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) |
Available Concentrations
Students to choose to major in Chemistry, or choose to major in Chemistry concentrating in one of the following areas. Follow the links for the curriculum requirements for those concentrations.
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) |