The UBC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology offers a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree with a Major in Biochemistry.
Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:
UBC Program Requirements
UBC Department Website
BC Transfer Guide
Langara Diagnostic Tests
First year
|
UBC Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
Communications Requirement 1 |
6 |
Two of: ENGL 1100 or 1123 ENGL 1129 SCIE 1113 or 11141 |
6 |
|
BIOL 121 & BIOL 140 2 |
5 |
BIOL 1115 & 1215 2 |
8 |
|
CHEM 121 & 123 |
8 |
CHEM 1120 & 1220 |
8 |
|
MATH 100 or 104 |
3 |
MATH 1153/1253 3 or 1171 or 1173/1183 or 1174 |
3-6 |
|
MATH 101 or 105 |
3 |
MATH 1271 or 1273/1283 or 1274 |
3-4 |
|
PHYS 100-level 4 |
3 |
PHYS 1101 or 1125 4 |
4 |
|
Electives 5 |
3 |
Electives 5 |
3 |
Second year
|
UBC Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
BIOC 203 or BIOC 2016 |
3 |
Unavailable/BIOL 23156 |
3 |
|
All of: BIOL 200 BIOL 234 |
3 3 |
All of: BIOL 2415 BIOL 2330 |
3 3 |
|
All of: CHEM 211 CHEM 203 & 213 & 245 |
4 8 |
All of: CHEM 2222 CHEM 2316 & 2416 |
4 8 |
|
MATH 200 |
3 |
MATH 2371 |
3 |
|
Electives 5 |
6 |
Electives 5 |
6 |
Footnotes:
1 A total of 6 credits is required to meet the Communication Requirement
2 Langara BIOL 1115 & 1215 exempt students from UBC BIOL 111, 121, 140
3 UBC MATH 110 (Langara MATH 1153 & 1253) may substitute for any of the specified calculus courses listed by decreasing the electives by 3 credits
4 Students require 3 credits of 100-level physics beyond UBC PHYS 100 (Langara PHYS 1118). Students lacking Physics 12 must take UBC PHYS 100 (Langara PHYS 1118) before taking any other 100-level PHYS course, using PHYS 100 as an elective. Students are encouraged to complete this specialization requirement in their first year
5 Electives must be selected to ensure that the Arts Requirement and Breadth Requirement are met
6 Grade must be 76% or higher
This course planning outline is created by the Langara College Counselling Department and is intended for use only as a guide. It is the students' responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.
Updated July 2023