Hi

I was wondering if it is possible to do Honours Chemistry with a minor in biochem. I was unable to get into biochem so I figured that I could minor in that...

I'll be going in to Level II chemistry this fall, and when I went through the course requirements it seems that many chemistry courses serve as antirequisites for certain biochem courses that are needed if I want to minor

So, my question is: Does anyone here know someone who is going through the same problem? Or has gone through this problem? Also, do you guys know if someone has been able to get a minor in Biochem while majoring in Chem?

Thank you sooo much

Originally Posted by Aditi92

Hi

I was wondering if it is possible to do Honours Chemistry with a minor in biochem. I was unable to get into biochem so I figured that I could minor in that...

I'll be going in to Level II chemistry this fall, and when I went through the course requirements it seems that many chemistry courses serve as antirequisites for certain biochem courses that are needed if I want to minor

So, my question is: Does anyone here know someone who is going through the same problem? Or has gone through this problem? Also, do you guys know if someone has been able to get a minor in Biochem while majoring in Chem?

Thank you sooo much

If they are anti-requisites then you most likely cannot minor in biochem. Probably best to contact an academic advisor to make sure, although that might be difficult now that course selection has begun.

Funny enough, I'm trying to do the same thing myself. I asked a good amount of professors and the science dean in my first year and some say yes and some say they don't know.

There is no where in the course calendar that says a chemistry major cannot minor in biochemistry, the only special condition is that you have to take 12 units outside of your major to get the minor.

So, you have CHEM 1A03, 1AA3, 2OC3, 2OD3 (which serve as 2OA3 and 2OB3) and BIOCHEM 3G03. I recommend taking BIOCHEM 2EE3 so you can take higher level biochemistry courses, which require these two biochemistry courses as prerequisites. So, including BIOCHEM 2EE3, you need to take 3 more biochemistry courses to get your minor.

Now I am in the middle of emailing the biochemistry department to make sure I can get this minor, so I'll let you know when I hear from them, but I expect them to confirm that a chemistry major can minor in biochemistry.

For reference, I'm a 4th year chemistry co-op student who planned to minor in biochemistry since 1st year, so if you want more information, you can PM me.