Biochemistry is hard, because it assumes you know a lot of relatively knew knowledge. Take math for example. When you take calculus, it assumes you know algebra and some trig. You have been taking algebra and trig for years, so it's old topics with new applications and twists.

Is biochemistry major hard?

Biochemistry or biophysics majors come in 8th place for hardest major, with an average of 18 and a half hours spent getting ready for class every week. Students majoring in biochemistry, or biological chemistry, look closely at the chemical processes and substances in living organisms.

Is biochemistry harder than biology?

Biology is easy and Biochem is more challenging because of Pchem and analytical chemistry.