Purdue University College of Science 63 courses
Biochemistry (Chemistry), BSCH at Purdue University, from the requirements in the Purdue University 2026-2027 Catalog.
Required Major Courses
Area 1: Organic Laboratory
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 26600 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | |
| CHM 26800 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Honors | |
| Total Area 1: Organic Laboratory | 2 credits | |
Area 2: Physical Chemistry
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 24100 | Introductory Inorganic Chemistry | |
| CHM 37300 | Physical Chemistry I | |
| CHM 37400 | Physical Chemistry II | |
| CHM 34800 | Bioinorganic Chemistry | |
| CHM 37301 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | |
| CHM 37200 | Physical Chemistry | |
| Total Area 2: Physical Chemistry | 10-11 credits | |
Area 3: Analytical
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 22410 | Introduction To Quantitative Analysis | |
| CHM 22420 | Introduction To Quantitative Analysis Lab | |
| CHM 32110 | Analytical Chemistry I: Quantitative Analysis | |
| CHM 32120 | Analytical Chemistry I Lab: Quantitative Analysis | |
| CHM 42410 | Instrumental Analysis | |
| CHM 42420 | Instrumental Analysis Lab | |
| CHM 32700 | Bioanalytical Chemistry | |
| Total Area 3: Analytical | 4-8 credits | |
Area 1: Physical Chemistry
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 24100 | Introductory Inorganic Chemistry | |
| CHM 37300 | Physical Chemistry I | |
| CHM 37400 | Physical Chemistry II | |
| CHM 34200 | Inorganic Chemistry | |
| CHM 34201 or CHM 49900 | Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory or Special Assignments | 1 |
| CHM 37301 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | |
| CHM 37401 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory II | |
| CHM 49900 | Special Assignments | 1 |
| CHM 34800 | Bioinorganic Chemistry | |
| CHM 37200 | Physical Chemistry | |
| Total Area 1: Physical Chemistry | 11-14 credits | |
Area 2: Analytical Selective
Required Calculus and Physics Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MA 16100 | Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus I | |
| MA 16500 | Analytic Geometry And Calculus I | |
| MA 16200 or MA 16600 | Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus II or Analytic Geometry And Calculus II | |
| PHYS 17200 | Modern Mechanics | |
| PHYS 27200 or PHYS 24100 | Electric And Magnetic Interactions or Electricity And Optics | |
| PHYS 25200 | Electricity And Optics Laboratory | |
| Total Required Calculus and Physics Courses | 16-18 credits | |
Computing
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 15900 | C Programming | |
| CS 17600 | Data Engineering In Python | |
| CS 17700 | Programming With Multimedia Objects | |
| CS 18000 or TDM 10100 | Problem Solving And Object-Oriented Programming or The Data Mine Seminar I | |
| TDM 10200 | The Data Mine Seminar II | |
| Total Computing | 2-4 credits | |
Statistics
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 30100 | Elementary Statistical Methods | |
| STAT 35000 | Introduction To Statistics | |
| Total Statistics | 3 credits | |
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