Major & Minor Requirements

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Major Requirements for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

A minimum of 13 course credits (12 courses if CHE 161 is taken) in biology and chemistry, which include these 12 required courses:

• Foundations: Cellular Biology (BIO 141)
• Foundations: Organismal Biology (BIO142)
• Cell and Molecular Biology (BIO 205)
• Genetics (BIO 315)
• Chemical Principles I and II (CHE 121 & 122) or Accelerated General Chemistry (CHE 161)
• Analytical Chemistry (CHE 202)
• Organic Chemistry I & II (CHEM 225 & 326)
• Organic Chemistry Laboratory (CHE 327)
• Biochemistry (CHE 334)
• Problems (BMB 485)
• One course selected from:
  
  • Advanced Topics in Molecular Biology (BIO 305)
  • Developmental Biology (BIO 313)
  • Microbiology (BIO 326)
  • Immunology (BIO 327)
  • Neurobiology (BIO 328)
  • Physical Chemistry I (CHE 323)
• Recommended courses include:
  • Evolution (BIO 211)
  • Calculus of a Single Variable and Calculus of Several Variables (MAT 121 & 122)
  • Introductory Physics I and II (PHY 101 & 102) or General Physics I and II (PHY 111 & 112)
  • Laboratory Physics (PHY 114)

Recommended Course Sequence