Students are required to complete 120 units to meet the requirements for the B.S. in Biochemistry. Courses that are required for the major must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 and a grade of C- or better.
See the Undergraduate Programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry for general information for all chemistry students.
| Lower Division Requirements | Units | |
| CHEM 115 | General Chemistry I: Essential Concepts of Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 215/216 | General Chemistry II: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts/ Laboratory (3/2) | 5 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 227 | Calculus II | 4 |
| BIOL 230 | Introductory Biology I | 5 |
| One of the following sets: | 8 | |
| PHYS 111/112 | General Physics I (3/1) and | |
| PHYS 121/122 | General Physics II (3/1) or | |
| PHYS 220/222 | General Physics with Calculus I/Laboratory (3/1) and | |
| PHYS 240/242 | General Physics with Calculus III/Laboratory (3/1) | |
| Total lower division requirements | 31 | |
| Upper Division Requirements | ||
| CHEM 300 | General Physical Chemistry I 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 301 | General Physical Chemistry II 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 320 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 333 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 334 | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 335 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 340 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 341 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 343 | Biochemistry I Laboratory | 3 |
| Upper division chemistry and biology elective units which may include any of the courses listed below. At least 4 units must have a CHEM prefix and at least 4 units must be laboratory units (laboratory unit designations are in parentheses). Consult an adviser regarding selection of upper division elective courses and check course co- and prerequisites before enrolling. | 14 | |
| Upper Division Electives in Chemistry | ||
| CHEM 336 | Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (lab, 2) | |
| CHEM 338 | Organic Chemistry II: Special Projects Laboratory (lab, 2) | |
| CHEM 370 | Computer Applications in Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
| CHEM 420 | Environmental Analysis (lab, 2) | |
| CHEM 422 | Instructional Analysis (4; lab, 2) | |
| CHEM 425 | Inorganic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 426 | Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (2; lab, 1) | |
| CHEM 433 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 443 | Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory (4; lab, 2) | |
| CHEM 451 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2; lab, 1) | |
| CHEM 470 | Research [must be biochemistry related topic] | |
| CHEM 640 | Advanced Topics in Biochemistry (1-3) [all topics] | |
| Upper Division Electives in Biology | ||
| BIOL 350 | Cell Biology | |
| BIOL 351 | Experiments in Cell Biology and Genetics (4; lab, 2) | |
| BIOL 355 | Genetics | |
| BIOL 357 | Molecular Genetics | |
| BIOL 358 | Experiments in Molecular Biology (4; lab, 2) | |
| BIOL 361 | Human Genetics | |
| BIOL 382 | Developmental Biology | |
| BIOL 401 | General Microbiology | |
| BIOL 402 | General Microbiology Laboratory (2; lab 2) | |
| BIOL 435 | Immunology | |
| BIOL 436 | Immunology Laboratory (2; lab, 2) | |
| BIOL 524 | Plant Molecular Biology | |
| BIOL 525 | Plant Physiology | |
| BIOL 526 | Plant Physiology Laboratory (2; lab, 2) | |
| BIOL 612 | Human Physiology | |
| BIOL 613 | Human Physiology Laboratory (2; lab, 2) | |
| BIOL 640 | Cellular Neurosciences | |
| Total upper division requirements | 41 | |
| Total for major | 72 | |