Major in Biochemistry, Health and Medical Sciences Concentration

This concentration augments the ASBMB Concentration with additional coursework in anatomy and physiology, biochemistry of disease, and either a medical internship or mentored research by requiring an additional 14-15 credits of concentration-specific coursework. The Health and Medical Sciences concentration is geared toward students interested in a number of health professions including, but not limited to, medicine, veterinary, dentistry, physician assistant and physical therapy.

Effective Fall 2022

A minimum grade of C (2.000) must be earned for BC 493 and all biochemistry (BC) and LIFE subject code lecture and laboratory courses at or above the 200-level required in the biochemistry major.

Students successfully completing the program can state on their resume that they graduated from an "American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) accredited program.”  Further, students also have the option of taking a 1-hour ASBMB exam during the spring semester of their senior year. Student who pass the exam will additionally receive degree certification from ASBMB.

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Select from the list of courses in categories 3B-3D (six credits [two courses] must come from 3B; one course each from categories 3C and 3D) in the AUCC. Only 3 of the 6 credits required for Arts and Humanities may come from intermediate (L*** 200 and L*** 201) foreign language courses.

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Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level). 

Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
TO PREPARE FOR FIRST SEMESTER:   The curriculum for the Biochemistry major ‐ Health and Medical Sciences concentration assumes students enter college prepared to begin a year‐long calculus sequence (either MATH 155/MATH 255 or MATH 160/MATH 161) in the first semester of their first year.  LIFE 102 requires high school chemistry as a prerequisite; CHEM 111 requires Algebra II as a prerequisite (this prerequisite is met by having Algebra II by test credit, transfer credit, or placement out of MATH 117 and MATH 118 on Math Placement Exam).

A minimum grade of C (2.000) must be earned for BC 493 and all biochemistry (BC) and LIFE subject code lecture and laboratory courses at or above the 200-level required in the biochemistry major.