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Major Program
Students majoring in chemistry must satisfy the general requirements of the B.S. curriculum. Required Courses:
- CHEM 1070 - General Chemistry I and
- CHEM 1075 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 1080 - General Chemistry II and
- CHEM 1085 - General Chemistry Laboratory II
- CHEM 2410 - Organic Chemistry I and
- CHEM 2415 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 2420 - Organic Chemistry II and
- CHEM 2425 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
- CHEM 3110 - Physical Chemistry I and
- CHEM 3115 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 3120 - Physical Chemistry II and
- CHEM 3125 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II
- MATH 1210 - Calculus I
- MATH 1220 - Calculus II
- MATH 2210 - Calculus III
- MATH 2240 - Introduction to Applied Mathematics
- PHYS 1310 - General Physics I
- PHYS 1320 - General Physics II
Chemistry Elective Courses:
One of the lecture-lab combinations, 2310, 2330 or 3210 and 3230, or 3310 and 3330;
- CHEM 2310 - Quantitative Analysis and
- CHEM 2315 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
- or
- CHEM 3210 - Inorganic Chemistry and
- CHEM 3215 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
- or
- CHEM 3310 - Instrumental Analysis and
- CHEM 3315 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
Other Elective Courses:
In order to complete the major, three additional, three-credit courses above the 1000-level are required. List of approved elective courses for the chemistry major. Check with the Chemistry Department for approval of other courses.
- CHEM 2310 - Quantitative Analysis and
- CHEM 2315 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory *
- CHEM 2500 - Environmental Chemistry
- CHEM 3210 - Inorganic Chemistry and
- CHEM 3215 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory *
- CHEM 3310 - Instrumental Analysis and
- CHEM 3315 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory *
- CHEM 3830 - Introduction to Biochemistry
- CHEM 4010 - Research and Seminar
- CHEM 4020 - Research and Seminar
- CHEM 4230 - Organometallic Chemistry
- CELL 2050 - Genetics
- CELL 3750 - Cell Biology
- CELL 3030 - Molecular Biology
- CELL 4010 - Cellular Biochemistry
- CELL 4110 - Cells and Tissues
- CELL 4130 - Embryology
- CELL 4220 - Microbiology
- CELL 6160 - Developmental Biology
- MATH 2170 - Discrete Mathematics
- MATH 3050 - Real Analysis I
- MATH 3090 - Linear Algebra
- MATH 3310 - Scientific Computing I
- MATH 4060 - Real Analysis II
- MATH 4210 - Differential Geometry
- MATH 4300 - Complex Analysis
- MATH 4410 - Topology
- MATH 6030 - Stochastic Processes
- MATH 6350 - Optimization
- PHYS 2350 - Modern Physics I
- PHYS 2360 - Modern Physics II
- PHYS 3010 - Theoretical Physics
- PHYS 3740 - Classical Mechanics
- PHYS 4650 - Optics
- PHYS 6010 - Theoretical Physics I
- PHYS 6020 - Theoretical Physics II
- PHYS 6080 - Surface Science
- PHYS 6210 - Molecular Biophysics and Polymer Physics
(*) A student must take one of these combinations as part of the 7 specified chemistry courses, but may take one or both of the others as electives.
Additional Information:
Students intending to pursue graduate work in chemistry or in an allied interdisciplinary field should select their programs with care. Unless an interdisciplinary program of graduate work is contemplated, students should elect advanced chemistry courses, including 4010 and/or 4020 to complete the major. Close consultation with their department advisors will assure development of programs which can be recommended for graduate work.
The Department of Chemistry is fully accredited by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society. The ACS will certify a degree which includes:
- CHEM 1070 - General Chemistry I and
- CHEM 1075 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 1080 - General Chemistry II and
- CHEM 1085 - General Chemistry Laboratory II
- CHEM 2410 - Organic Chemistry I and
- CHEM 2415 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 2420 - Organic Chemistry II and
- CHEM 2425 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
- CHEM 3110 - Physical Chemistry I and
- CHEM 3115 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 3120 - Physical Chemistry II and
- CHEM 3125 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II
- CHEM 3210 - Inorganic Chemistry and
- CHEM 3215 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
- CHEM 4230 - Organometallic Chemistry
- CHEM 2310 - Quantitative Analysis and
- CHEM 2315 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
- CHEM 3310 - Instrumental Analysis and
- CHEM 3315 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
- Eight credits of research, and one advanced course in chemistry,
- mathematics or physics.
Premedical students should elect:
- CHEM 1070 - General Chemistry I and
- CHEM 1075 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 1080 - General Chemistry II and
- CHEM 1085 - General Chemistry Laboratory II
- CHEM 2410 - Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 2415 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 2420 - Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 2425 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II or their equivalents.