Curricular Items
Posted: Thursday, October 6, 2022Curricular Items
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curricular Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2022 review:
New Program:
Minor in Human Biology
New Course:
CHE 635 Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis. Prerequisite: CHE 470. Overview of solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). Peptides and peptidomimetics in drug discovery. Type, structure, and chemical composition of resins, orthogonal protecting and deprotecting groups, cleavage techniques, use of scavengers. Selection of coupling reagents for peptide bond formation, reaction mechanisms, washing protocol, compound recovery, and purification and sequencing of the peptide. Offered occasionally, beginning fall 2023.
