B.S. in Biochemistry
Siena College
Key Information
Campus location
Loudonville, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
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Introduction
The Siena biochemistry program provides one-on-one attention from the beginning that leads to enhanced research and learning opportunities. As a result, our alumni have high placement rates whether they pursue a job, graduate school or professional school.
As a biochemistry major at Siena, you’ll learn from faculty members who are teacher-scholars. They run vibrant undergraduate research programs while remaining student-centered, emphasizing student participation and engagement both in and out of the classroom. Our department is housed in Siena’s state-of-the-art Morrell Science Center, with additional laboratories and classroom space in the adjacent Roger Bacon Hall.
Program Highlights
- Research opportunities for undergraduates.
- Small classes: Our largest classroom only seats 36 students and our largest lab has space for 16 students.
- Classes and labs taught by faculty (no graduate teaching assistants).
- Hands-on experience through the SAInT Center, which houses cutting edge, research grade scientific instruments.
- Access to the Siena College High-Performance Computing Cluster.
- Opportunity to present research at regional and national conferences.
- Opportunity to work with faculty on nationally competitive research grants.
- Development of critical thinking, communication, research, advanced instrumentation, data analysis and technical writing skills.
Requirements for the Major (53 credits)
- BIOL220 - Cell Biology 4 credits
- BIOL260 - Molecular Genetics 4 credits
- BIOL420 - Biochemistry 4 credits
AND
- BIOL320 - Microbiology 4 credits
or
- BIOL255 - Comp.Anatomy of Vertebrates 4 credits
or
- BIOL425 - Molecular Biology 4 credits
AND
- CHEM110 - General Chemistry 1 4 credits
- CHEM120 - General Chemistry II 4 credits
- CHEM210 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credits
- CHEM220 - Organic Chemistry II Lectures and Lab 4 credits
- CHEM225 - Analytical Chemistry 1 3 credits
- CHEM240 - Inorganic Chemistry 1 3 credits
- CHEM310 - Thermodynamics + Chemistry Equilib 3 credits
- CHEM425 - Biochemical Mechanics 3 credits
- CHEM426 - Senior Research 1 credits
- CHEM429 - Advanced Biochemical Methods 1 credits
AND
- BIOL110 - General Biology I 4 credits
OR
- BIOL170 - Advanced General Biology 4 credits
AND
- BIOL120 - General Biology II Lecture 4 credits
OR
- BIOL180 - Advanced Gen Biology Seminar 2 credits
AND
- BIOL190 - Writing/Research Skills for Biol 3 credits
OR
- CHEM311 - Chemical Communications 1 credits
Auxiliary Courses (16 credits)
- MATH110 - Calculus I 4 credits
- MATH120 - Calculus II 4 credits
AND
- PHYS110 - General Physics IA Lectures and Lab 4 credits
OR
- PHYS130 - General Physics I 4 credits
AND
- PHYS120 - Gen Physics IIA Lectures and Lab 4 credits
OR
- PHYS140 - General Physics II 4 credits
Graduate Schools Attended by our Graduates
- Albany Medical College
- Brown University
- Colorado State University
- Cornell University
- Miami University
- New York University Center for Bioethics
- Penn State University
- SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
- Stanford University
- Tufts University
- University at Buffalo
- University of Colorado-Boulder
- University of Connecticut
- University of Maryland, College Park
- UMass-Lowell
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- University of Rochester
- University of Oregon
- Yale University
Medical Schools Attended by our Graduates
- Albany Medical College
- Boston University School of Medicine
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Ross University School of Medicine
- SUNY Downstate Medical University
- University at Buffalo Medical School
Professional Schools Attended by our Graduates
- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Pace University School of Law
- University at Albany (Masters of Social Work)
Employers of our Graduates
- Albany Medical College
- Albany Molecular Research, Inc.
- AngioDynamics
- Atotech, Inc
- Bioreclamation
- Craig Hospital
- Epic Systems
- Global Foundries
- Kaleida Health
- North Shore-LIJ Health System
- Saratoga Hospital
- Wadsworth Center-New York State Dept. of Health
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