Biochemistry, BS (Boston)

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Introduction to College

One of:
- BIOC 1000 — Biochemistry at Northeastern
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern

Biology Foundations

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Foundations

All of:
- BIOL 1107 — Foundations of Biology
- BIOL 1108 — Lab for BIOL 1107
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Inquiries
BIOL 2299 — Inquiries in Biological Sciences
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Techniques
BIOL 2309 — Biology Project Lab

Genetics and Molecular Biology

All of:
- BIOL 2301 — Genetics and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 2302 — Lab for BIOL 2301

General Chemistry

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A grade of C- or higher is required for CHEM 1161

All of:
- CHEM 1161 — General Chemistry for Science Majors
- CHEM 1162 — Lab for CHEM 1161

Organic Chemistry 1

All of:
- CHEM 2311 — Organic Chemistry 1
- CHEM 2312 — Lab for CHEM 2311

Organic Chemistry 2

All of:
- CHEM 2313 — Organic Chemistry 2
- CHEM 2314 — Lab for CHEM 2313

Physical Chemistry

All of:
- CHEM 3431 — Physical Chemistry
- CHEM 3432 — Lab for CHEM 3431

Biochemistry Courses

All of:
- BIOL 3611 — Biochemistry
- BIOL 3612 — Lab for BIOL 3611
BIOL 4707 — Cell and Molecular Biology
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Complete one of the following:
One of:
- All of:
  - CHEM 3331 — Bioanalytical Chemistry
  - CHEM 3332 — Lab for CHEM 3331
- CHEM 5620 — Protein Chemistry

Experiential Learning Introduction

EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

Capstone

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Please complete one of the following options to fulfill the capstone requirement:
One-semester research options:
Two-semester research option (Honors in the Discipline). Second semester will be:
Non-research option:

One of:
- All of:
  - BIOC 4991 — Research
  - BIOC 4900 — Biochemistry Capstone
- All of:
  - BIOC 4994 — Internship
  - BIOC 4900 — Biochemistry Capstone
- CHEM 4750 — Senior Research
- BIOC 4971 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
- BIOL 4701 — Biology Capstone

Biology and Chemistry Advanced Electives

10 semester hours.

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Complete 3 courses for a total of at least 10 semester hours. One must be a lecture-based BIOL course and one must be a lecture-based CHEM course. The third may be BIOL, CHEM, or Research:

Biology

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BIOL 2311 to BIOL 5999

Any BIOL course numbered 2311–5999

Chemistry

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CHEM 2310 to CHEM 5999

Any CHEM course numbered 2310–5999

Research Option

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Up to 4 semester hours may be biochemistry-related research for credit:

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- BIOC 4970 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
- BIOC 4991 — Research
- BIOC 4994 — Internship

Mathematics Courses

MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
MATH 1342 — Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering

Physics Courses

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Physics 1
Complete a lecture and lab set for Physics 1:

Choose 5 semester hours from:
- All of:
  - PHYS 1145 — Physics for Life Sciences 1
  - PHYS 1146 — Lab for PHYS 1145
- All of:
  - PHYS 1151 — Physics for Engineering 1
  - PHYS 1152 — Lab for PHYS 1151
  - PHYS 1153 — Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
- All of:
  - PHYS 1161 — Physics 1
  - PHYS 1162 — Lab for PHYS 1161
- All of:
  - PHYS 1171 — Physics 1 for Bioscience and Bioengineering
  - PHYS 1172 — Lab for PHYS 1171
  - PHYS 1173 — Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1171
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Physics 2
Complete a lecture and lab set for Physics 2:
A grade of C- or higher is required for PHYS 1147, PHYS 1155, PHYS 1165 & PHYS 1175
Choose 5 semester hours from:
- All of:
  - PHYS 1147 — Physics for Life Sciences 2
  - PHYS 1148 — Lab for PHYS 1147
- All of:
  - PHYS 1155 — Physics for Engineering 2
  - PHYS 1156 — Lab for PHYS 1155
  - PHYS 1157 — Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155
- All of:
  - PHYS 1165 — Physics 2
  - PHYS 1166 — Lab for PHYS 1165
- All of:
  - PHYS 1175 — Physics 2 for Bioscience and Bioengineering
  - PHYS 1176 — Lab for PHYS 1175
  - PHYS 1177 — Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1175

Statistics

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Complete one course from the following list. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 semester hour PSYC 2315 course (requires Psychology Department permission):

Choose 1 semester hours from:
- All of:
  - BIOE 2365 — Bioengineering Measurement, Experimentation, and Statistics
  - BIOE 2366 — Lab for BIOE 2365
- All of:
  - ENVR 2500 — Biostatistics
  - ENVR 2501 — Lab for ENVR 2500
  - ENVR 2502 — Recitation for ENVR 2500
- MATH 3081 — Probability and Statistics
- PHTH 2210 — Foundations of Biostatistics
- PSYC 2320 — Statistics in Psychological Research

Writing Requirements

One of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
- ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
One of:
- ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under biochemistry-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.