Biochemistry Major (ACS)
The foundations of biology are rooted in chemistry, but increasingly advances in scientific endeavor are predicated on the interchange of ideas and concepts across many broad fields of science. This major is designed to provide the student with cross-disciplinary experiences across much of the natural sciences - chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics. The intention is to provide graduates with the ability to readily integrate these disciplines and to provide the tools necessary to break boundaries in scientific exploration. Students in this rigorous, interdisciplinary major are precluded from declaring majors in either chemistry or biology, which will allow a greater capacity to take classes outside of the natural sciences. The major is American Chemical Society (ACS) approved.
70 credit hours
Required Courses:
All courses require students to have earned a C- or better grade for each/any course or course pre-requisite.
Required Supportive Courses
Choose 1 BIOL course and 2 CHEM courses from the following options:
Biochemistry (ACS) Sample Plan of Study
Following is one possible way to complete the major.
Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim. Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.
Biochemistry Sample Plan of Study [This will open a Google Sheet, which you can view as well as make and save a copy of.]