May 19, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minor

Coordinator: Terrie Rife
Phone: (540) 568-3343
Email: rifetk@jmu.edu

Coordinator: Gina MacDonald
Phone: (540) 568-6852
Email: macdongx@jmu.edu

Website: http://www.jmu.edu/biology

The biochemistry and molecular biology minor is open to students not majoring in biotechnology. The following are prerequisites for entry into the biochemistry and molecular biology minor program (some prerequisites are not shown; see the course descriptions).

Prerequisites

BIO 140. Foundations of Biology I [C3NS] Credits: 3.00 and
BIO 140L. Foundations of Biology I Laboratory [C3L] Credits: 1.00
CHEM 241. Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3.00
CHEM 242. Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3.00

Choose from the following:

CHEM 242L. Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2.00
CHEM 287L. Integrated Inorganic/Organic Laboratory I Credits: 2.00
CHEM 288L. Integrated Inorganic/Organic Laboratory II Credits: 2.00

Required Courses

BIO 240. Genetics Credits: 3.00 and
BIO 240L. Genetics Laboratory Credits: 1.00
BIO 480. Advanced Molecular Biology Credits: 3.00
CHEM 361. Biochemistry I Credits: 3.00
or
BIO 361. Biochemistry I Credits: 3.00
CHEM 362. Biochemistry II Credits: 3.00
CHEM 366L. Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 2.00

Choose one of the following: 4-5 Credit Hours

CHEM 331. Physical Chemistry I Credits: 3.00 (including CHEM 336L )
CHEM 351. Analytical Chemistry Credits: 4.00

Total: 20-21 Credit Hours