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Academics > Majors and Areas of Study > Chemistry > Environmental Chemistry

Biochemistry (BA)

Biochemistry is an interdisciplinary science that studies the structure, composition, and chemical reactions of substances in living systems. The biochemistry major provides students with an opportunity to diversify their education in chemistry and biology, particularly those who plan to apply to medical, dental, veterinary, or pharmacy school. This major will give students planning to attend graduate school a strong foundation in interdisciplinary sciences and prepare students for work in various industries such as pharmaceutical, agricultural chemicals, biotechnology, and consumer products.

Major Requirements

The major in chemistry consists of all of the courses in Section A and D, one course in Section B and C and two courses in Section E for a total of 61 credit hours:

Section A

CHEM 140General Chemistry I4
CHEM 160General Chemistry II4
CHEM 200Organic Chemistry I4
CHEM 210Organic Chemistry II4
CHEM 240Quantitative Analysis4
CHEM 310Physical Chemistry—Dynamics4
CHEM 34xBiochemistry I4
CHEM 34XBiochemistry II4
CHEM 470Chemistry Seminar1
  33 cr

Section B

CHEM 490Problems in Chemistry1
CHEM 495Independent Study1
  1 cr

Section C

CHEM 420Biophysical Chemistry3
CHEM 465Biological Analytical Chemistry3
CHEM 410Biological Inorganic Chemistry3
CHEM 440Advanced Topics in Biochemistry3
  3 cr

Section D

MATH 181Calculus I4
MATH 182Calculus II4
PHYS 174Introductory Physics I (calc-based)4
PHYS 184Introductory Physics II (calc-based)4
BIO 145Foundations of Biology4
  16 cr

Section E

BIO 293Cell Biology4
BIO 294Human Physiology4
BIO 322Genetics4
BIO 343Developmental Biology4
BIO 284Human Anatomy4
or BIO 282Comparative Chordate Anatomy4
  8 cr


 
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