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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog (as of 03-10-17)

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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog (as of 03-10-17) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biochemistry, B.S.

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Degree: Bachelor of Science
Credit Hours: 72+

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.
CHEM 481 /CHEM 482 Introductory Research is also recommended.

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