Chemistry Major
Prerequisites
Chemistry concentrators must complete 40 credit hours of prerequisite courses. These courses should be completed early in the student’s 4-year curriculum.
C 124 | General Chemistry I | 4 cr hrs |
C 136 | General Chemistry IIA | 4 cr hrs |
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C 146 | General Chemistry IIB4 | 4 cr hrs |
Students may select either the Chem 124/136 or the 124/146 General Chemistry sequence.
C 225 | Organic Chem I | 3 cr hrs |
C 226 | Organic Chem II | 3 cr hrs |
C 227 | Organic Chem Lab | 2 cr hrs |
B 130 | Organismal/ Environmental Biol | 4 cr hrs |
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B 140 | Molecular/Cellular Biol | 4 cr hrs |
The sequence P150 + 151 may be satisfied by the completion of the sequence P125 + 126 and an upper division physics course, e.g. P305.
Math 115 | Calculus I | 4 cr hrs |
Math 116 | Calculus II | 4 cr hrs |
Math 215 | Calculus III | 4 cr hrs |
Requirements
Chemistry concentrators must complete 29-31 credit hours of chemistry courses numbered 300 or above. These credit hours include 28 credit hours of required courses and 1 to 3 credit hours to be chosen from chemistry electives.
Required Courses
C 303 | Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 cr hrs |
C 344 | Quantitative Analysis | 4 cr hrs |
C 368 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 cr hrs |
C 370 | Principles of Biochemistry | 3 cr hrs |
C 403 | Inorganic Chemistry II | 3 cr hrs |
C 447 | Instrumental Methods of Analysis | 4 cr hrs |
C 450 | Adv Org Synthesis/Char Lab | 1 cr hrs |
C 452 | Adv Inorg Synthesis/Char Lab | 1 cr hrs |
C 469 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 cr hrs |
C 481 | Physicochemical Measurements | 2 cr hrs |
C 493 | Presentations in Chemistry | 1 cr hrs |
Elective Courses
C 348 | Environmental Chemistry | 3 cr hrs |
C 349 | Environmental Chemistry Lab | 1 cr hrs |
C 352 | Introduction to Toxicology | 3 cr hrs |
C 390 | Current Topics in Chemistry | 1-3 cr hrs |
C 405 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 cr hrs |
C 426 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 3 cr hrs |
C 436 | Introduction to Polymer Chemistry | 3 cr hrs |
C 470 | Biochemistry I | 3 cr hrs |
C 471 | Biochemistry II | 3 cr hrs |
C 472 | Biochemistry Laboratory I | 1 cr hrs |
C 473 | Biochemistry Laboratory II | 1 cr hrs |
C 490 | Topics in Chemistry | 1-3 cr hrs |
C 497 | Seminar in Chemistry | 1 cr hrs |
Independent Study
C 495 | Off-Campus Research Participation | (1-3 credit hours) |
C 498 | Readings in Chemistry | (1-3 credit hours) |
C 499 | Laboratory Research in Chemistry | (1-3 credit hours) |
Note: No more than 6 credit hours of independent study among Natural Sciences disciplines or programs count toward the 120 hours required for graduation.