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Enhance your RHIT degree by adding
a Biochemistry & Molecular
Biology
minor or second major!
Minor•Add to the skills you will need for success in the pharmaceutical industry. The requirements for the Minor are the prerequisite courses (AB
110, CHEM 111, 113, & 115 or AB 110, CHEM 105 & 107), and five courses from the following table
that are not already required by the student's major or other minor
programs.
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| Eligible Courses | Course Numbers | Credits |
| Organic
Chemistry |
CHEM
251 & 252 |
8 |
| Biochemistry | CHEM 330 |
4 |
| Advanced Biochemistry |
CHEM 430 & 433 |
5 |
| Genetics | AB 210 | 4 |
| Molecular Biology | AB 220 or AB 230 | 4 |
| Genetic Engineering | AB 411 | 4 |
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In order to obtain a minor you
should download the BMB minor declaration form,
collect the relevant signatures, and then give the form to the
registrar.
Second Major The requirements for the Second
Major depend
somewhat upon the student's first major. In general, the
requirements include the required courses, and an elective course from
the lists below.
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| Required Courses | Course Numbers | Credits |
| General Chemistry | CHEM 111, 113, 115 (or
CHEM 105, 107 and
4 credit CHEM course) |
12 |
| Organic Chemistry | CHEM 251, 252, 253 | 12 |
| Biochemistry | CHEM 330, 430, 433 | 9 |
| Physical Chemistry | CHEM 361, 362 or CHEM 360 and CHE 303, 304 | 8 |
| Biology | AB 110, 120, 130 | 12 |
| Genetics | AB 210 | 4 |
| Molecular Biology | AB 220, 230 | 8 |
| Genetic Engineering | AB 411 | 4 |
| Total of Required Courses: | 69 |
| Qualifying Electives | Course Numbers |
| Evolutionary Biology | AB 330 |
| Applied Microbiology |
AB 421 |
| Genomics and Proteomics |
AB 431 |
| Special Topics AB Laboratory |
AB 492 |
| Senior Thesis Research | AB 499 |
| Analytical Chemistry |
CHEM 225 |
| Introduction
to Research |
CHEM
291 |
| Bioanalytical
Chemistry |
CHEM
326 |
| Biochemistry
II |
CHEM
331 |
| Biochemical
Instrumentation |
CHEM
431 |
| Organic Structure Determination | CHEM 451 |
| Chemical Research | CHEM 490 |
| Biophysics |
PH 302 |
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WITH A MAJOR IN APPLIED BIOLOGY must take 12 credits of
electives, with 8 credits from the CHEM elective courses listed
above, and 4 credits from any of the other
qualifying electives except AB 330 (total: 29 hours required beyond
biology
major). (Course requirement checklist.) STUDENTS WITH A MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY must take 8 credits of electives, with 4 credits from the AB electives listed above, and 4 credits chosen from any AB or BE course or PH 302 (total: 34 hours required beyond chemistry major). (Course requirement checklist.) STUDENTS WITH A MAJOR IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING must take the appropriate required courses, with CHEM 225 satisfying their elective requirement (total: 41 hours required beyond chemical engineering major). (Course requirement checklist.) STUDENTS MAJORING IN OTHER DISCIPLINES must take 4 credits of electives from the list above (total: variable, depending on the courses already taken). For comparison, chemical engineering students who receive a second major in chemistry are required to take 40 credit hours beyond what is required for the chemical engineering major. In order to obtain a second major, you need to develop a "Plan of Study", which is a document that lays out all of the courses required to fulfill the requirements of both of your majors, and either when you took those courses, or when you intend to do so. The purpose of the Plan of Study is to ensure that you can actually fulfill the requirements (without needing to take courses in quarters in which they are not offered and without undue overloading). The Plan of Study should have a Plan of Study cover sheet, which includes signatures from yourself, your faculty advisor, the heads of your first and second major departments, the head of HSS, and the Dean of Faculty. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Brandt. |