Biochemistry Honors, BS

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Curriculum and Degree Requirements for College of Science

A College of Science degree is conferred when a student successfully completes all requirements in their degree program.  Students will complete coursework or approved experiential learning activities to meet the following three degree components:

1. Major
2. Science Core Curriculum
3. Electives

Students may use any of the following options to meet College of Science degree requirements:

• Purdue Coursework
• Ap, IB, and CLEP credit.  The use of AP and IB coursework varies between College of Science degree plans.
• Transfer Credit. Students should consult the Admissions Transfer Credit Resource page for all available transfer options.

College of Science degree programs vary widely in their approval and use of the proceeding options and thus students are strongly encouraged to work closely with their academic advisors and to regularly consult their MyPurduePlan to view the use of each option in their degree plan. 

Most College of Science degree programs contain elective credits students may use to pursue courses that relate to their interests or which support their major area of study. The elective area of a degree plan may also be used to complete minors, second majors and certificates such as the Entrepreneurial Certificate. With the exception of courses on the No Count List, any Purdue course may be used to meet the elective area of a student’s degree plan.

College of Science Core Requirements

All Students starting Purdue University Fall semester, 2007 or later are required to pursue the 2007 Science Core curriculum.

The College of Science Core Curriculum requires the completion of approved coursework and/or experiential learning opportunities in the following academic areas:

• Composition and Presentation  
• Computing   
• Culture and Diversity   
• General Education  
• Great Issues in Science   
• Laboratory Science   
• Mathematics    
• Multidisciplinary Experience  
• Statistics   
• Teambuilding and Collaboration    
• No Count List   

Earning Core Curricular Requirements through Experience

Students may meet selected core curriculum requirements through approved experiential learning opportunities. Interested students should contact their academic advisor for more information on this option and incorporating experiential learning into their four-year program of study. For more information on earning requirements through experience, please click here.

Departmental/Program Major Courses (41-44 credits)

A 3.0 or higher graduation index is required to graduate in the Biochemistry Honors Curriculum

A minimum 2.0 average in all biology courses is required for this major.  

Each student must take at least one 500-level BIOL course other than BIOL 54200 or a 59500 lab.

Required Major Courses

• BIOL 12100 - Biology I: Diversity, Ecology, And Behavior (satisfies University Core Science, Technology & Society Selective)

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• BIOLOGY CORE

• BIOL 13100 - Biology II: Development, Structure, And Function Of Organisms
• BIOL 23100 - Biology III: Cell Structure And Function
• BIOL 23200 - Laboratory In Biology III: Cell Structure And Function
• BIOL 24100 - Biology IV: Genetics And Molecular Biology
• BIOL 24200 - Laboratory In Biology IV: Genetics And Molecular Biology
• BIOL 28600 - Introduction To Ecology And Evolution
• IT 22600 - Biotechnology Laboratory I

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• BIOL 13500 - First year Biology Laboratory or
• BIOL 14501 - First Year Biology Laboratory With Neuro Research Project or
• BIOL 19500 - Special Assignments  - Disease Ecology or

•    - Phages to Folds

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• REQUIRED UPPER LEVEL BIOLOGY COURSEWORK

• BIOL 41500 - Introduction To Molecular Biology
• BIOL 42000 - Eukaryotic Cell Biology
• BIOL 59500 - Special Assignments  - Methods & Measurement in Physical Biochemistry
• BCHM 56100 - General Biochemistry I
• BCHM 56200 - General Biochemistry II
• CHM 33901 - Biochemistry Laboratory

• More Biology upper-level biology requirements are in the next section.

Additional Biology Requirements: Intermediate, Base Lab, Biology Selective

Click Biology Selectives List for Biochemistry  for additional lists.

Click Base Lab Requirements for all Biology majors  for additional lists.

Other Departmental Requirements: (70-79 credits)

Electives (1-10 credits)

University Core Requirements

• Human Cultures Humanities
• Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
• Information Literacy
• Science #1
• Science #2
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning

For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Program Requirements

Notes

3.0 Graduation GPA required for Biochemistry Honors major.

2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Foreign Language Courses

Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. 

For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course

The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

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