Sample Course Schedule for Biochemistry Majors

Sample course schedule in Biochemistry

w/out study abroad*

First-Year Fall

First-Year Spring

General Chemistry I

General Chemistry II

General Biology I

General Biology II

Calculus I

Calculus II

FYP

FYS

 

 

Sophomore Fall

Sophomore Spring

Organic Chemistry I

Organic Chemistry II

Physics I

Physics II

Elective/Distribution

Genetics

Elective/Distribution

Elective/Distribution

 

 

Junior Fall                                                             

Junior Spring

Biochemistry

Advanced Biochemistry

Research Methods in Molecular Biology

Research Methods in Biochemistry

Introduction to Cell Biology

Elective/Distribution

Elective/Distribution

Elective/Distribution

 

 

Senior Fall

Senior Spring

Independent project (1/2 credit)

Independent project (1/2 credit)

Elective/Distribution

Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Elective/Distribution

Elective/Distribution

Elective/Distribution

Elective/Distribution

 

* SLU has excellent study-abroad programs and your advisor will help you make a plan to go.

** The biochemistry major includes many courses required by pre-health programs and is therefore one option for students considering these programs.

Please contact Samantha Glazier (chair, sglazier@stlawu.edu) with questions.