Biochemistry Liberal Program - Core Science Component (B.Sc.)

44–48 credits · Faculty of Science · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Courses

U1 Required Courses (20-24 credits)

  • BIOC 212 Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Function (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BIOC 220 Laboratory Methods in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BIOC 301 Written Communication in Biomedical Sciences (1 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BIOL 200 Molecular Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BIOL 202 Basic Genetics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CHEM 204 Physical Chemistry/Biological Sciences 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • CHEM 242 Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry and Biochemistry (4 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEM 252 Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry and Biochemistry (4 credits) · Offered: Winter

U1 Complementary Courses (6 credits)

6 credits selected from:

Complementary courses listed for U1 and U2 may be taken in later years if necessary to accommodate courses that must be taken in U1 and U2 as part of the breadth component of the program. 6 credits selected from:

  • BIOL 205 Functional Biology of Plants and Animals (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MIMM 211 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MIMM 214 Introductory Immunology: Elements of Immunity (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

U2 Required Courses (12 credits)

  • BIOC 311 Metabolic Biochemistry (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BIOC 312 Biochemistry of Macromolecules (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BIOC 320 Laboratory Methods in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEM 302 Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

U2 Complementary Courses (3 credits)

3 credits selected from:

Complementary courses listed for U1 and U2 may be taken in later years if necessary to accommodate courses that must be taken in U1 and U2 as part of the breadth component of the program. 3 credits selected from:

  • BIOL 373 Biometry (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CHEM 267 Introductory Chemical Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • COMP 202 Foundations of Programming (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • COMP 204 Computer Programming for Life Sciences (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MATH 203 Principles of Statistics 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • PSYC 204 Introduction to Psychological Statistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

U3 Complementary Courses (3 credits)

3 credits selected from:

  • BIOC 450 Protein Structure and Function (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BIOC 454 Nucleic Acids (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BIOC 504 Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BIOC 505 RNA in Disease and Therapeutics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BIOC 570 Lipids and Lipoproteins in Disease (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

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