Dec 06, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog, Volume 84

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog, Volume 84

Biochemistry, B.S.

CIP Code: 26.0202

HEGIS Code: 0414

Requirements for the Major, B.S. in Biochemistry (53 credits):

BIOL - 220. Cell Biology 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 260. Molecular Genetics 3-4 credit(s)
CHEM - 110. General Chemistry I 3 credit(s) OR
CHEM - 170. Advanced General Chemistry 3 credit(s)
CHEM - 111. General Chemistry I Lab 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 120. General Chemistry II 3 credit(s) OR
CHEM - 180. Advanced General Chemistry Seminar 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 121. General Chemistry II Lab 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 210. Organic Chemistry I 3 credit(s)
CHEM - 211. Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 220. Organic Chemistry II 3 credit(s)
CHEM - 221. Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 225. Quantitative Analysis 2 credit(s)
CHEM - 226. Quantitative Analysis Lab 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 240. Inorganic Chemistry I 3 credit(s)
CHEM - 310. Thermodynamics and Chemical Equilibrium 3 credit(s)
CHEM - 416. Foundational Biochemistry Laboratory 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 425. Biochemical Mechanisms 3 credit(s)
CHEM - 426. Senior Research 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 427. Capstone Independent Study 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 428. Physical Biochemistry 3 credit(s)
CHEM - 429. Advanced Biochemical Methods 1 credit(s)
BIOL - 110. General Biology I 4 credit(s) OR
BIOL - 170. Advanced General Biology 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 120. General Biology II 4 credit(s) OR
BIOL - 180. Advanced General Biology Seminar 2 credit(s)
BIOL - 190. Writing and Research Skills for Biologists 3 credit(s) OR
CHEM - 311. Chemical Communications 1 credit(s)

Students must earn at least three credits from the following list of courses (3 credits):

This list of courses are courses between BIOL 300-498 and SCDV 210 (excluding BIOL 399 and courses with the ORPO attribute).

BIOL - 320. Microbiology 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 335. Developmental Biology 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 340. Histology 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 345. Developmental Genetics 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 400. Advanced Topics in Biology 0-4 credit(s)
BIOL - 425. Molecular Biology 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 430. Animal Physiology 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 440. Neurobiology 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 450. Comparative Biomechanics 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 460. Immunology 3 credit(s)
BIOL - 470. Genomics and Bioinformatics 3 credit(s)
BIOL - 480. Biostatistics 4 credit(s)
SCDV - 210. Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit(s)

Auxiliary (16 credits)

MATH - 105. Calculus IA 4 credit(s) OR
MATH - 110. Calculus I 4 credit(s)
MATH - 115. Calculus IIA 4 credit(s) OR
MATH - 120. Calculus II 4 credit(s)
PHYS - 110. General Physics IA 4 credit(s) OR
PHYS - 130. General Physics I 4 credit(s)
PHYS - 120. General Physics IIA 4 credit(s) OR
PHYS - 140. General Physics II 4 credit(s)