Biochemistry, A.B. Major (Class of 2024 and Beyond)

Requirements

The program consists of a minimum of 14 major courses and 4 collateral courses:

BIOL 111	Unity & Diversity of Biology
BIOL 112	Biomolecular Foundations of Biology
BIOL 255	Molecular Genetics
	One additional Biology course
CHEM 103	General Chemistry 1 with Recitation
	Or
CHEM 107	General Chemistry I
CHEM 108	General Chemistry II
CHEM 221	Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 231	Quantitative Chemical Methods
CHEM 321	Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 341	Survey of Physical Chemistry
	Or
CHEM 342	Physical Chemistry I
	And
CHEM 343	Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 352	Foundational Biochemistry
CHEM 353	Advanced Biochemistry
CHEM 354	Experimental Biochemistry
CHEM 365	Course-based Research Experience in Chemistry
	Or
CHEM 366	Course-based Research Experience in Chemistry
MATH 125	Modeling and Differential Calculus
	And
MATH 186	Applied Statistics
	Or
MATH 161	Calculus I
	And
MATH 162	Calculus II
	Or
MATH 161	Calculus I
	And
MATH 186	Applied Statistics
PHYS 111	General Physics-Mechanics and Thermodynamics
	And
PHYS 112	General Physics-Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics
	Or
PHYS 131	Physics I: Mechanics
	And
PHYS 133	Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves
	Or
PHYS 151	Accelerated Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics
	And
PHYS 152	Accelerated Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics

One additional Biology course: 200-level or above.

Biochemistry majors may not seek a second major (A.B. or B.S.) or minor in either biology or chemistry.

This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found here.