Undergraduate Requirements
Where the bioinformatics major is intended for people who wish to become bioinformaticians and create the tools needed to solve new problems in computational biology, the bioinformatics minor is intended primarily for bioinformatics tool users who are majoring in a biological or chemical specialty. The bioinformatics minor is also appropriate for computer science or computer engineering majors who are considering graduate work in bioinformatics.
A bioinformatics minor consists of the following 15 courses:
Lower-Division (10 Courses)
| Biology (2): | BIO 20A+B |
| General chemistry (2): | CHEM 1B+M and CHEM 1C+N |
| Calculus (3): | (MATH 19A, MATH 19B, and MATH 23A) or (MATH 11A, MATH 11B, and MATH 22) or (MATH 20A, MATH 20B, and MATH 23A) |
| Programming (2): | (CMPS 12A and CMPS 12B) or CMPS 13H |
| Bioethics (1): | BME 80G or PHIL 145 |
Upper-Division (5 Courses)
| Organic chemistry (1): | CHEM 108A or CHEM 112A+B |
| Biochemistry (1): | BIOC 100A or BIO 100 |
| Statistics (1): | CMPE 107 or AMS 131 |
| Bioinformatics (2): | Two of the following five courses: BME 109, BME 110, BME 160, AMS 162, BME 205 (preferably BME 110 and one other) |
A bioinformatics minor may count any of the courses of the minor toward the fulfillment of the requirements of their major. Majors with substantial overlap with bioinformatics include biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, computer engineering, and molecular, cellular, and developmental biology.
For example, a biochemistry and molecular biology major, a chemistry major with biochemistry emphasis, or an MCD biology major could double-count the biology, general chemistry, calculus, organic chemistry, and biochemistry courses. A chemistry major could double-count the general chemistry, calculus, organic chemistry, programming, and biochemistry courses. A computer science major could double-count the programming, calculus, and statistics classes. A computer engineering major could double-count the chemistry, programming, calculus, and statistics classes.