Biochemistry, A.B. Major
Requirements
The program consists of a minimum of 14 major courses and 4 collateral courses:
MATH 125 | Modeling and Differential Calculus | |
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MATH 186 | Applied Statistics | |
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MATH 161 | Calculus I | |
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MATH 162 | Calculus II | |
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MATH 161 | Calculus I | |
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MATH 186 | Applied Statistics | |
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PHYS 111 | General Physics-Mechanics and Thermodynamics | |
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PHYS 112 | General Physics-Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics | |
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PHYS 131 | Physics I: Mechanics | |
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PHYS 133 | Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves | |
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PHYS 151 | Accelerated Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics | |
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PHYS 152 | Accelerated Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics | |
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CHEM 121 | General Chemistry I | |
CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II | |
CHEM 221 | Organic Chemistry I | |
CHEM 222 | Organic Chemistry II | |
CHEM 231 | Analytical Chemistry I | |
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CHEM 311 | Elementary Physical Chemistry | |
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| One additional Chemistry course* | |
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CHEM 323 | Physical Chemistry I without Lab | |
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CHEM 324 | Physical Chemistry II without Lab | |
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CHEM 325 | Physical Chemistry I with Lab | |
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CHEM 326 | Physical Chemistry II with Lab | |
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CHEM 361 | Biochemistry I | |
BIOL 111 | Unity & Diversity of Biology | |
BIOL 112 | Biomolecular Foundations of Biology | |
BIOL 255 | Molecular Genetics | |
| One additional Biology course | |
*One additional Chemistry course: 200-level or above, excluding independent study or thesis. Not required if CHEM 323 or CHEM 325 and CHEM 324 or CHEM 326 are taken.
One additional 200-level Biology course: 200-level or above.
This major in addition to other College-wide requirements for the A.B. degree.
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.