The recommended course sequence for the baccalaureate degree in biochemistry fulfills all requirements for pre-professional preparation in medicine, dentistry, medical technology, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and other health-related programs when electives are selected according to course recommendations for the chosen pre-professional track.
Benedictine College offers majors leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in biochemistry. Biochemistry majors will not be awarded a minor in biology or chemistry.
For biochemistry majors, a GPA of at least 2.00 must be maintained in all courses with a “CHEM” prefix taken to date. A grade of at least “C–” must be achieved in all required courses for the major with a 2.0 required in the major to graduate. A grade of “C” or better is required for all prerequisites. Courses required for the major may be repeated, but students must satisfactorily pass all required courses in their first or second attempt.
Program Mission
The mission of the Biochemistry Program is to train ethically grounded critically thinking students to apply knowledge of the chemistry of living organisms to solve real-world problems and to prepare them for employment in biochemistry and related fields, graduate studies in biochemistry, or professional studies in the health sciences through a community of faith and scholarship.
Program Outcomes
- Graduates will have above average comprehension (relative to their peers at other institutions) of cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, organismal biology, population biology, evolution, and ecology.
- Graduates will be able to use good scientific practices to ask research questions and collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data.
- Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication of scientific information.
- Biology Education graduates will demonstrate knowledge of biology and the ability to teach it.
- Graduates will be aware of major ethical issues at the forefront of their discipline and apply ethical principles of the discipline in regard to treatment of experimental data, use of sources, and in collaboration with colleagues in light of cultural differences present in a diverse and multicultural society.
