B.S. in Biochemistry

The Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry degree program consists of a combination of requirements and electives that ensure a strong foundation in the chemical and biological sciences while providing the flexibility to tailor the curriculum to satisfy specific interests or career goals. This program may be of interest to students who plan careers in research, teaching, or life/health science profession (medicine, pharmacy, dentistry). The judicious use of free electives also enables the student to achieve considerable knowledge of other disciplines at Georgia Tech, such as chemical and biomolecular engineering, bioinformatics (computing), biomedical engineering, and biology. The biochemistry curriculum enables majors who are interested in medical, dental, or law school to meet admission requirements of these schools.

Typical Program of Study: (click here for a one page summary)

		First Semester		Second Semester
1st Year	CHEM 1211K (4) MATH 1501 (4) ENGL 1101 (3) GT 1000 (1) Core Elective* (3) Core Elective* (3)		Chemical Principles I Calculus I English Composition I Freshmen Seminar	CHEM 1212K (4) MATH 1502 (4) ENGL 1102 (3) BIOL 1510 (4)	Chemical Principles I Calculus II English Composition I Biological Principles
2nd Year	CHEM 2211 (3) CHEM 2311 (3) MATH 2401 (4) PHYS 2211 (4) Core Elective (3)		Quantitative Analysis Lab Organic Chemistry I Calculus III Introduction to Physics I	CHEM 2312 (3) CHEM 2380 (2) PHYS 2212 (4) Core Elective (3) Core Elective (3)	Organic Chemistry II Synthesis Lab I Introduction to Physics II
3rd Year	CHEM 3411 (3) CHEM 4511 (3) CHEM 3371 (2) Biology Elective (3) Core Elective (3)		Physical Chemistry I Biochemistry I Organic Chemistry Lab	CHEM 4512 (3) CHEM 4581 (3) Biology Elective (3) Core Elective (3) Core Elective (3)	Biochemistry II Biochemistry Lab I
4th Year	CHEM 4582 (3) CHEM 4521 (3) Biology Elective (3) Free Electives (5)		Biochemistry Lab II Biophysical Chemistry	CHEM 4601 (2) CHEM 3211 (5) Free Electives (9)	Chemistry Seminar Analytical Chemistry Lab

* Core Electives
Note that most core electives are 3 credits with the exception of HPS 1040.
HPS 1040 (2)
CS 1301, 1315, or 1371 (3)
Humanities electives (6 hours required)
Social Science electives (9 hours required)
History / constitutional / legislative elective (3): HIST 2111, HIST 2112, POL 1101, INTA 1200, or PUBP 3000
(Credit not allowed for both INTA 1200 and POL 1101.)

**BIOL Electives
Two of the three biology electives must be:

BIOL 2344 (Genetics)
BIOL 3450 (Cellular and Mol. Biology) or
BIOL 4668 (Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics)

The remaining biology elective must be one of the following:

BIOL 3380 (Introduction to Microbiology)
BIOL 4015 (Cancer Biology and Techno.)
BIOL 4340 (Medical Microbiology)
BIOL 4401 (Experimental Design & Stat.)
BIOL 4418 (Microbial Physiology)
BIOL 4440 (Plant Physiology)
BIOL 4464 (Developmental Biology)
BIOL 4570 (Immunology & Immunochem)
BIOL 4608 (Prokaryotic Mole Genetics)
CHEM 4765 (Drug Design, Dev, Delivery)
CHEM 4803 (with permission of the undergraduate coordinator)