Five-Year Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biochemistry - Master in Environmental Engineering (BSBCHM-MEnvE)

Description

The College of Engineering & Science offers a combined Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biochemistry - Master in Environmental Engineering program. High school students can be admitted directly into this accelerated program.

In order to complete both the BSBCHM and MEnvE degrees in five years, the student must (a) be very well prepared as an incoming freshman, ready to take our core Engineering courses; and (b) satisfy all the admission criteria (see below), and (c) maintain a 3.25 GPA, in order to take graduated level courses while still an undergraduate.

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    Admission Into the Program

    Qualifications for the 5-year program for new Freshman are:

    • A high school ACT composite score of 26, with a minimum of 22 in each section, and a minimum of 23 in the Mathematics section, or 600 on the Mathematics SAT score and combined Reading and Math of 1190.
    • A High School grade point average of 3.4 overall on a 4.0 point scale, and the same for the combined mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology courses.
    • Students must place into appropriate-level Freshman courses at Detroit Mercy in order to be able to complete their Bachelor and Master degrees in five years.

    Qualifications for the 5-year program for Juniors/Seniors:

    • Students with a GPA of 3.25 and 95 credit hours can apply for the program near the end of their third year or in the beginning of their fourth year.
    • Students must be on-track to complete their undergraduate degree in four years.
    • If accepted into the program, students may take up to 9 graduate credits in their fourth year that will count towards both undergraduate and graduate requirements.
    • In their fifth year, students will be registered as full-time graduate students, which requires that they are registered for 9 credit hours of graduate-level courses per term. These courses will be charged at the graduate tuition rate.
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    Advantages

    • Reduction in the total number of courses required to get both the bachelor and master degrees (students may count 9 credits towards both undergraduate and graduate requirements)
    • Ability to take up to 9 graduate credits at the undergraduate tuition rate
    • Extension of Detroit Mercy financial aid to cover the year of graduate study

    The graduate courses which may be taken during the undergraduate program that can also be applied toward the undergraduate degree requirements must be approved by your academic advisor. Students must receive a grade of "C" or better in order to gain credit towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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    Program Requirements - Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biochemistry—to Master of Environmental Engineering

    In order to qualify to take graduate credit in the fifth year, students must complete the mathematics and engineering courses listed below, by the end of the fourth year.

    Biochemistry students wishing to take the Master of Environmental program who are not in the five year program may seek admission into the M. EnvE on condition of completing the mathematics and engineering courses below before taking graduate coursework.

    Biochemistry Major Courses

    Course Requirements

    A grade of "C" or better for each course in this sequence is a prerequisite to all other biochemistry courses in the department for biochemistry majors.

    • CHM 1070 General Chemistry I (3 credits)
    • CHM 1080 General Chemistry II (3 credits)
    • CHM 1100 Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
    • CHM 1120 Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)
    • CHM 2250 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
    • CHM 2270 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
    • CHM 2290 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
    • CHM 2300 Advanced Organic Chemistry Lab II (2 credits)
    • CHM 3330 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
    • CHM 3340 Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
    • CHM 3410 Chemical Thermodynamics and Applications (3 credits)
    • CHM 3420 Chemical Dynamics and Quantum Chemistry (3 credits)
    • CHM 3870 Quantitative Analysis (3 credits)
    • CHM 3880 Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (1 credit)
    • CHM 4710 Biochemistry I (3 credits)
    • CHM 4720 Biochemistry II (3 credits)
    • CHM 4730 Biochemistry Laboratory (2 credits)
    • CHM 4740 Recent Advances in Biochemistry (3 credits)
    • CHM 4990 Chemistry Senior Assessment (0 credits)
    • Optional: Laboratory Research (CHM 2980, CHM 4980) max 6 credits

    Required Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

    • BIO 1200 General Biology I (3 credits)
    • BIO 1210 General Biology Laboratory I (2 credits)
    • BIO 1220 General Biology II (3 credits)
    • BIO 1230 General Biology Laboratory II (2 credits)
    • BIO 2600-level or above (15 credits)
    • MTH 1410 Calculus 1 (4 credits)
    • MTH 1420 Calculus 2 (4 credits)
    • MTH 2410 Calculus 3 (4 credits)
    • ENGR 1000 Ethics & Politics of Engineering (2 credits)
    • ENGR 1050 Engineering Graphics & Design (2 credits)
    • ENGR 3120 Statics (3 credits)
    • ENGR 3140 Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
    • ENGR 3150 Thermodynamics (3 credits)
    • ENGR 3333 Sustainable Environments (3 credits)
    • CIVE 5830 Hazardous Waste* (3 credits)
    • CIVE 5840 Hazardous Waste* (3 credits)
    • PHY 1600 General Physics I (Calc based) (3 credits)
    • PHY 1610 General Physics Lab I (1 credits)
    • PHY 1620 General Physics II (Calc based) (3 credits)
    • PHY 1630 General Physics Lab II (1 credits)

    * These courses count towards both the bachelor and master's degrees.

    For the graduate Environmental Engineering Requirements, click here.

    Core Curriculum Requirements

    In addition to the courses required for this program listed above, the student must also fulfill the requirements of the University Core Curriculum for this program.

    Some of these courses may be satisfied by courses in your program.  Please review your Degree Evaluation or consult your academic advisor for more information.

Program Contact Information

Dr. Mark Benvenuto
Chair of Chemistry Department
Email: benvenma@udmercy.edu
Telephone: (313) 993-3375

Dr. Utpal Dutta
Chair of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
Email: duttau@udmercy.edu
Telephone: (313) 993-1040