All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Major Requirements
In addition to the CALS or CAS college distribution requirements, the biochemistry core requires satisfactory completion of:
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ANCILLARY REQUIREMENTS. At least 23 credits. | ||
| INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY. Choose 1 of the following options: | 4-8 | |
Option A (recommended): | ||
| Exploring Biology 1 and Exploring Biology 2 | ||
Option B: | ||
| Accelerated Biology | ||
Option C: | ||
| Principles of Biology 1 and Principles of Biology 2 | ||
| MATHEMATICS. Choose 1 of the following options: | 8 | |
| Option A (recommended): | ||
| Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
| Option B: | ||
| Fundamentals of Calculus I and Transitional Calculus | ||
| STATISTICS. | ||
| STAT 1410 | Basic Statistical Methods 1 | 3 |
| PHYSICS. Choose 1 of the following options: | 8 | |
| Option A (recommended): | ||
| Fundamentals of Physics I and Fundamentals of Physics II | ||
| Option B: | ||
| Elementary Physics I and Elementary Physics II | ||
| CORE REQUIREMENTS. At least 32 credits. | ||
| INTERMEDIATE BIOLOGY. | 7 | |
| BCOR 2300 | Genetics | 3 |
| BCOR 2500 | Molecular & Cell Biology w/lab | 4 |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY. Choose 1 of the following options: | 5-8 | |
| Option A (recommended): | ||
| Exploring Chemistry 1 and Exploring Chemistry 2 and Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Option B: | ||
| General Chemistry 1 and General Chemistry 2 | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Choose 1 of the following options: | 8 | |
| Option A (recommended): | ||
| Organic Chemistry for Majors 1 and Organic Chemistry for Majors 2 | ||
| Option B: | ||
| Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 2 | ||
| PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. | 3 | |
| CHEM 2600 | Physical Chem for Life Science | 3 |
| BIOCHEMISTRY. | 9 | |
| BIOC 3005 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| BIOC 3006 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| BIOC 3007 | Biochemistry Lab | 3 |
| ADVANCED COURSES. 14 credits. | ||
| INTERMEDIATE LABORATORY ELECTIVE. Choose 1 of the following: | 4 | |
| Adv Biochem Lab: Protein CURE | ||
| Quantitative Analysis | ||
| Intro Molecular Genetics | ||
| Applied Cell & Mol Bio Lab | ||
| Adv Genetics Laboratory | ||
| Adv Genetics & Proteomics Lab | ||
| ADVANCED BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVES. 5-9 additional credits from the Undergraduate and/or Graduate Elective lists below, in any combination. | 5-9 | |
Undergraduate Elective Courses: ASCI 3180, BHSC 3420, BIOC 3063, BIOC 3075, BIOL 3500, BIOL 3505, BIOL 3530, BIOL 3560, BIOL 3565, BIOL 4135, BIOL 4405, CHEM 3320, CHEM 3400, CHEM 3600, CHEM 4580, MMG 3110, MMG 3230, MMG 3250, MMG 3270, MMG 3300, MMG 3310, MMG 3320, MMG 3330, NFS 3243, NSCI 3250, PHRM 3010, PHRM 3720, PHRM 3900, PSYS 3250, STAT 3210 | ||
| RESEARCH. Up to 4 credits from the following: BIOC 3995, BIOC 4996, CHEM 3995, or MMG 3995. Research credits in other related disciplines may be applied with the approval of the Biochemistry Directors. | 0-4 | |
| SENIOR PROJECT. Choose 1 of the following: | 1 | |
| In addition, students must select one course from the following group of intermediate-level laboratory electives: | 4 | |
| Biochemistry Senior Seminar | ||
| Honors | ||
| Additional courses, including graduate-level courses, may be accepted as electives with prior approval from the Biochemistry Directors. | ||
Restrictions
Ineligible Minors: Biochemistry