Biochemistry Minor, 35 hours

Location(s): On Campus

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CIP: 260202

Students majoring in chemistry are not permitted to select this minor.

If the requirements for both the minor in Chemistry and the minor in Biochemistry have been met, the student must choose one of the minors.

Requirements

Required Courses (24 hours)

CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24116 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24117 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24135 - Laboratory Safety Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24342 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24343 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24344 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24345 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24562 - General Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24563 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Note:

CHEM 24114 and CHEM 24115 cannot be used to fulfill any Northwest Core requirement.

Collateral Courses (11 hours)

BIOL 04310 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 4
OR
BIOL 04350 - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
MATH 17118 - Precalculus Algebra Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04106 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3 AND
BIOL 04107 - Principles of Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
AGRI 03130 - Plant Science Credit Hours: 4

Note:

If any courses in the collateral area are also used to fulfill a Northwest Core or Institutional Requirement, the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total numbers of credit hours required for graduation.

Students who are also obtaining degrees in the biology disciplines must take a sufficient number of chemistry courses numbered 300 or above as electives to insure that the requirement of 12 hours of unique coursework is met for this minor.