Chemistry Major

Suggested 4-year Course Enrollment

 

Year 1

Fall

Spring

- Chem 111L (Introductory Chemistry I)

- Chem 112L (Introductory Chemistry II)

- Calculus (Math 125 or higher)*

- Calculus*

- First Year Seminar

- Biol 182L (Evolution of Life)

 

 

 

*

The specific calculus course taken will depend on the restuls of the mathematics placement examination.  Biochemistry majors must take calculus through Math 132 (Calculus II)

 

 

Year 2

Fall

Spring

- Chem 211L (Elementary Chemistry I)

- Chem 212L (Elementary Chemistry II)

- Chem 313 (Principles of Inorganic  Chemistry)

- Chem 314L (Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry)

 

Year 3

Fall

Spring

- Chem 208L (Analytical Chemistry)

- Chem 312L (Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis

- Phys 131L (Mechanics and Heat)

- Phys 231L (Electricity and Magnetism and Waves)

 

Year 4

Fall

Spring

- Chem 309L (Physical Chemistry I)

- Chem 310 (Physcial Chemistry II)

- Chem 400 (elective) **

 

 

 

**

Possible Electives:  Chem 403 (Advanced Organic Chemistry I – Theory and Mechanisms), Chem 404 (Biological Chemistry), Chem 406 (Advance Oranic Chemistry II – Reagents and Retrosynthetic Analysis), Chem 415 – (Organometalic Chemistry), Chem 418 (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance), Chem 425 (Research – laboratory), Chem 497 (Senior Thesis), and Chem 498 (Senior Thesis Part II)

 

NOTE:  For certification by the American Chemical Society, students must take Chem 404 and Chem 425.