Biochemistry, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 72+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

Students will complete 8 credit hours from CHEM 111 /CHEM 111L , CHEM 112 /CHEM 112L OR 5 credit hours from HONS 190 HONS 190L .

Select two of the following courses for a minimum of three lab credit hours:

Select one course from the following:

Biology Requirement

Physics Requirement

Mathematics Requirement:

Notes:

MATH 250 is a prerequisite for all 300-level BIOL courses but can be waived with instructor permission for biochemistry majors
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 190 /HONS 190L , HONS 192 /HONS 192L , HONS 293 /HONS 293L , in lieu of CHEM 111 /CHEM 111L , CHEM 112 /CHEM 112L , CHEM 231 /CHEM 231L , and CHEM 232 /CHEM 232L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 157 /HONS 157L and HONS 158 /HONS 158L in lieu of PHYS 111 /PHYS 111L and PHYS 112 /PHYS 112L .
Physics and Math double majors should take the MATH 120 , MATH 220 , MATH 221 sequence.
All junior and senior chemistry majors are strongly encouraged to attend the scheduled departmental seminars.
Students who have completed PHYS 101 Introductory Physics I (3) and PHYS 102 Introductory Physics II (3) before declaring a chemistry major or biochemistry may satisfy this requirement by taking additional related courses. Please see the department chair for the list of courses.
Students are encouraged to participate in independent research with a faculty member (through CHEM 397 , CHEM 481 , CHEM 482 , or CHEM 499A and CHEM 499B or over the summer).
No more than 4 credit hours from CHEM 381 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 12 credit hours from CHEM 399 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 12 credit hours from CHEM 483 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 12 credit hours from CHEM 483L may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 2 credit hours from CHEM 490 may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: BIOL 111 , BIOL 111L , BIOL 112 , BIOL 112L , BIOL 312 , BIOL 312L , MATH 120 , MATH 220 , MATH 221 , MATH 229 , PHYS 111 , PHYS 111L , PHYS 112 , PHYS 112L