Are there allowable course substitutions for Biochemistry and/or Genetics?
Often undergraduate students have taken courses such as Molecular or Cellular Biology which may fulfill all or part of our prerequisite requirements for Biochemistry. This occasionally occurs for Genetics as well. If an applicant wishes to request KCUMB’s Biochemistry or Genetics prerequisites be fulfilled by substituting undergraduate course work, please forward one of the following: A faculty letter detailing course content, a copy of course description from the school catalog, or a copy of the actual course syllabus. The method providing the most detail will produce the most accurate assessment. Applicants will be notified of decisions upon review of course content. For Biochemistry, the information should indicate the applicant has studied intermediary metabolism or specifically lipid metabolism. For Genetics, the information submitted should indicate the course covered Mendelian Genetics/Inheritance or hereditary factors. Note: If a request to substitute a course is granted, the s
