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University of California, Santa Barbara
Biochemistry B.S.

Biochemistry is an interdisciplinary science that links biological sciences like molecular biology and genetics to physical sciences like chemistry and physics. Biochemistry is a very large, dynamic subdiscipline of chemistry that requires a broad training program. The successful graduate will have the ability to communicate across different scientific fields while still being expert in an important specialty. The biotechnology revolution ensures that many employment opportunities in industry and government await the holder of the B.S. degree in Biochemistry. Transfer students are admitted to pre-major status until all prerequisites are satisfied.

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