Typical BA Biochemistry Schedule

(number of credit hours given in parenthesis)

First-Year:

*CHEM 151 General Chemistry I, First Semester (4)
BIOL 151 General Biology I, First Semester (4)
*CHEM 152 General Chemistry II, Second Semester (4)
BIOL 152 General Biology II, Second Semester (4)

Sophomore:

CHEM 241 Organic Chemistry, First Semester (4)
BIOL 351 Genetics, First Semester (4)
CHEM 242 Organic Chemistry, Second Semester (4)
BIOL 370 Molecular and Cell Biology, Second Semester (4)

Junior:

CHEM 352 Physical Principles, First Semester (4)
CHEM 332 Biochemistry, Second Semester, (3)
CHEM 334 Bioanalytical Laboratory, Second Semester (1)

Senior:

CHEM 286 Special Topic in Chemistry, First Semester (2)
BIOCHM 482 Senior Capstone: Seminar in Biochemistry, Second Semester (1)

Plus one additional Biology (BIOL) elective course, 3 or 4 credit hours. Two semesters of physics and three math/computer science courses are also required. Research is strongly encouraged.

*Well-prepared first-year students may test out of General Chemistry.