Basic science prerequisites. B.S. senior requirement. Students give two oral presentations and submit two written reports summarizing and evaluating papers that have appeared in scientific journals and that deal with topics of current interest or historical importance in biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular genetics. B.A. senior requirement . The senior requirement for the B.A. major consists of a fifteen-page report based on a selected topic related to molecular biophysics or biochemistry.
Reports are due the last day of reading period in the spring term of the senior year.
Programs with the minimal number of science courses required of B.A. and B.S. majors are shown below. Students whose scores on the Advanced Placement tests make them eligible for advanced courses are urged to replace the elementary science courses by more advanced ones in their freshman year, and to complete the required physics and physical chemistry courses by the end of their sophomore and junior years, respectively. A program leading to the simultaneous award of the B.S. and M.S. is offered to exceptionally able undergraduates. A master's thesis must be submitted by the last day of the reading period in the spring term of the senior year and will be evaluated by the student's research supervisor, an outside reader, and the director of undergraduate studies.