Biochemistry, B.S. Major
Requirements
The program consists of a minimum of 18 major courses and 5 collateral courses:
| BIOL 111 | Unity & Diversity of Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 112 | Biomolecular Foundations of Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 255 | Molecular Genetics | 1 |
| | One additional Biology course | |
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| CHEM 103 | General Chemistry I with Recitation | 1 |
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| CHEM 107 | General Chemistry I | 1 |
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| CHEM 108 | General Chemistry II | 1 |
| CHEM 221 | Organic Chemistry I | 1 |
| CHEM 231 | Quantitative Chemical Methods | 1 |
| CHEM 222 | Organic Chemistry II | 1 |
| CHEM 331 | Instrumental Analysis | 1 |
| CHEM 342 | Physical Chemistry I | 1 |
| CHEM 343 | Physical Chemistry II | 1 |
| CHEM 352 | Foundational Biochemistry | 1 |
| CHEM 353 | Advanced Biochemistry | 1 |
| CHEM 354 | Experimental Biochemistry | 1 |
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| CHEM 365 | Course-based Research Experience in Chemistry | 1 |
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| CHEM 366 | Course-based Research Experience in Chemistry | 1 |
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| | One additional Chemistry course* | |
| | One additional 300/400-level Chemistry or Biology course | |
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| MATH 161 | Calculus I | 1 |
| MATH 162 | Calculus II | 1 |
| MATH 186 | Applied Statistics | 1 |
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| MATH 263 | Calculus III | 1 |
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| BIOL 265 | Biostatistics | 1 |
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| PHYS 111 | General Physics-Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 1 |
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| PHYS 112 | General Physics-Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics | 1 |
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| PHYS 131 | Physics I: Mechanics | 1 |
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| PHYS 133 | Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves | 1 |
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| PHYS 151 | Accelerated Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 1 |
| And | |
| PHYS 152 | Accelerated Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics | 1 |
One additional Biology course: 200-level or above. If BIOL 265 is used to complete the MATH requirement, it cannot also be used as a 200-level BIOL elective.
One additional Chemistry course: 200-level or above excluding CHEM 341, independent study, research, or thesis.
One additional Chemistry or Biology course: 300-level or above excluding CHEM 341, independent study, research, or thesis.
Note: To receive an ACS certified degree, a BS Biochemistry major must take either
CHEM 211 or
CHEM 411 and this does not remove the "One additional Biology course" requirement.
Biochemistry majors may not seek a second major (A.B. or B.S.) or minor in either biology or chemistry.
This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found here.