2020-2021 University Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biochemistry Major


Major Requirements


The major program consists of the following requirements:

All of the Following


Integrated Laboratory Course


At least one of the following CHEM 380-series integrated laboratory courses:

Half-Semester Courses


At least one course credit from the half-semester courses:

Note


Independent Studies (CHEM 291 , CHEM 391 , and CHEM 491 ) may not normally be substituted for one of the courses listed in the above requirements, but if it can be demonstrated that such a course provides sufficient breadth at the advanced level, the department will consider a petition for substitution.

Additional Requirements


Calculus Course Option


At least one course from the following:

Seminar Series


Junior and senior majors are expected to attend a weekly seminar series at which students, faculty, and guests present topics from the current literature and their own research.

GPA Requirement


An overall GPA of at least 2.00 is required for the chemistry and biology courses (and associated labs) chosen to meet major requirements.

Honors and High Honors


Students interested in pursuing honors can find the additional requirements on the Chemistry  department page.

Recommendations


Those who wish to major in biochemistry normally take CHEM 101 /CHEM 101L  and CHEM 102 /CHEM 102L  (or CHEM 111 /CHEM 111L ) and the necessary math courses in the first year. The standard sophomore courses are CHEM 263 /CHEM 263L  and CHEM 264 /CHEM 264L , plus the year of introductory physics or BIOL 182 /BIOL 182L  (formerly BIOL 212/212L). Typically, juniors will take CHEM 353  and CHEM 385  in the fall or spring semester, and CHEM 336  in the spring semester. Students can elect to take either CHEM 371 /CHEM 381  in the fall term or CHEM 214  and a CHEM 380-series integrated laboratory course CHEM 382 , CHEM 384 , or

  in the junior year. Seniors take CHEM 481 , CHEM 482  along with one course credit from CHEM 452 , CHEM 454 , or CHEM 468 .

Chemistry Department


For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the Chemistry department  catalogue page.