Major Requirements

BIOLOGY COMPONENT

(5 courses)

Students must select one course from the list below:

Students must select one course from the list below:

Students must select one course from the list below:

CHEMISTRY COMPONENT

(6 courses)

Students must select one course from the list below:

Students must select one course from the list below:

MATHEMATICS COMPONENT

PHYSICS COMPONENT

Students are required to select one option (2 required courses) from the list below:

Option 1 -

Option 2 -

SENIOR SEMINAR

Students are to enroll in BICH 490 (2 units) each semester of their senior year.

SECOND-STAGE WRITING REQUIREMENT

Students majoring in Biochemistry will satisfy the second-stage writing requirement by completing a research paper during the fall semester of BICH 490, Senior Seminar. Students should familiarize themselves with the departmental requirement at the time of declaring the major. Students should meet with the Biochemistry Program chair for detailed information about the writing requirement process.

COMPREHENSIVE REQUIREMENT

The student must pass the Graduate Record Examination in Biochemistry at the 50th percentile rank or the American Chemical Society undergraduate examination in Biochemistry at the 50th percentile rank. The student will also satisfactorily write a research paper and present a seminar during the senior year on an area of current research in the field of Biochemistry to an audience of Occidental students and faculty. A student can earn distinction in Biochemistry with a 75th percentile rank and a distinguished paper and seminar presentation.

HONORS

In addition to the requirements for College honors, the student will successfully defend a written thesis based upon the outcome of his or her laboratory research effort as an undergraduate. See the Honors Program for more information.