Chemistry Major - Chemistry Option

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY - CHEMISTRY OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	Any one approved CO1^a course and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 7 - 10)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 7 - 8)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 113 ^a (Credits: 4)

Arts & Humanities	AH^b	Any two approved AH courses(Credits: 8)

History	HI^b	Any one approved HI course(Credits: 4)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS^b	Any one approved SS course(Credits: 4)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	CHEM 150 ^a,c (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	CHEM 151 ^a,c (Credits: 4)

Physical Well-Being	PE/ES	Any one PE course or ES 100 (Credits: 1)

Major Requirements: Credits: 64

Prerequisites:

MATH 121 - Pre-Calculus
^a Credits: 4

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Specific Departmental Core Requirements:

CHEM 150 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4 ^a,d
CHEM 151 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II: Chemical Reaction Credits: 4 ^a,d
CHEM 250 - Organic Chemistry I: Organic Compounds Credits: 4 ^a
CHEM 251 - Organic Chemistry II: Biological Chemistry Credits: 4 ^a
CHEM 311 - General Biochemistry I Credits: 3 ^a
CHEM 356 - Physical Chemistry I: Quantum Mechanics Credits: 4 ^a
CHEM 363 - Inorganic Chemistry I Credits: 3 ^a
CHEM 365 - Analytical Chemistry Credits: 4 ^a
CHEM 496 - Senior Seminar I Credits: 3
CHEM 497 - Senior Seminar II Credits: 3 ^a

Other Specific Departmental Requirements:

CHEM 357 - Physical Chemistry II: Thermodynamics Credits: 4 ^a
CHEM 464 - Inorganic Chemistry II Credits: 4 ^a
CHEM 465 - Instrumental Analytical Chemistry Credits: 4 ^a

Plus any two of these courses from the following that add to a minimum of four credits:

CHEM 305 - Natural Products From Plants Credits: 3 ^a
CHEM 312 - General Biochemistry Lab Credits: 1 ^a
CHEM 381 - Introduction to Chemistry Research Lab Credits: 1-3
CHEM 411 - Advanced Biochemistry Lab Credits: 3 ^a
CHEM 460 - Synthesis and Spectroscopy Credits: 3 ^a

Auxiliary Requirements:

MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4 ^a
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 201 - Physics - Non-Calculus I Credits: 4 ^a
OR
PHYS 217 - Physics - Science and Engineering I Credits: 4 ^a - preferred
AND
PHYS 202 - Physics - Non-Calculus II Credits: 4 ^a
OR
PHYS 218 - Physics - Science and Engineering II Credits: 4 ^a - preferred

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^bA minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^c This Liberal Arts Core course is required by the major. To complete the degree in the specified total credits for graduation, students must use this course to fulfill the requirements of both the Liberal Arts Core and the major.

^dThis course fulfills both a Major requirement and a Liberal Arts Core requirement. Credits for this course are counted in the Liberal Arts Core section of the curriculum listing. These credits are not counted in the Major Requirements total.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 39 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Freshman Map to Graduation:

Chemistry Major - Chemistry Option: Freshman Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

Chemistry Major - Chemistry Option: Transfer Student Map