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The Minor in Biochemistry

Course Requirements for the Minor: 27 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.

Lower-Division Requirements: 12 units

3 courses required:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
CHEM 111 General Chemistry   4.0 FS  GE
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM requirement; second-year high school algebra; one year high school chemistry. (One year of high school physics and one year of high school mathematics past Algebra II are recommended.)
CHEM 112 General Chemistry   4.0 FS  
Prerequisites: CHEM 111 with a grade of C- or better.
CHEM 270 Organic Chemistry   4.0 FS  
Prerequisites: CHEM 112.

Upper-Division Requirements: 15 units

6 courses required:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
CHEM 320 Quantitative Analysis   4.0 FS  
Prerequisites: CHEM 112 with a grade of C- or higher.
CHEM 370 Organic Chemistry   3.0 FS  
Prerequisites: CHEM 270 with a grade of C- or higher.
CHEM 370L Organic Chemistry Laboratory   1.0 FS  
Prerequisites: CHEM 370 may be taken as a prerequisite or concurrently with CHEM 370L.
CHEM 451 Biochemistry   3.0 FS  
Prerequisites: CHEM 370 with a grade of C- or higher.
CHEM 452 Biochemistry   3.0 SP  
Prerequisites: CHEM 451.
CHEM 453L Biochemistry Laboratory   1.0 FS  
Prerequisite: CHEM 451 (may be taken concurrently). Recommended: CHEM 370L or CHEM 370M.
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