Jun 07, 2025  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Biochemistry Major

Location(s): Main Campus


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The biochemistry major provides education in inorganic, organic, biological, analytical and physical chemistries, and provides essential training for those wishing to enter medical professional school or graduate education in many of the sciences.

Program Requirements (47 semester hours)


A Bachelor of Arts degree in biochemistry requires 120 semester hours with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0, and a minimum major grade point average of 2.0. The biochemistry major requires successful completion of the following courses.

Complete 3 semester hours from the following:


Note:


  1. Some courses are not offered every year; students should check with their career advisor and watch for announcements concerning course offerings.
  2. Students interested in pursuing graduate study or a professional degree in dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, optometry, medicine, or veterinary medicine, should consult a career advisor in the sciences as soon as possible. There are specific courses required or recommended for admission to graduate or professional school, including organic chemistry, biochemistry, physics and specific electives applicable to the area the student wishes to pursue. For information about pre-dental, pre-medical, pre-nursing, and pre-veterinary studies, see an academic advisor.

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Course numbers followed by an asterisk (*) have prerequisites. Course numbers followed by a dagger (†) have corequisites. See Course Descriptions  for details.

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