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Biochemistry, Minor

2023-2024 Edition

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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

Course List
Code Title Hours
Core Courses
BIOL 3611
and BIOL 3612
Biochemistry
and Lab for BIOL 3611
5
BIOL 4707Cell and Molecular Biology4
CHEM 5620Protein Chemistry3

Biology Core Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following (other advanced BIOL courses may be accepted at the discretion of the biochemistry director):3-5
BIOL 2327
Human Parasitology
BIOL 3405
Neurobiology
BIOL 3409
Current Topics in Biology
BIOL 3421
and BIOL 3422
Microbiology
and Lab for BIOL 3421
BIOL 3605
Developmental Neurobiology
BIOL 5541
Endocrinology
BIOL 5543
Stem Cells and Regeneration
BIOL 5549
Inventions in Microbial Biotechnology
BIOL 5573
Medical Microbiology
BIOL 5581
Biological Imaging
BIOL 5583
Immunology
BIOL 5591
Advanced Genomics
BIOL 5593
Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging
BIOL 5597
Immunotherapies of Cancer and Infectious Disease

Chemistry Core Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following (other advanced CHEM courses may be accepted at the discretion of the biochemistry director):3-6
CHEM 3331
and CHEM 3332
Bioanalytical Chemistry
and Lab for CHEM 3331
CHEM 3431
and CHEM 3432
Physical Chemistry
and Lab for CHEM 3431
CHEM 4628
and CHEM 4629
Introduction to Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds
and Identification of Organic Compounds
CHEM 5550
Introduction to Glycobiology and Glycoprotein Analysis
CHEM 5611
Analytical Separations
CHEM 5612
Principles of Mass Spectrometry
CHEM 5613
Optical Methods of Analysis
CHEM 5616
and CHEM 5617
Protein Mass Spectrometry
and Protein Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
CHEM 5621
and CHEM 5622
Principles of Chemical Biology for Chemists
and Lab for CHEM 5621
CHEM 5625
Chemistry and Design of Protein Pharmaceuticals
CHEM 5638
Molecular Modeling
CHEM 5676
Bioorganic Chemistry

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor

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