Chemistry Curriculum Guides

General Chemistry

An example: Four year plan for General Chemistry
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
FallCredits
CHEM 207 Laboratory Safety 1
CHEM 211 Principles of Chemistry I 4
CHEM 213 Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory 1
MATH 202 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4
First Year Seminar 3
 Credits13
Spring
CHEM 212 Principles of Chemistry II 4
CHEM 214 Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory 1
MATH 203 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
 Credits15
Sophomore
Fall
CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 304 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1
PHYSICS 201 Principles of Physics I 4
PHYSICS 203 Introductory Physics Lab I 1
PHYSICS 204 Introductory Physics Lab II 1
General Ed 3
Elective 3
 Credits16
Spring
CHEM 303 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 305 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1
CHEM 311 Analytical Chemistry 4
PHYSICS 202 Principles of Physics II 4
General Ed 3
 Credits15
Junior
Fall
CHEM 320 Thermodynamics and Kinetics 3
CHEM 322 Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory 1
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credits16
Spring
CHEM 321 Structure of Matter 3
CHEM 323 Structure of Matter Laboratory 1
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credits16
Senior
Fall
CHEM 413 Instrumental Analysis 4
General Ed 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credits16
Spring
CHEM 410 Inorganic Chemistry (or other chemistry elective lecture) 3
CHEM 411 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (or other chemistry elective laboratory) 1
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credits13
 Total Credits120

Biochemistry

An example: Four year plan for Biochemistry
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
FallCredits
CHEM 207 Laboratory Safety 1
CHEM 211 Principles of Chemistry I 4
CHEM 213 Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory 1
MATH 202 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4
First Year Seminar 3
 Credits13
Spring
CHEM 212 Principles of Chemistry II 4
CHEM 214 Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory 1
MATH 203 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4
BIOLOGY 201 Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes 3
BIOLOGY 202 Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes 1
 Credits13
Sophomore
Fall
CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 304 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1
PHYSICS 201 Principles of Physics I 4
PHYSICS 203 Introductory Physics Lab I 1
MATH 260 Introductory Statistics 4
General Ed 3
 Credits16
Spring
CHEM 303 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 305 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1
PHYSICS 202 Principles of Physics II 4
PHYSICS 204 Introductory Physics Lab II 1
BIOLOGY 303 Genetics 3
General Ed 3
 Credits15
Junior
Fall
CHEM 324 Biophysical Chemistry 3
CHEM 325 Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory 1
BIOLOGY 307 Cell Biology (or other biology elective) 3
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
Elective 3
 Credits16
Spring
CHEM 311 Analytical Chemistry 4
BIOLOGY 407 Molecular Biology 3
BIOLOGY 408 Molecular Biology Laboratory 1
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
Elective 3
 Credits17
Senior
Fall
CHEM 413 Instrumental Analysis (or other chemistry elective lecture and lab) 4
General Ed 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credits16
Spring
CHEM 330 Biochemistry 3
CHEM 331 Biochemistry Laboratory 1
General Ed 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credits16
 Total Credits122

ACS Certified Chemistry

An example: Four year plan for Chemistry - ACS Certified Chemistry
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Some upper level courses are only taught once every other year. Check with your advisor for course periodicity.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
FallCredits
CHEM 207 Laboratory Safety 1
CHEM 211 Principles of Chemistry I 4
CHEM 213 Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory 1
MATH 202 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4
First Year Seminar 3
General Ed 3
 Credits16
Spring
CHEM 212 Principles of Chemistry II 4
CHEM 214 Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory 1
MATH 203 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
 Credits15
Sophomore
Fall
CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 304 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1
MATH 209 Multivariate Calculus 4
PHYSICS 201 Principles of Physics I 4
PHYSICS 203 Introductory Physics Lab I 1
General Ed 3
 Credits16
Spring
CHEM 303 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 305 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1
CHEM 311 Analytical Chemistry 4
PHYSICS 202 Principles of Physics II 4
PHYSICS 204 Introductory Physics Lab II 1
General Ed 3
 Credits16
Junior
Fall
CHEM 320 Thermodynamics and Kinetics 3
CHEM 322 Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory 1
BIOLOGY 201 Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes 3
BIOLOGY 202 Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes 1
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
 Credits14
Spring
CHEM 321 Structure of Matter 3
CHEM 323 Structure of Matter Laboratory 1
CHEM 330 Biochemistry 3
CHEM 331 Biochemistry Laboratory 1
General Ed 3
Elective 3
 Credits14
Senior
Fall
CHEM 413 Instrumental Analysis 4
CHEM 496 Project/Research Assistantship (can be taken over multiple semesters) 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credits16
Spring
CHEM 410 Inorganic Chemistry 3
CHEM 411 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 1
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credits13
 Total Credits120

ACS Certified Environmental Chemistry  

An example: Four year plan for Chemistry – ACS Certified Environmental Chemistry
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Some upper level courses are only taught every other year.  Check with your advisor for course periodicity.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
FallCredits
CHEM 207 Laboratory Safety 1
CHEM 211 Principles of Chemistry I 4
CHEM 213 Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory 1
MATH 202 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4
First Year Seminar 3
 Credits13
Spring
CHEM 212 Principles of Chemistry II 4
CHEM 214 Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory 1
ENV SCI 102 Introduction to Environmental Sciences 3
MATH 203 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4
General Ed 3
 Credits15
Sophomore
Fall
CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 304 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1
MATH 260 Introductory Statistics 4
PHYSICS 201 Principles of Physics I 4
PHYSICS 203 Introductory Physics Lab I 1
General Ed 3
 Credits16
Spring
CHEM 303 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 305 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1
CHEM 311 Analytical Chemistry 4
PHYSICS 202 Principles of Physics II 4
PHYSICS 204 Introductory Physics Lab II 1
General Ed 3
 Credits16
Junior
Fall
CHEM 320 Thermodynamics and Kinetics 3
CHEM 322 Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory 1
BIOLOGY 201 Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes 3
BIOLOGY 202 Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes 1
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
 Credits14
Spring
CHEM 321 Structure of Matter 3
CHEM 323 Structure of Matter Laboratory 1
CHEM 330 Biochemistry 3
CHEM 331 Biochemistry Laboratory 1
General Ed 3
General Ed 3
 Credits14
Senior
Fall
CHEM 413 Instrumental Analysis 4
GEOSCI 202 Physical Geology 4
CHEM 496 Project/Research Assistantship (can be taken over multiple semesters) 3
BIOLOGY 323 Principles of Microbiology 3
BIOLOGY 324 Principles of Microbiology Laboratory 1
 Credits15
Spring
CHEM 410 Inorganic Chemistry 3
CHEM 411 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 1
ENV SCI 305 Environmental Fate and Transport 4
General Ed 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credits17
 Total Credits120