Graduation requirements
To earn a bachelor's degree in biochemistry, all undergraduate students must complete the university's general-education requirements as well as degree requirements set by the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources and by the Department of Biochemistry.
Minimum departmental requirements for a bachelor's degree in biochemistry
Biochemistry - 17 credits
Biochemistry 1090 - Introduction to Biochemistry - 3 credits
Biochemistry 2002 - Topics in Biochemistry (recommended, not required) - 2 credits
Biochemistry 4270 - Biochemistry I - 3 credits
Biochemistry 4272 - Biochemistry II - 3 credits
Biochemistry 4300 - Physical Biochemistry - 3 credits
(Chemistry 3300 or 3310 - Physical Chemistry may be substituted for Biochemistry 4300)
Biochemistry 4974 - Biochemistry Laboratory - 4 credits
Biochemistry 4970 - Senior Seminar (capstone) - 1 credit
General biology - 5 credits
Biological Sciences 1500 - General Biology - 5 credits
Genetics - 4 credits
Biological Sciences 2200 - General Genetics - 4 credits
(Animal Science 3213 or Plant Science 3215 may be substituted for Biological Sciences 2200)
Chemistry - 20 credits
Chemistry 1310 - General Chemistry I - 2 credits
Chemistry 1320 - General Chemistry II - 3 credits
Chemistry 1330 - General Chemistry III - 3 credits
Chemistry 2100 - Organic Chemistry I - 3 credits
Chemistry 2110 - Organic Chemistry II - 3 credits
Chemistry 2130 - Organic Lab I (concurrent with 2110) - 2 credits
Chemistry 3200 - Quantitative Instrumental Analysis - 4 credits
Mathematics - 10 credits
Math 1500 - Calculus I - 5 credits
Math 1700 - Calculus II - 5 credits
Physics - 8 credits
Physics 1210 - College Physics I - 4 credits or Physics 2750 - University Physics I - 5 credits
Physics 1220 - College Physics II - 4 credits or Physics 2760 - University Physics II - 5 credits
Advanced science - 9 credits
Nine credits of advanced science courses selected from the list of approved courses.
