BCH 369Upper division3 credit hours
BCH 369 Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Since 2014, BCH 369 has averaged 3.34 with 36% A’s. In Spring 2026 it averaged 3.45, about the same as other undergraduate BCH classes that term.
Registration detailsBefore you register
Listed for Spring 2027 · UT’s published schedule
UT prerequisites and restrictions
- Prerequisites
- One of the following with a grade of at least C-: Chemistry 310M, 318M, 328C, 320M, or 328M.
- Catalog edition
- 2026–27
- Class hours a week
- 3
- Grading
- Letter grade or pass/fail, your choice
- Repeat for credit
- No
Grade distribution
Spring 2026: 1,017 letter grades, 3.45 average GPA, 48% A’s, 3 sections
Bars show the selected term. Short lines show all terms combined.
Grade counts
| Grade | Students | Share | All terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 491 | 48.3% | 35.7% |
| A− | 154 | 15.1% | 20.0% |
| B+ | 102 | 10.0% | 11.9% |
| B | 84 | 8.3% | 12.2% |
| B− | 59 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| C+ | 41 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| C | 40 | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| C− | 24 | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| D+ | 9 | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| D | 5 | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| D− | 2 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| F | 6 | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Q, W, CR, and others | 42 | Not in the average | |
How have grades changed?
UT’s grade reports show 36 terms from Fall 2014 to Summer 2026 (12 falls, 12 springs, and 12 summers).
Grades by term
| Term | Sections | Letter grades | Average GPA | A’s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2026 | 1 | 158 | 3.48 | 52.5% |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 1,017 | 3.45 | 48.3% |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 981 | 3.24 | 36.7% |
| Summer 2025 | 1 | 175 | 3.20 | 25.7% |
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 917 | 3.31 | 39.8% |
| Fall 2024 | 3 | 854 | 3.38 | 43.9% |
| Summer 2024 | 1 | 195 | 3.03 | 21.5% |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 690 | 3.18 | 30.6% |
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 737 | 3.08 | 29.2% |
| Summer 2023 | 1 | 154 | 3.22 | 44.8% |
| Spring 2023 | 2 | 608 | 3.26 | 38.0% |
| Fall 2022 | 3 | 717 | 3.45 | 45.2% |
| Summer 2022 | 1 | 159 | 3.79 | 66.0% |
| Spring 2022 | 3 | 486 | 3.31 | 42.8% |
| Fall 2021 | 3 | 710 | 3.38 | 42.0% |
| Summer 2021 | 1 | 141 | 3.75 | 57.4% |
| Spring 2021 | 5 | 609 | 3.76 | 58.1% |
| Fall 2020 | 5 | 856 | 3.68 | 55.0% |
| Summer 2020 | 1 | 163 | 3.78 | 63.8% |
| Spring 2020 | 5 | 620 | 3.84 | 73.1% |
| Fall 2019 | 5 | 713 | 3.13 | 19.6% |
| Summer 2019 | 1 | 130 | 3.36 | 46.2% |
| Spring 2019 | 5 | 646 | 3.24 | 24.5% |
| Fall 2018 | 5 | 704 | 3.25 | 24.4% |
| Summer 2018 | 1 | 84 | 3.27 | 22.6% |
| Spring 2018 | 3 | 654 | 3.40 | 27.4% |
| Fall 2017 | 3 | 676 | 3.43 | 25.7% |
| Summer 2017 | 1 | 118 | 3.25 | 39.0% |
| Spring 2017 | 3 | 501 | 3.31 | 21.8% |
| Fall 2016 | 3 | 559 | 3.31 | 20.2% |
| Summer 2016 | 1 | 95 | 3.38 | 30.5% |
| Spring 2016 | 3 | 470 | 3.14 | 19.1% |
| Fall 2015 | 3 | 609 | 3.13 | 11.3% |
| Summer 2015 | 1 | 97 | 3.50 | 45.4% |
| Spring 2015 | 4 | 652 | 3.09 | 15.8% |
| Fall 2014 | 3 | 618 | 3.23 | 20.7% |
What’s BCH 369 about?
The basics of protein structure and function, carbon and nitrogen metabolism, and molecular biology of macromolecules. Only one of the following may be counted: Biochemistry 339F, 369, Biology 337 (Topic: Foundations of Biochemistry), Chemistry 339K, 369. May not be counted toward a degree in biochemistry. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prepare for class
- Protein structure
- Metabolism
- Molecular biology
Review · Review amino acids and the bonds that join them.
Self-check · Heating unfolds a protein and it stops working. Why can that happen even if its amino acid sequence stays intact?
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The protein's shape helps determine what it binds and does. Unfolding can disrupt those interactions.
Instructor evaluations
UT posts its course evaluation results as one public list per term. Open a term and look for BCH 369 in it: Spring 2026 · Fall 2025 · Summer 2025 · Spring 2025.
UT’s CES ratings search · Results before Fall 2022 · Syllabi and evaluations for BCH 369
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Sources
The Spring 2027 listing comes from UT’s printed schedule, checked November 9, 2026.
Class details come from UT’s Biochemistry catalog page, 2026–27 edition, checked October 27, 2026. Match requirements to your own catalog and degree plan.
Grades come from UT’s grade dashboard, updated October 27, 2026. UT leaves out some small classes to protect students’ privacy.
Each letter grade counts once. A− has its own bar. Subject averages cover the same subject, level, and term, including this class. How the averages are calculated.