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Apr 26, 2024
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2012 - 2013 Catalog of Courses [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Chemistry Major - Biochemistry Option
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The Biochemistry option prepares students for graduate programs in biochemistry or for employment in the rapidly expanding biotechnology field. Both this and the Chemistry option are appropriate preparations for medical and other health careers and graduate studies.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY - BIOCHEMISTRY OPTION:
Specific Departmental Core Requirements:
Subtotal Departmental Core Requirements - Credits: 36
Other Specific Departmental Requirements:
Subtotal Other Departmental Requirements - Credits: 7
Auxiliary Requirements from Other Departments:
Choose one from the following:
Subtotal Auxiliary Requirements - Credits: 24
Total Major Requirements - Credits: 67
Free Electives (variable)
TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120*
* Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses. Suggested Electives (non-required):
Notes
For students majoring in the Chemistry-Biochemistry option, the Biology Department waives Bio 112 as a prerequisite for Bio 113 and has made Bio 113 the only prerequisite for the upper-division courses listed above.
Students double majoring in Chemistry-Biochemistry Option and Biology-General or Biology-Cellular and Molecular Biology Option may take the senior seminar sequence in either chemistry (Chem 496 and 497) or biology (Bio 496 and 497); these students do not have to take both senior seminar sequences. |
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