Major Requirements

COURSEWORK

Chemistry Foundation

CHEM 120	Foundations of General Chemistry	4 units
	And
CHEM 150	Molecular Symmetry and Structure	1 unit
	Or
CHEM 130	Advanced Placement General Chemistry	4 units
CHEM 220	Organic Chemistry I	4 units
CHEM 221	Organic Chemistry II	4 units
CHEM 240	Integrated Concepts in General Chemistry	4 units
CHEM 300	Physical Chemistry I	4 units
CHEM 305	Physical Chemistry II	4 units
CHEM 340	Inorganic Chemistry	4 units

Directed Research

Students pursuing the Chemistry major must complete a minimum of four units of directed research.

CHEM 295	Directed Research	2 units
CHEM 395	Directed Research	4 units

Choose one additional CHEM course (must include a lab component)

CHEM 280	Instrumental and Separation Techiniques in Organic Chemistry	2 units
CHEM 330	Biocatalysis and Biotechnology	2 units
CHEM 332	Instrumental Chemistry	4 units
CHEM 340	Inorganic Chemistry	4 units
CHEM 350	Biochemistry	4 units
CHEM 355	Bioinformatics	2 units
CHEM 360	Physical Organic Chemistry	2 units
CHEM 370	Organometallic Chemistry	2 units
CHEM 380	Organic Synthesis	2 units
PHYS 368	Nanoscience and Nanotechnology	4 units

Mathematics Component

All chemistry majors must also complete Calculus 2 (MATH 120 or MATH 128).

Physics Component

Students must select one option as indicated below:

Option 1 - 

PHYS 110	Introductory Mechanics	4 units
PHYS 120	Introductory Electricity and Magnetism	4 units

Option 2 -

PHYS 115	General Physics I	4 units
PHYS 125	General Physics II	4 units