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The Major in Interactions with Participating Faculty Specific
Courses for the Major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology The
Major for Freshmen and Sophomores The
Major for Juniors and Seniors Transfers into the Major from other Majors or other
Schools Accelerated Tracks
and Joint Majors |
Accelerated Tracks and Joint Majors THE major is designed
for advanced, mature, and motivated students. For this reason, we
encourage interested students with the appropriate background to participate
in the accelerated track. The accelerated track will allow students to
complete both the physical sciences requirements and Bio 114L by the spring
of their second year. Again this will also provide more opportunities
for undergraduate research. In this track, students will take Math 2A-B
along with an approved third quarter during the first year. This requires
taking separate lower division writing and the approved alternatives to the
Humanities Core. These approved alternatives can be completed the third
(or even fourth) year along with other breadth requirements. An
accelerated track will be required for those wishing to complete joint majors
with Chemistry since these students will need to start the Physics 7 series
during the second year. An intense laboratory
experience consisting of both the required upper division labs and also
independent research (199) is an important feature of this major.
Students planning to conduct undergraduate 199 research will be
encouraged to take the biochemistry lab, Bio 114L, as early as possible.
Since this course is given each quarter, students will have ample
flexibility to take it earlier provided they have the prerequisite (Bio 98). Double majors with
Chemistry. The Dept. of Chemistry
offers several upper-division electives that are appropriate as satellite
course for the major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Since a
background in physical chemistry is particularly advantageous to a research
career in biochemistry and molecular biology, a student will receive
satellite credit for all three quarters of the physical chemistry series with
biological applications, Chem 130A-B-C. The Departments of Chemistry and of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry are working closely together to ensure articulation. Both departments allow students to select many of their upper division electives from among course offerings of the other school. Thus, between the two programs, a student contemplating a double major in Chemistry and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will have the ability to tune the curriculum, making it as biological or as chemical as suits their own interests. Double majors will follow the accelerated track in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology during the first two years and take physical chemistry, either Chemistry 130A-B-C or Chemistry 131A-B-C, in addition to the required courses for this major, in the third year. They will then be able to select the appropriate laboratories and electives in their third and fourth years to complete the double major. |