Biochemistry Emphasis

This program requires completion of forty-four (44) units in Chemistry, as follows:

Lower-division courses (23 units):

• CHEM - 111 General Chemistry I
• CHEM - 113 General Chemistry II
• CHEM - 230 Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM - 232 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHEM - 231 Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM - 260 Analytical Chemistry

Upper-division courses (21 units):

• CHEM - 340 Physical Chemistry I
• CHEM - 350 Biochemistry I
• CHEM - 351 Biochemistry II
• CHEM - 352 Experimental Biochemistry
• CHEM - 420 Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM - 450 Biochemical Genetics

Required supporting courses (24 units):

• MATH - 109 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
• MATH - 110 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
• PHYS - 110 General Physics I
• PHYS - 210 General Physics II
• BIOL - 105 General Biology I
• BIOL - 106 General Biology II

Students intending to apply for medical, dental, veterinary, or pharmacy school should contact USF's Pre-Professional Health Committee for recommendations or additional courses: http://www.usfca.edu/Learning_Center/learning/pre_prof.htm.

Note: For the American Chemical Society (ACS) Certified Biochemistry degree, students must also take CHEM 341(Physical Chemistry) and CHEM 410, Integrated Laboratory.

Recommendations for Chemistry Majors

Students intending to pursue graduate work are strongly advised to obtain research experience through CHEM 397. Students should consult with faculty in the area of their interest.

All chemistry students should have practical experience with a variety of chemistry instruments and be able to interpret data obtained from them. Regarded as basic are the apparatus associated with visible, UV, IR, and NMR spectroscopy, and gas and liquid chromatography.