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The Biological Chemistry track outline:

The Biological Chemistry track consists of the following courses:

 

 Fall

Spring

1st year

CHEM143 [or 141] CHEM144 [142] + CHEM 152 Lab
  BIO/MB&B 181  
     

2nd year

CHEM251 CHEM252
  CHEM257 Lab CHEM258 Lab
     

3rd year

CHEM375 Lab CHEM376 Lab
  [One semester of CHEM375  or 376 may be substituted by MB&B/CHEM395, Structural Biology Lab, by petition]

Also:

CHEM 381, Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences
(not required if CHEM337 & 338, Physical Chemistry, are taken)
  CHEM383/MB&B383, Biochemistry
  CHEM521, 522; Chemistry Symposia I, II
  One year of math (calculus)
   
The three electives normally required for Chemistry majors should be taken from the following:
  CHEM301, Biological Molecules or
  CHEM/MB&B321, Biomedicinal Chemistry
  CHEM325/MB&B325, Introduction to Biomolecular Structures
  CHEM355/MB&B355, Topics in Chemical Biology
  CHEM385/MB&B385, Enzyme Kinetics
  CHEM386/MB&B386, Biological Thermodynamics or
  CHEM390/MB&B390, Physical Principles of Biological Techniques
  CHEM387, Enzyme Mechanisms
  MB&B208, Molecular Biology
  One upper-level MB&B course may replace MB&B 208 upon approval by the Faculty Advisor. (0nly one MB&B course, not cross-listed with chemistry, may count as an elective towards the major.)
 
Also recommended: One year of physics.
 
Research with a faculty member for two semesters and one summer is also highly recommended. Financial support for summer research is generally available. Two credits of research can be substituted for one elective.