Per WGU's published description, Biochemistry I delves into the critical role of macromolecules and chemical reactions in living organisms. The opening block analyzes the structure, function, and interactions of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, emphasizing their roles in cellular functions and intercellular interactions. The middle block builds on that foundation: the forces driving those interactions, with intermolecular forces and solubility principles named. The closing block is the metabolic core: enzyme function and inhibition, the metabolic pathways named outright, glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain, plus the regulation of those pathways and the impact of metabolic disorders. Throughout, the description states, students engage in activities and analyses tied to the functioning of living organisms.
Three tables carry it, always late. On both bachelor's tables it sits in term 8: beside D867 Organic Chemistry, D871 Secondary Chemistry Curriculum, D873 Laboratory Safety, and D805 Secondary Disciplinary Literacy on the licensure table, and beside the same curriculum course on the educational studies track, the last chemistry row of the degree. On the Chemistry endorsement program, restricted by the catalog to licensed secondary science teachers, it lands in term 2 beside D870 Physical Chemistry I and D867 Organic Chemistry. The graduate M.A. Science Education chemistry table runs a cousin, C625 Biochemistry (SCIE 5501, 2 CUs), at a different code whose own description frames biochemistry around the four major polymers and their importance to health, so quote by the code on your audit. Message us the code and where you stand, and we quote a flat price in writing.