Chemistry Major Course Outline
Chemistry Major Course Outline
General Chemistry
FALL SPRING
CHEM 125 – General Chemistry I CHEM 126 – General Chemistry II
CHEM 135 – General Chemistry Lab I CHEM 136 – General Chemistry Lab II
OR
CHEM 140 – Advanced General Chemistry (includes lab)
Mathematics
MATH 125 – Calculus I OR MATH 125 – Calculus I
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 245 – Organic Chemistry I CHEM 245 – Organic Chemistry I
OR
CHEM 251 – Organic Laboratory Techniques I CHEM 251 – Organic Laboratory Techniques I
Physical Chemistry
CHEM 346 – Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 345 – Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 352 – Physical Chemistry Lab
Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 310 – Quantitative Analysis and Chemical
CHEM 320 – Instrumental Methods of Analysis
Equilibrium
Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 360 – Inorganic Chemistry
Advanced Lab
CHEM 370 – Advanced Methods OR CHEM 370 – Advanced Methods
Seminar* (at least 1 credit before final semester) *may be taken multiple times for credit
AND
CHEM 401 – Chemistry Seminar CHEM 402 – Chemistry Seminar
OR
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CHEMISTRY MAJOR COURSE OUTLINE
Senior Thesis (at least 2 credits)
FALL SPRING
CHEM 490 – Senior Thesis CHEM 490 – Thesis
AND
OR OR
OR
CHEM 498 – Honors Thesis CHEM 498 – Honors Thesis
PHYS 156 – General Physics II OR PHYS 146 – General Physics II, with applications…
ELECTIVES*
CHEM 305 – Global Chemical Cycles
CHEM 275 – Computational Chemistry
CHEM 340 – Materials Chemistry
CHEM 333 – Drug Design
CHEM 390 – Student Research
CHEM 390 – Student Research
CHEM 402 – Chemistry Seminar
CHEM 388 – Environmental Chemistry and Engineering (L)
CHEM 447 – Physical Organic Chemistry
CHEM 401 – Chemistry Seminar
CHEM 456 – Advanced Organic Synthesis
CHEM 425 – Computational Biochemistry
CHEM 452 – Independent Study
CHEM 451 – Independent Study
CHEM 460 – Bioinorganic Chemistry
*All elective courses are not offered every year. Inquire with the instructor about future offerings. The list represents
the most likely offerings and is subject to change. (L) = includes lab component
DISTRIBUTION
First-Year Seminar (two semesters during the first year, e.g. GENS-175 and GENS-176)
2 courses totaling at least 6 credits in cultural pluralism
A minimum of 6 credits in fine arts (music, art, dance, film and media, theater, some literature courses, etc.)
A minimum of 6 credits in humanities (languages, literature, religion, philosophy, etc.)
A minimum of 6 credits in social sciences (anthropology, economics, politics, psychology, sociology, etc.)
A minimum of 6 credits in sciences (automatically fulfilled by completing a science major)
A minimum of 3 credits in quantitative analysis (automatically fulfilled by completing a science major)