Major Requirements

COURSEWORK

Chemistry Foundation

CHEM 120	Foundations of General Chemistry	4 units
And
CHEM 150	Molecular Symmetry and Structure	1 unit
Or
CHEM 130	Advanced Placement General Chemistry	4 units
CHEM 220	Organic Chemistry I	4 units
CHEM 221	Organic Chemistry II	4 units
CHEM 240	Integrated Concepts in General Chemistry	4 units
CHEM 300	Physical Chemistry I	4 units
CHEM 305	Physical Chemistry II	4 units
CHEM 340	Inorganic Chemistry	4 units

Directed Research

Students pursuing the Chemistry major must complete a minimum of four units of directed research.

CHEM 295	Directed Research	2 units
CHEM 395	Directed Research	4 units

Choose one additional CHEM course (must include a lab component)

CHEM 280	Instrumental and Separation Techiniques in Organic Chemistry	2 units
CHEM 330	Biocatalysis and Biotechnology	2 units
CHEM 332	Instrumental Chemistry	4 units
CHEM 340	Inorganic Chemistry	4 units
CHEM 350	Biochemistry	4 units
CHEM 355	Bioinformatics	2 units
CHEM 360	Physical Organic Chemistry	2 units
CHEM 370	Organometallic Chemistry	2 units
CHEM 380	Organic Synthesis	2 units
PHYS 368	Nanoscience and Nanotechnology	4 units

Mathematics Component

 

Calculus 2

Scientific Modeling and Integral Calculus

4 units

Physics Component

Students must select one option as indicated below:

Option 1 - 

PHYS 110	Introductory Mechanics	4 units
PHYS 230	Introductory Electricity and Magnetism	4 units

Option 2 -

PHYS 115	General Physics I	4 units
PHYS 125	General Physics II	4 units

In order to graduate with American Chemical Society certification, it is necessary to take both CHEM 332 and CHEM 350.

CHEM 120 (or CHEM 130), CHEM 220, CHEM 221, and CHEM 240 satisfy the general and organic chemistry distribution requirements for the health professions.