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Biochemistry

 Biochemistry Major  B.S.

Core Requirements (click here)

 

Major Requirements

 Hours

Biology

 

BIO 191-192 General Biology

8

BIO 218 Cell and Molecular Biology

4

BIO 418 Advanced Molecular Biology

4

Chemistry

 

CHM 151-152 Chemical Principles

8

CHM 223-224 Organic Chemistry

8

CHM  312 Instrumental Analysis

4

CHM 327 & 331 Physical Chemistry I & lab

4

CHM 460-461 & 462 Biochemistry I + II & lab

7

Biology/Chemistry Electives

 

Four additional courses from among the following, at least three of which must be lab courses, marked by an asterisk (15-16 credits)

BIO 225 Poisoning of a Planet

3

BIO 250* Genetics

4

BIO 321* Developmental Biology

4

BIO 325* Microbiology

4

BIO 375* Introduction to Neurobiology

4

BIO 405 Endocrinology

4

BIO 410 Toxicology

3

BIO 420-424 Topics in Biology
(if the topic is related to cell biology and/or bio-molecular aspects of a biological question)

3

 

BIO 425 Plant Physiology

4

BIO 431 Mammalian Physiology

3

CHM 311* Analytical Chemistry

4

CHM 328* & 332 Physical Chemistry II & lab

4

CHM 436 Advanced Organic Chemistry  

3

BIO 499* Research in Biology
(if the project is focused on the bio-molecular aspects of a research topic)

1-3

 

or CHM 495* Research

 3

Major Support

 

PHY 101-102 Non-Calculus General Physics
or
PHY 105-106 & 103-104  General Physics & lab (preferred)

8

MTH 145-146 Calculus

8

MTH 111 Statistics

4

Free Electives

12

 

Typical Program for Biochemistry Major: B.S.

First Semester

Hours

Second Semester

 Hours

Freshman Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 102

 

PHL 101          

3

 

HST 101/103

 

HST 102/104    

3

 

BIO 191

 

BIO 192           

4

 

CHM 151

 

CHM 152

4

 

MTH 111

 

Social Science

3

 

AVS 101 (not applicable to transfer students)

 

 

 

Sophomore Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 200/PHL 201

 

PHL 201/ENG 200

3

 

PHY 101 & 103

 

REL 200           

3

 

BIO 218          

 

PHY 102 & 104

4

 

CHM 223

 

CHM 224

4

 

MTH 145

 

MTH 146  

4

Junior Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 300

 

PHL 301-303            

3

 

BIO/CHM Elective

 

REL 300-399

3

 

CHM 460 & 462

 

BIO 418/CHM 312

4

 

Elective        

 

CHM 461

3

 

 

 

Elective

3

 

Senior Year

 

 

 

 

ENG/HST Seminar

3

PHL/REL 400-419

3

 

CHM 327 & 331

4

BIO 418/CHM 312

4

 

BIO/CHM Elective

3/4

BIO/CHM Elective           

4

 

BIO/CHM Elective

3/4

Elective           

3

 

Elective

3