Chemistry - Requirements for the Major
Chemistry Program | Chemistry Minor Requirements | Course Descriptions
Supporting Courses, 29 credits
- CHEM 211 Principles of Chemistry I, 4 credits
- CHEM 212 Principles of Chemistry II, 4 credits
- CHEM 213 Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 214 Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory, 1 credit
- ENV SCI 207 Laboratory Safety, 1 credit
- MATH 202 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, 4 credits
- MATH 203 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II, 4 credits
- PHYSICS 201 Principles of Physics I, 5 credits
- PHYSICS 202 Principles of Physics II, 5 credits
Upper-Level Courses, 28 credits
Core courses, 24 credits:
- CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry I, 3 credits
- CHEM 303 Organic Chemistry II, 3 credits
- CHEM 304 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I, 1 credit
- CHEM 305 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II, 1 credit
- CHEM 311 Analytical Chemistry, 4 credits
- CHEM 320 Thermodynamics and Kinetics, 3 credits
- CHEM 321 Structure of Matter, 3 credits
- CHEM 322 Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 323 Structure of Matter Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 413 Instrumental Analysis, 4 credits
Electives, choose 4 credits:
- CHEM 330 Biochemistry, 3 credits
- CHEM 331 Biochemistry Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 402 Advanced Organic Chemistry, 3 credits
- CHEM 403 Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 407 Molecular Biology, 3 credits
- CHEM 408 Molecular Biology Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 410 Inorganic Chemistry, 3 credits
- CHEM 411 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 417 Nuclear Physics and Radiochemistry, 3 credits
- CHEM 420 Polymer Chemistry, 3 credits
American Chemical Society-Certified Major
Required supporting and upper-level core courses for the Chemistry major, plus:
- CHEM 330 Biochemistry, 3 credits
- CHEM 331 Biochemistry Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 410 Inorganic Chemistry, 3 credits
- CHEM 411 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 495 Research in Chemistry, 1-5 credits
- MATH 209 Multivariate Calculus, 4 credits
American Chemical Society-Certified
Major in Environmental Chemistry
Required supporting and upper-level core courses for the Chemistry major, plus:
Supporting Courses
- BIOLOGY 202 Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes, 4 credits
- BIOLOGY 302 Principles of Microbiology, 4 credits
- ENV SCI 102 Introduction to Environmental Sciences, 3 credits
- GEOSCI 202 Physical Geology, 4 credits
- MATH 260 Introductory Statistics, 4 credits
Upper-Level Courses
- CHEM 330 Biochemistry, 3 credits
- CHEM 331 Biochemistry Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 410 Inorganic Chemistry, 3 credits
- CHEM 411 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 434 Environmental Chemistry, 3 credits
- CHEM 435 Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, 1 credit
- CHEM 495 Research in Chemistry, 1-5 credits