Chemistry, BS

Lower Division

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The following lower-division courses are required for the three majors in chemistry:

• CHEM 008 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 009 - General Chemistry Lab I
• CHEM 010 - General Chemistry II
• CHEM 011 - General Chemistry Lab II
• CHEM 089 - Chemical Literature

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• MATH 013 - Calculus with Elementary Functions I AND
• MATH 014 - Calculus with Elementary Functions II

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• MATH 027 - Calculus I

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• MATH 028 - Calculus II with Applications (see note regarding math below)

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• MATH 038 - Calculus II (see note regarding math below)

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• PHYSI 001 - Introduction to Physics I
• PHYSI 002 - Introduction to Physics I Laboratory
• PHYSI 003 - Introduction to Physics II
• PHYSI 004 - Introduction to Physics II Laboratory (preferred)

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• PHYSI 010 - General Physics I
• PHYSI 10L (lab)
• PHYSI 011 - General Physics II
• PHYSI 11L (lab)

Upper Division

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The following upper-division courses are required for all three majors in chemistry:

• CHEM 104 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 106 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 130 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

Note

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A combination of one to three CHEM 197 /CHEM 199  courses that equal 1.0 or more credit can count for one upper division course.

Students may not receive credit for both CHEM 114  and CHEM 138 .

*Note regarding Math requirements: Exposure to multivariable calculus is recommended preparation for CHEM 114 , and strongly recommended for students planning to attend graduate school in chemistry. Students learn the most multivariable calculus by taking MATH 013 +MATH 014  or MATH 027 , MATH 038 , and MATH 039 , and therefore this course of study is the preferred option. Students should learn a small amount of multivariable calculus by taking MATH 013 +MATH 014  or MATH 027 , and MATH 028 , and this plan should be followed for students who will not take MATH 039 .

*Notes regarding prerequisites: (1) BIOCHEM 101  requires prerequisites of BIOL 001  OR strong high school preparation in biology and instructor approval. Students obtaining instructor approval to enroll in BIOCHEM 101  may waive BIOL 001  as a requirement for the BS major. (2) BIOL 135  requires BIOL 001  as a prerequisite, and students can obtain instructor permission to enroll in BIOL 135  without completing BIOL 002 .