Biochemistry has a demanding schedule of courses that makes it the most ambitious major in the department. Biochemistry offers outstanding preparation for the health professions, combining biology's detailed study of life processes with chemistry's rigorous understanding of molecular processes. Students interested in graduate or professional work are poised to contribute to the exciting new area of genetic engineering.

Click here for the suggested four-year course sequence for the biochemistry major.

Click here for requirements for the major. No minor in biochemistry is offered.

Biochemistry majors may not minor in either biology or chemistry.