BCHM-3114: Biochemistry for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences
Description: Survey presentation of the basic principles of biochemistry as they apply to biotechnology. Topics covered include protein structure, enzymology, cellular organization, and biochemical regulation. Special emphasis will be given to gene structure, transcription, and translation, cellular organization, and cloning, sequencing, modification and expression of recombinant DNA. Examples will be given of agricultural/medical/industrial applications of cellular and molecular biochemical knowledge. Non-majors only.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 25
Average GPA: 3.09 (B+)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 24.38%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.35%
| Michael W Klemba | 2021 | 37.5% | 37.8% | 14.1% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.03 | 9 |
| Richard F Helm | 2009 | 27.2% | 36.0% | 29.1% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 2.75 | 4 |
| Aguilar Didier P Mena | 2022 | 64.3% | 28.5% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 3.51 | 3 |
| Eugene M Gregory | 2011 | 17.2% | 52.6% | 12.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 8.1% | 2.74 | 1 |
| Caitlin A Cridland | 2024 | 44.3% | 39.5% | 9.6% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3.25 | 3 |
| David R Bevan | 2016 | 37.8% | 36.8% | 16.3% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 3.06 | 3 |
| Melanie C Hempel | 2022 | 64.1% | 32.1% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3.55 | 1 |
| Zachary B Mackey | 2021 | 39.7% | 47.1% | 10.4% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3.23 | 1 |