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Requirements for the majors

Biochemistry – Bachelor of Arts
11 credits as follows:

• BIOL 120, BIOL 130, CHEM 102A, CHEM 211, CHEM 212
• BCHM 265, BCHM 301, BCHM 302, BCHM 310
• One elective from among the following list: BCHM 333, BCHM 334, BCHM 335, BCHM 340, BCHM 345, CHEM 215, CHEM 316, CHEM 325, CHEM 328, BIOL 328, BIOL 331, BIOL 332, BIOL 333, BIOL 335, or BIOL 338
• The senior capstone experience, requiring a research project or in-depth library project: BCHM 399 (1/2 credit planning for the project) plus BCHM 399 (1/2 credit carrying out the project), or BCHM 399 (1 credit), or BCHM 400

Biochemistry – Bachelor of Science

In addition to the B.A. major requirements (above), students must complete 4 or 4.5 additional credits from the following sets of courses:

Option A: (Designed for graduate school preparation for Biochemistry programs within Chemistry Departments)

• MATH 145 and MATH 146, or MATH 151 and MATH 152
• CHEM 321 and CHEM 321A
• One additional elective from the list above for the B.A. degree

Option B: (Designed for graduate school preparation for Biochemistry programs within Biochemistry or Molecular Biology Departments)

• BIOL 332
• One course from: BIOL 331, CS 141
• One course from: STAT 200, PHYS 110, PHYS 120, PHYS 130, PHYS 130A, NEUR 240, MATH 151
• One additional elective course from the list above for the B.A. degree.

Requirements for the minor

6 courses as follows:

• BIOL 120 and BIOL 130
• CHEM 211 and CHEM 212
• BCHM 301 and BCHM 302

Note: Students double majoring in Biochemistry and Biology may count no more than 3 courses to both majors. Students double majoring in Biochemistry and Chemistry may count no more than 4 courses to both majors. For major-minor combinations of Biochemistry and either Biology or Chemistry, no more than 2 courses may apply simultaneously to both programs.

Biochemistry Course Descriptions

Biochemistry Catalog Page