Adult Development
Psychological Science Electives (9)
Select nine credit hours 19
Introduction to the Profession (2-3)
BIOL 100Introduction to the Profession2-3
or PSYC 100 Introduction to the Profession
Computer Science Requirement (2)
CS 105Introduction to Computer Programming2
or CS 110 Computing Principles
Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) (6)
See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, section E6
Humanities and Social Sciences Requirements (12-21)
See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, sections B and C 112-21

Minimum degree credits required: 144 

1

B.S. Biochemistry/B.S. Psychological Science students may apply a maximum of three psychology courses to both the social sciences requirements and the psychology electives specified for the psychological science degree requirements (psychology electives must be 300-level and above). At least one of the social science "S" courses must be a non-psychology course.

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry/Bachelor of Science in Psychological Science Curriculum - Eight Semester Plan

Year 1
Semester 1Credit HoursSemester 2Credit Hours
BIOL 1002BIOL 1153
BIOL 1073BIOL 1171
BIOL 1091CHEM 1254
CHEM 1244PHYS 1234
MATH 1515PSYC 3013
PSYC 2213Humanities 200-level Course3
 18 18
Year 2
Semester 1Credit HoursSemester 2Credit Hours
BIOL 2143BIOL 2103
CHEM 2374MATH 2514
MATH 1525PHYS 2214
PSYC 3103PSYC 2044
Humanities Elective (300+)3Social Sciences Elective13
 18 18
Year 3
Semester 1Credit HoursSemester 2Credit Hours
BIOL 4453CHEM 2393
CHEM 2473CHEM 2402
PSYC 3203CS 1052
PSYC 4143MATH 4253
IPRO Elective I3PSYC 4353
Social Sciences Elective (300+)13Biochemistry Elective2
 IPRO Elective II3
 18 18
Year 4
Semester 1Credit HoursSemester 2Credit Hours
BIOL 4013BIOL 4023
BIOL 4043BIOL 4512
CHEM 3433BIOL 4951
PSYC 4263CHEM 4383
Humanities Elective (300+)3PSYC 4853
Social Sciences Elective (300+)13Dual Degree Elective23
 Humanities or Social Sciences Elective13
 18 18
Total Credit Hours: 144
1

B.S. Biochemistry/B.S. Psychological Science students may apply a maximum of three psychology courses to both the social sciences requirements and the psychology electives specified for the psychological science degree requirements (psychology electives must be 300-level and above). At least one of the social science "S" courses must be a non-psychology course.

2

Select one course from the following: BIOL 420, BIOL 430, BIOL 475, or FDSN 401.

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry/Bachelor of Science in Psychological Science Curriculum - Nine Semester Plan

Year 1
Semester 1Credit HoursSemester 2Credit Hours
BIOL 1002BIOL 1153
BIOL 1073BIOL 1171
CHEM 1244CHEM 1254
MATH 1515PHYS 1234
PSYC 2213PSYC 3033
 17 15
Year 2
Semester 1Credit HoursSemester 2Credit Hours
BIOL 1091BIOL 2103
BIOL 2143PHYS 2214
MATH 1525PSYC 2044
PSYC 2034Humanities/Social Sciences Elective13
Humanities 200-level Course3 
 16 14
Year 3
Semester 1Credit HoursSemester 2Credit Hours
CHEM 2374CHEM 2393
MATH 2514CHEM 2402
PSYC 3203PSYC 3103
PSYC 4143PSYC 4353
IPRO Elective I3Biochemistry Elective2
 Dual Degree Elective23
 17 16
Year 4
Semester 1Credit HoursSemester 2Credit Hours
BIOL 4013BIOL 4023
CHEM 2473BIOL 4512
CHEM 3433CHEM 4383
CS 1052Social Sciences Elective (300+)13
PSYC 4263Humanities Elective (300+)3
Social Sciences Elective13IPRO Elective II3
 17 17
Year 5
Semester 1Credit Hours 
BIOL 4043 
BIOL 4453 
BIOL 4951 
PSYC 4853 
Humanities Elective (300+)3 
Social Sciences Elective (300+)13 
 16
Total Credit Hours: 145
1

B.S. Biochemistry/B.S. Psychological Science students may apply a maximum of three psychology courses to both the social sciences requirements and the psychology electives specified for the psychological science degree requirements (psychology electives must be 300-level and above). At least one of the social science "S" courses must be a non-psychology course.

2

Select one course from the following: BIOL 420BIOL 430BIOL 475, or FDSN 401.