Chemistry Curriculum Requirements
Major Requirements
The Chemistry major consists of 60-61 credits distributed as follows:
Required Core Courses
37-38 credits
| CHE 1510/1511 General Chemistry I with Lab (4) | CHE 3520 Instrumental Analysis (4) |
| CHE 1520/1521 General Chemistry II with Lab (4) | CHE 4210 Thermodynamics and Kinetics (4) or CHE 4220 Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy (4) |
| CHE 2210/2211 Organic Chemistry I with Lab (4) | CHE 4860 Library Research Project (1) or CHE 4870 Laboratory Research Project (2) |
| CHE 2220/2221 Organic Chemistry II with Lab (4) | PHY 1510 General Physics I (4) or PHY 2510 General Physics I-Calculus Based (4) |
| CHE 3510 Quantitative Analysis (4) | PHY 1520 General Physics II (4) or PHY 2520 General Physics II-Calculus Based (4) |
Chemistry Electives
12 credits
Select three courses from the following course list:
| CHE 2300 Basic Environmental Chemistry (4) | CHE 4210 Thermodynamics and Kinetics (4) |
| CHE 3100 Inorganic Chemistry (4) | CHE 4220 Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy (4) |
| CHE 4000 Medicinal Chemistry (4) | CHE 4500 Biochemistry (4) |
| CHE 4100 Forensic Chemistry (4) | CHE 4600 Advanced Biochemistry (4) |
Note: It is highly recommended that students select both CHE 3100 and CHE 4500.
Required Mathematics Courses
11 credits
| MAT 2200 Applied Statistics (3) | MAT 2420 Calculus II (4) |
| MAT 2410 Calculus I (4) |
Minor Requirements
The minor in Chemistry consists of 16 credits of 2000-level or higher Chemistry (CHE) courses.
A.S. Concentration Requirements
The A.S. concentration in Chemistry consists of 29-31 credits distributed as follows:
Required Chemistry Courses
8 credits
| CHE 1510/1511 General Chemistry I with Lab (4) | CHE 1520/1521 General Chemistry II with Lab (4) |
Chemistry Electives
12 credits
Select three courses from the following course list:
| CHE 2210/2211 Organic Chemistry I with Lab (4) | CHE 4000 Medicinal Chemistry (4) |
| CHE 2220/2221 Organic Chemistry II with Lab (4) | CHE 4100 Forensic Chemistry (4) |
| CHE 2300 Basic Environmental Chemistry (4) | CHE 4210 Thermodynamics and Kinetics (4) |
| CHE 3100 Inorganic Chemistry (4) | CHE 4220 Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy (4) |
| CHE 3510 Quantitative Analysis (4) | CHE 4500 Biochemistry (4) |
| CHE 3520 Instrumental Analysis (4) | CHE 4600 Advanced Biochemistry (4) |
Required Science & Mathematics Courses
9-11 credits
| SCI 1410 Earth Science (3) or GSC 1600 Physical Geology (4) | SCI 1420 Biological Science (3) or BIO 1530/1531 Fundamentals of Biology I with Lab (4) |
| MAT 1050 College Algebra (or higher) (3) |