Biochemistry, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and College of Letters & Science (click here to learn the differences).
Advisor: Amy Betzelberger, Ph.D. (schedule an appointment). Advising Office: 1142 Biochemistry Building (608-265-9846), https://biochem.wisc.edu/undergraduate_program
All appointments are scheduled online via the WiscCal Scheduling Assistant. If you are not a currently enrolled student and cannot log in with your NetID, please email to discuss appointment times.
Field of Study: The study of life processes at the molecular level, including the chemistry of nutrition, metabolism and genetic regulation.
Possible Careers: Physician; research or technical support positions in academic, government, or industry labs; university or college faculty positions; administrative positions in federal agencies; biomedical engineer; technical sales positions; patent lawyer; veterinarian.
Special Opportunities & Additional Information
- Research and travel awards available to help fund opportunities outside of the classroom
- Many opportunities for lab jobs and undergraduate research
- Students should have a good math background.
- Many majors go on to graduate or professional schools.
- Undergraduate Biochemistry Student Organization
Selected Required Courses
- Intro Biology: Biology 151-152; or Biocore
Calculus: Math 221-222; or Math 275-276
Chemistry: General, organic, analytical, and physical chemistry courses
Physics: Physics 201-202; or Physics 207-208
Statistics: None