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Biochemistry Minor, 35 hours

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 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1
CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHEM 24135Laboratory Safety

3
CHEM 24342Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 24343Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

1
CHEM 24344Organic Chemistry II

3
CHEM 24345Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHEM 24562General Biochemistry

3
CHEM 24563General Biochemistry Laboratory

1

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

Collateral Courses (11 hours)

BIOL 04310Cell Biology

4
OR
BIOL 04350Genetics

4
 
MATH 17118Precalculus Algebra *

3
 
BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3
BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1
OR
AGRI 03130Plant Science *

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.

Note: 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.