The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry provides an excellent breadth and depth of preparation in Chemistry suitable for obtaining a position at a chemical or pharmaceutical industry, or for admission to graduate school in Chemistry or Biochemistry. Students may select either the general Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or the Biochemistry Option within the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. The Biochemistry Option overlaps substantially with the requirements for the minor in Biology and students are encouraged to obtain the Biology minor in addition to the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Biochemistry Option.
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Four-Year Plan to Graduation: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
First Year
FALL
- CHEM 121 General Chemistry I (4) (or CHEM 105)
- CHEM 123 General Chemistry Problem Solving I (1) (recommended)
- MATH 150 Calculus I (4) (or MATH 105)
- ENGL 105 Composition I (3) (GE A2)
- General Education Course (3)
SPRING
- CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (4)
- CHEM 124 General Chemistry Problem Solving II (1) (recommended)
- MATH 151 Calculus II (4)
- CHEM 150 Critical Thinking (3) (GE A1)
- General Education Course (3)
Second Year
FALL
- CHEM 250 Quantitative Analysis (3) (can take this in Spring with lab)
- CHEM 251 Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (1)
- CHEM 311 Organic Chemistry I (3)
- CHEM 312 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
- PHYS 200 General Physics I (4) (or PHYS 100)
- General Education Course (3) (or independent research)
SPRING
- CHEM 314 Organic Chemistry II (3)
- CHEM 315 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
- PHYS 201 General Physics II (4) (or PHYS 101)
- General Education Course (3) (or independent research)
- General Education Course (3)
Third Year
FALL
- CHEM 305 Computer Applications in Chemistry (1)
- CHEM 371 Physical Chemistry I (3)
- CHEM 372 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
- Chemistry Elective (3-4)
- General Education Course (3) (or independent research)
SPRING
- CHEM 373 Physical Chemistry II (3)
- Chemistry Elective (3-4)
- CHEM 494 Research (1-3) (recommended)
- General Education Course (3) (can be UDIGE course)
- General Education Course (3)
Fourth Year
FALL
- CHEM 460 Biochemistry I (3) (can take in Spring with lab)
- CHEM 461 Biochemistry I Laboratory (1)
- CHEM 494 Research (1-3) (recommended)
- Chemistry Elective (3-4)
- Chemistry Elective (3-4)
- General Education Course (3) (can be UDIGE course)
SPRING
- CHEM 499 Chemistry Capstone (2)
- Chemistry Elective (3-4)
- Chemistry Elective (3-4)
- General Education Course (3) (can be UDIGE course)
- General Education Course (3)
Note to Students: To maximize University Electives, it is recommended that the nine units of upper-division, interdisciplinary GE courses (numbered 330-349 or 430-449) be taken from those courses marked with an asterisk (*), in order to meet simultaneously Categories A-E and the nine units of Upper-Division GE.
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