Major Requirements

A core of courses is required for completion of the major in molecular biology and biochemistry. Students supplement the core with additional required and elective courses in one of three options. All students are required to write research reports and present them at a seminar.

Required Core Courses (58 credits)

  01:119:101-102  General Biology (4,4)*

  01:160:161-162 or 01:160:163-164  General Chemistry (4,4)*

  01:160:171  Introduction to Experimentation (1)*

  01:160:309  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) (recommended)* or 01:160:311  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)

  01:160:315-316  Principles of Organic Chemistry (4,4) (recommended)* or 01:160:307-308 Organic Chemistry (4,4)

  01:447:380  Genetics (4)*

  01:640:151-152  Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)* (recommended)  or 01:640:135  Calculus I (4) and 01:640:138  Calculus II for the Biological Sciences (4)**

  01:694:315  Introduction to Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Research (3) or 01:694:215  Honors Introduction to Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Research (3) or 01:694:214 Introduction to Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Research (3)

  01:694:407  Biochemistry (3)

  01:694:408  Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (3)

  01:694:383  Seminar in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry: Careers in Science (1)

  01:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3)***

  01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1)***