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Hey guys. I looked at some older threads, but didn't find anything that matched my question. If I missed anything, I'm sorry. Right now, I'm trying to decide which major to declare for college, and I'm really interested in biochemistry. I'm looking to either go the PA route, toxicology, or something involving the environment (pollutants and health, etc.).
I looked online for opinions from those who were biochemistry majors, but really didn't find anything related to medicine. So, I was hoping to get some perspectives from some of the people here who majored in biochem to see what they thought of it, things like whether they had time for EC's, volunteering, how the classes were, etc. I included the course requirements from my top choice, if that helps. Thanks for any advice!
Required for the Biochemistry Major
BI 151 - General Biology Credits: 4
BI 153 - General Biology Credits: 4
BI 223 - Genetics Credits: 4
BI 225 - Cell Biology Credits: 4
CH 103 - General Chemistry Credits: 4
CH 107 - General Chemistry Credits: 4
CH 204 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
CH 206 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
CH 301 - Quantitative Analysis Credits: 3
CH 302 - Physical Chemistry I Credits: 4
CH 325 - Biochemistry I Credits: 4
CH 327 - Biochemistry II Credits: 4
CH 410 - Coordinating Seminar Credits: 2 each semester
MA 109 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MA 111 - Calculus II Credits: 4
PY 210 - College Physics I Credits: 4
PY 211 - College Physics II Credits: 4
And:
select at least one additional 300 or 400 level Biology or Chemistry laboratory course.
I looked online for opinions from those who were biochemistry majors, but really didn't find anything related to medicine. So, I was hoping to get some perspectives from some of the people here who majored in biochem to see what they thought of it, things like whether they had time for EC's, volunteering, how the classes were, etc. I included the course requirements from my top choice, if that helps. Thanks for any advice!
Required for the Biochemistry Major
BI 151 - General Biology Credits: 4
BI 153 - General Biology Credits: 4
BI 223 - Genetics Credits: 4
BI 225 - Cell Biology Credits: 4
CH 103 - General Chemistry Credits: 4
CH 107 - General Chemistry Credits: 4
CH 204 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
CH 206 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
CH 301 - Quantitative Analysis Credits: 3
CH 302 - Physical Chemistry I Credits: 4
CH 325 - Biochemistry I Credits: 4
CH 327 - Biochemistry II Credits: 4
CH 410 - Coordinating Seminar Credits: 2 each semester
MA 109 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MA 111 - Calculus II Credits: 4
PY 210 - College Physics I Credits: 4
PY 211 - College Physics II Credits: 4
And:
select at least one additional 300 or 400 level Biology or Chemistry laboratory course.