Curriculum Guide: ACS Certified Chemistry Major
An example: Four year plan for Chemistry - ACS Certified Major - Professional Major
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.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| 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 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 207 | Laboratory Safety | 1 |
| 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 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| 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 | 5 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| 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 | 5 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 320 | Thermodynamics and Kinetics | 3 |
| CHEM 322 | Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 330 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 331 | Biochemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 321 | Structure of Matter | 3 |
| CHEM 323 | Structure of Matter Laboratory | 1 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 413 | Instrumental Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 495 | Research in Chemistry | 1-5 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 410 | Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 411 | Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 120-124 | |
