Academic Calendar 2025-2026

Biochemistry – Minor (Science)

Subject: Administered by the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences.
Plan: Consists of 30.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: BCHM-Z
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Major plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives, will lead to an Honours Bachelors Degree.

Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 Calendar for the previous requirements.

1. Core
A. Complete the following:
BIOL 102Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology3.00
BIOL 103Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems3.00
B. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
General Chemistry I: From Atoms to Matter
and General Chemistry II: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
or
General Chemistry
or
General Chemistry I (with Virtual Laboratory): From Atoms to Matter
and General Chemistry II (with Virtual Laboratory): Thermodynamics and Kinetics
C. Complete the following:
BCHM 218Molecular Biology3.00
D. Complete the following:
CHEM 281General Organic Chemistry I (with Virtual Laboratory)3.00
CHEM 282General Organic Chemistry II3.00
E. Complete the following:
BCHM 311General Biochemistry Laboratory3.00
BCHM 315Proteins and Enzymes3.00
BCHM 316Metabolism3.00
Total Units30.00

3. Substitutions

A. CHEM 212/3.0 and CHEM 223/3.0 may be substituted for requirement Core 1.D. with prior approval from the Director of Biochemistry. 

4. Notes

A. Students who may wish later to change to a chemistry program should take one of PHYS 106/6.0 or PHYS 104/6.0; students who may wish later to change to a physics program should take PHYS 104/6.0.

B. Students wishing to take upper-year BIOL courses as electives should take BIOL 206/3.0 as an elective.

C. A maximum of 6.00units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in COMM, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.

Biochemistry Course Lists

The following lists may contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.

ASC_Science

ANAT
ARIN
ASTR
BCHM
BIOL
BMED 390; BMED 470; BMED 480
CANC
CHEE 209
CHEM
CISC
COGS
COMM 162
COMP
CRSS
DDHT
DISC
ECON 250
ENSC 201; ENSC 301; ENSC 307; ENSC 320; ENSC 407; ENSC 425; ENSC 480
EPID
GEOL
GLPH 472
GPHY_Physical Course List 1
GPHY_Tech/Methods Course List 1
HLTH 230; HLTH 331
HSCI 270; HSCI 383; HSCI 483
KNPE 125; KNPE 153; KNPE 225; KNPE 227; KNPE 251; KNPE 254; KNPE 255; KNPE 261; KNPE 327; KNPE 339; KNPE 354; KNPE 355; KNPE 356; KNPE 425; KNPE 429; KNPE 439; KNPE 447; KNPE 450; KNPE 453; KNPE 454; KNPE 455; KNPE 459; KNPE 493
LISC
MATH
MICR
NSCI
NURS 323; NURS 324
PATH
PHAR
PHGY
PHYS
POLS 285
PSYC 100; PSYC 101; PSYC 102; PSYC 103; PSYC 202; PSYC 203; PSYC 221; PSYC 271; PSYC 299; PSYC 301; PSYC 302; PSYC 325; PSYC 338; PSYC 450
PSYC_Cognitive_Neuroscience Course List 1
REPD
SOCY 210; SOCY 211
STAM
STAT
1

The GPHY and PSYC Course Lists noted here may be found in the Departments/Schools and Degree Plans section of this Calendar.