Degree Requirements: Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Biochemistry at UToledo is a degree option for students
who wish to either pursue an advanced degree in biochemistry, students with career
interests in the business or sales end of the biopharmaceutical industry, or some
types of laboratory positions. Dual-majors with biology or chemical engineering often
work toward the B.A. degree. The B.A. in Biochemistry is also a popular degree track for students with aspirations
of pursuing a career in medicine.Biochemistry majors focus on the intersection of the fields of biology and chemistry
to study living organisms at the cellular and molecular levels. It is easy to see how biochemistry applies to biological problems such as medicine
and understanding diseases, but biochemistry is central to many other fields, as well, including agriculture (fertilizers,
pesticides and herbicides), food science (food safety and preservation, and flavor
chemistry), cosmetics, and forensics (DNA analysis).
Admission Requirementsfor Direct-From-High-School and First-Time Freshman
The B.A. in Biochemistry requires 120-122 credit hours (which includes the 35 hours of required CHEM courses).Detailed course requirements, which can be completed in four years, can be found in the UToledo Course Catalog. (Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.)
Beginning with the Fall 2017 Semester, students will only be able to enroll in MATH and 1000-level CHEM courses, if they have earned a grade of C or better in the prerequisite MATH or CHEM course. To enroll in 2000-4000 level CHEM courses, students must earn a C- or better in the prerequisite course. Students with a catalog year prior to Fall 2017 may request an override of this requirement from the instructor if they earned a grade of D- or above in the prerequisite course.