Department of Chemistry

Required Chemistry Courses for BS Degree

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  Course Course Title Credits
CHEM 105 Principles of Chemistry I 3
CHEM 106 Principles of Chemistry II 3
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory 2
CHEM 114 [1] Chemistry Frontiers Laboratory 2
CHEM 304 [2] Quantitative Analytical Chemistry 2
CHEM 310 [2] Foundations of Analytical Chemistry 3
CHEM 311 Inorganic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 322 Laboratory Methods in Organic Chemistry 3
CHEM 323 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 324 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 328
    or CHEM 329
    or BIOC 307
Introductory Biochemistry
    or Chemical Aspects of Living Systems
    or Introduction to Biochemistry
3
(3)
(4)
CHEM 331 Laboratory Methods in Inorganic Chemistry 3
CHEM 332 [3] Laboratory Methods in Physical Chemistry 3
CHEM 335 Physical Chemistry I 3
CHEM 336 Physical Chemistry II 3
CHEM 397
    or CHEM 398
Undergraduate Research
    or Senior Capstone Project
3
(Chemistry electives) 6
    Total 53(54)


[1] CHEM 114 is no longer offered. Until it is removed from the curriculum, BS chemistry majors will be allowed to substitue 2 credits of CHEM 397 research. Please bring an Advisement Report Correction form to your advisor for approval.

[2] CHEM 304 and CHEM 310 have been restructured as of fall 2012. CHEM 304 has been reduced from 4 credits to 2 credits, and the lab sections are now 3 hours instead of 5 hours long. CHEM 310 lecture is now a co-requisite. Students who have completed neither must add both courses to the SIS shopping cart in order to enroll.

[3] CHEM 305, CHEM 306, and CHEM 332 are approved departmental seminar courses. Chemistry and Chemical Biology majors do not have to take any other courses to fulfill the departmental seminar SAGES requirement.