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Requirements to enter a major

The requirements for entrance to any of the three majors offered by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB, Micrb, Biotc) are identical. Courses that must be completed with a grade of C or better are: Chem 110, 112, 111, and Math 140. In addition, students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.

 

Requirements to graduate

To graduate, students in all three majors (BMB, Micrb, Biotc) offered by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology must meet all three of the following requirements:

  1. 2.0 cumulative GPA
  2. a grade of C or better in two of the following three courses:

BMB/Micrb 251

BMB/Micrb 252

Micrb 201      

  1. a grade of C or better in 9 credits of
  • 400-level BMB/Micrb lecture courses (for BMB majors)
  • 400-level Micrb/BMB lecture courses (for Micrb majors)
  • 400-level Biotc/Micrb/BMB lecture courses (for Biotc majors)
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