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B.S. in Biochemistry Curriculum

B.S. in Biochemistry Curriculum
Year Description
Freshman Year
  • CHEM 1123-1124 General Chemistry I-II and CHEM 1125-1126 General Chemistry Laboratory I-II (8) or CHEM 1107-1108 Principles of Chemistry I-II (9)
  • MATH 1401-1511 Calculus I-II* (8)
Sophomore Year
  • BIOL 1201-1201 General Biology Organism/Cell (8)
  • CHEM 2321-2322 Organic Chemistry I-II and CHEM 2315-2316 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I-II (8) or CHEM 2313-2314 Organic Chemistry I-II (8-10)
Junior Year
  • BIOL 2211 Genetics (4)
  • BIOL 2229 Cell Biology (4)
  • CHEM 2215 Analytical Chemistry I (4)
  • CHEM 3512 Elements of Biochemistry (4)
  • Science Electives (3-4)
  • PHYS 1701-1702 General Physics I-II or PHYS 1705-1706 Principles of Physics I-II (6)
  • PHYS 1811-1812 Physics Laboratory I-II or PHYS 1815-1816 Physics Laboratory and Data Analysis I-II (2-3)
Senior Year
  • CHEM 3415 Physical Chemistry I  (4)
  • 3 Science electives 

*Students lacking high school trigonometry or making unsatisfactory scores on the Mathematics Placement Test take MATH 1015 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Algebra and Trigonometry, and MATH 1401 Calculus I in the freshman year and MATH 1411 Calculus II in the following Summer Session.

Please note: Classes and program requirements are subject to change. Students who enroll at Seton Hall will follow the catalogue guidelines for the year they matriculate. Catalogues for each year are generally released in the late summer.