The biochemistry minor allows students to engage in interdisciplinary study of biochemistry to complement their major plans of study.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.
The biochemistry minor is not available to majors in biology, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, or any combined major that involves biochemistry, due to curricular overlap.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| BIOL 3611 and BIOL 3612 | Biochemistry and Lab for BIOL 3611 | 5 |
| BIOL 4707 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CHEM 5620 | Protein Chemistry | 3 |
Biology Core Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following (other advanced BIOL courses may be accepted at the discretion of the biochemistry director): | 4-5 | |
| Human Parasitology | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Current Topics in Biology | ||
| Current Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Current Topics in Organismal and Population Biology | ||
| Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| Microbiology and Lab for BIOL 3421 | ||
| Neural Systems and Behavior | ||
| Mammalian Systems Physiology | ||
| Developmental Neurobiology | ||
| Current Trends in Reproductive Sciences | ||
| Neurobiology of Cognitive Decline | ||
| Neurobiology of Learning and Memory | ||
| Clinical Embryology | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Stem Cells and Regeneration | ||
| Inventions in Microbial Biotechnology | ||
| Medical Microbiology | ||
| Biological Imaging | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Evolution | ||
| Comparative Neurobiology | ||
| Advanced Genomics | ||
| Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging | ||
| Cell and Molecular Neuroscience | ||
| Immunotherapies of Cancer and Infectious Disease | ||
| Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control | ||
Chemistry Core Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following (other advanced CHEM courses may be accepted at the discretion of the biochemistry director): | 3-6 | |
| Analytical Chemistry and Lab for CHEM 2321 | ||
| Bioanalytical Chemistry and Lab for CHEM 3331 | ||
| Environmental Geochemistry | ||
| Physical Chemistry and Lab for CHEM 3431 | ||
| Organic Chemistry 3: Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Development and Lab for CHEM 4456 | ||
| Introduction to Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds and Identification of Organic Compounds | ||
| Introduction to Glycobiology and Glycoprotein Analysis | ||
| Analytical Separations | ||
| Principles of Mass Spectrometry | ||
| Optical Methods of Analysis | ||
| Electroanalytical Chemistry | ||
| Principles of Chemical Biology and Lab for CHEM 5621 | ||
| Chemistry and Design of Protein Pharmaceuticals | ||
| Organic Synthesis 1 | ||
| Mechanistic and Physical Organic Chemistry | ||
| Principles of Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds | ||
| Nucleic Acid Chemistry | ||
| Statistical Thermodynamics | ||
| Molecular Modeling | ||
| Biopolymeric Materials | ||
| Computational Chemistry | ||
| Chemical Principles and Application of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics | ||
| Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory | ||
| Analytical Biochemistry | ||
| Global Biogeochemistry | ||
| Bioorganic Chemistry | ||
| Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | ||
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor