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CHEM-35023 credit hours

Intermediate Biochemistry I:

Chemistry

Offered: Fall Only, Every Year

One shot a year. Offered fall term only, so a clash costs a full year.

CHEM-3502 prerequisites

5 courses appear in this chain, up to 3 levels deep. 4 are needed whichever route you take: CHEM-1111 → CHEM-1112 → BIOL-1115 → CHEM-2202

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CHEM-1111Introduction to Chemical Properties of Matter

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Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S

Applied Mathematics 40S

Chemistry 40S

CHEM-0100Foundations of Chemistry
CHEM-1112Basic Principles of Chemical Reactivity

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Chemistry 40S

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Pre-Calculus Math 40S

Applied Math 40S

CHEM-0100Foundations of Chemistry

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CHEM-2202Organic Chemistry I

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CHEM-1111Introduction to Chemical Properties of Matter

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CHEM-1112Basic Principles of Chemical Reactivity

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BIOL-1115Cells and Cellular Processes

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Pre-Calculus Math 40S

Applied Math 40S

Chemistry 40S

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Taking CHEM-3502 is a prerequisite for 7 courses directly, and opens 9 once their own follow-ons are counted.

Where CHEM-3502 counts

Required by 6 programs:

  • BCHM 3-YEAR BSc IN BIOCHEMISTRY
  • BCHM 4-YEAR BSc IN BIOCHEMISTRY
  • BCHM HONOURS BSc IN BIOCHEMISTRY
  • NSCI 3-YEAR BSc IN NEUROSCIENCE
  • NSCI 4-YEAR BSc IN NEUROSCIENCE
  • NSCI HONOURS BSc IN NEUROSCIENCE

Counts toward 4 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • BANT 4-YEAR BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY
  • BANT HONOURS BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY
  • CHEM 4-YEAR BSc IN CHEMISTRY
  • CHEM BSc (HONOURS) IN CHEMISTRY

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 71 of 141 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

Structure, Function, and Energetics of Biomolecules (3 hrs Lecture | 3 hrs Lab) Topics to be examined in this course include the structure and function of biomolecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins, and "high energy" phosphate compounds (emphasizing the inter-relationship of structure and function); mechanisms and kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions; membrane transport; and bioenergetics.

Requisite courses

CHEM-1111 and CHEM-1112 and CHEM-2202 and BIOL-1115 [prerequisite(s)]; CHEM-3502L (lab) (must be taken concurrently).

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and CHEM-3501.

Note

CHEM-2202 may be used as a corequisite provided that a minimum grade of B+ was obtained in CHEM-1111 and CHEM-1112.

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.