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Biological Chemistry (BCHM)

Department of Chemistry, College of Physical and Engineering Science

Major (Honours Program)

Students may enter this major in Semester 1 or any semester thereafter. A student wishing to declare the major must consult the Faculty Advisor. This major will require the completion of 20.00 credits as indicated below:

Semester 1
BIOL*1030 [0.50] Biology I
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
MATH*1200 [0.50] Calculus I
PHYS*1000 [0.50] An Introduction to Mechanics
0.50 Arts or Social Science electives

Students who are admitted deficient in one OAC/4U course in Biology, Chemistry or Physics must take the equivalent introductory course in first semester. The first-year science core in that subject should be completed by Semester 3.

Semester 2
BIOL*1040 [0.50] Biology II
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
MATH*1210 [0.50] Calculus II
PHYS*1010 [0.50] Introductory Electricity and Magnetism
0.50 Arts or Social Science electives
Semester 3
BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introductory Biochemistry
CHEM*2060 [0.50] Structure and Bonding
CHEM*2400 [0.75] Analytical Chemistry I
MBG*2000 [0.50] Introductory Genetics
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
Semester 4
CHEM*2070 [0.50] Structure and Spectroscopy
CHEM*2700 [0.50] Organic Chemistry I
CHEM*3430 [0.50] Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis
MBG*2020 [0.50] Introductory Molecular Biology
0.50 electives or restricted electives *
Semester 5
BIOC*3570 [0.50] Analytical Biochemistry
CHEM*2880 [0.50] Physical Chemistry
CHEM*3640 [0.50] Chemistry of the Elements I
CHEM*3750 [0.50] Organic Chemistry II
0.50 electives or restricted electives *
Semester 6
BIOC*3560 [0.50] Structure and Function in Biochemistry
CHEM*3650 [0.50] Chemistry of the Elements II
CHEM*3760 [0.50] Organic Chemistry III
One of: **
CHEM*4630 [0.50] Bioinorganic Chemistry
CHEM*4720 [0.50] Organic Reactivity
0.50 electives or restricted electives *
Semester 7
CHEM*4730 [0.50] Synthetic Organic Chemistry
CHEM*4740 [0.50] Topics in Bio-Organic Chemistry
0.50 Chemistry, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology and Genetics courses at the 3000 or 4000 level ***
0.75 electives or restricted electives *
Semester 8
One of:
CHEM*4630 [0.50] Bioinorganic Chemistry
CHEM*4720 [0.50] Organic Reactivity
1.00 Chemistry, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology and Genetics course at the 3000 or 4000 level ***
1.00 electives or restricted electives *
Selection of restricted electives are subject to the following:

  1. * BIOL*2210 must be taken.

  2. * MICR*2020 or MICR*2030 must be taken.

  3. ** Note: CHEM*4630 and CHEM*4720 are offered in alternating winter semesters and both courses are required.

  4. *** 1.50 credits are to be selected from the following list of allowable courses at the 3000 and 4000 level:

BIOC*4520 [0.50] Metabolic Processes
BIOC*4540 [0.50] Enzymology
BIOC*4580 [0.50] Membrane Biochemistry
CHEM*3440 [0.50] Analytical Chemistry III: Analytical Instrumentation
CHEM*4900 [0.75] Chemistry Research Project I
CHEM*4910 [0.75] Chemistry Research Project II
MBG*3350 [0.75] Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology I
MBG*4080 [0.50] Molecular Genetics
MCB*4050 [0.50] Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure
MCB*4080 [0.50] Applied Microbiology and Biochemistry
TOX*4590 [0.50] Biochemical Toxicology
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