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Rensselaer Catalog 2012-2013 [Archived Catalog]

Biochemistry and Biophysics

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First Year

Fall

  • Elective Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 6 below)
  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)

Spring

  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)

Second Year

Fall

  • Quantitative Option Credit Hours: 4
  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)

Spring

  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)

Third Year

Fall

  • Laboratory Option Credit Hours: 4
  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)

Spring

  • Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)

Fourth Year

Fall

  • Molec. Biophysics Module Credit Hours: 4
  • Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  • Molec. Biophysics Module Credit Hours: 4
  • Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Elective Credit Hours: 4

Footnotes

  1. Humanites and Social Science (H&SS) courses should minimally add up to 24 credits.
  2. Molecular Biology may be taken in the spring of the third year.
  3. Students may substitute CHEM 4410 and CHEM 4420.
  4. Students may substitute CHEM 1100 for CHEM 1110.
  5. Students may substitute for Senior Research Thesis any 4000- or 6000-level BCBP, BIOL or CHEM course that is not a required course or one that has been used to fulfill the Laboratory Option or the requirement for two Molecular Biophysics Modules.
  6. Premedical students should take BIOL 1010.

Molecular Biophysics Modules (Choose 2)

Quantitative Option (Choose 1)

Laboratory Option (Choose 1)

Recommended Electives

  • BCBP 2990 - Research Thesis

Paths

Depending on immediate and long-range goals, students whose plans include one or more of the following career paths are advised to consider including the courses listed below among their module, option, or free elective choices. Students should consult their advisers when selecting courses from these lists.

Graduate School—Biochemistry

 

  • BCBP 2990 - Research Thesis

Graduate School—Biophysics

  • BCBP 2990 - Research Thesis

Biotechnology Industry—Research

  • BCBP 2990 - Research Thesis

Biotechnology Industry—Management/Law

  • Other courses of economics and management

Medical/Dental School

  • Other courses in biology

Bioinformation

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