Biochemistry Major — B.S.
Summary
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry B.S. Major Requirements | 68 | |
| Integrative Core Curriculum Requirements 1 | 28-40 | |
| Electives | 12-24 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| 1 | See Integrative Core Curriculum requirements, with information about the H&S CLA requirement. |
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOLOGY | ||
| BIOL 12100 | Principles of Biology I, Cell and Molecular | 4 |
| BIOL 12200 | Principles of Biology II, Ecology and Evolution | 4 |
| BIOL 22700 | Genetics | 4 |
| CHEMISTRY | ||
| CHEM 12100 & CHEM 12200 | Principles of Chemistry and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| or CHEM 12300 | Principles of Chemistry - Enriched Section | |
| CHEM 12400 | Experimental Chemistry I | 2 |
| CHEM 22100 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 22200 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 22500 | Experimental Chemistry II | 2 |
| CHEM 23200 | Quantitative Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 33100 | Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics | 3 |
| BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| BIOC 35300 | Biochemistry: Protein Structure & Function | 3 |
| BIOC 35400 | Biochemistry: Molecular Biology of the Gene | 4 |
| BIOC 48100 | Current Topics in Biochemistry | 3 |
| INQUIRY-BASED LABORATORY ELECTIVE | ||
| BIOC 39000 | Independent Research in Biochemistry | 3 |
| or BIOC 41000 | Experimental Biochemistry | |
| CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 1 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Developmental Biology | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Cell Biology | ||
| BIOLOGY OR CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE | ||
| Select at least 3 additional credits of BIOL or CHEM at the 300- or 400-level 1, 2 | 3 | |
| PHYSICS | ||
| Select one of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| Principles of Physics I: Mechanics and Principles of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism | ||
| Introduction to Physics I and Introduction to Physics II | ||
| MATHEMATICS | ||
| Select one of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| Calculus for Decision Making and Statistics for the Health, Life, and Social Sciences | ||
| Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
| Total Credits | 68 | |
| 1 | The credits taken to fulfill the Cellular Biochemistry requirement cannot also be used to fulfill the Biology or Chemistry elective requirement. |
| 2 | The following seminar and research courses cannot be used to count toward the Biology or Chemistry elective requirement: BIOL 30000, BIOL 30100, BIOL 30200, BIOL 40000, BIOL 40200, BIOL 41100, BIOL 41200, BIOC 39000, BIOC 39100, BIOC 39200, BIOC 49100, BIOC 49200, BIOC 49700, BIOC 49800, CHEM 39100, CHEM 39200, CHEM 48600, CHEM 48700, and CHEM 48800. |