Requirements
| Requirements for the Chemistry Major | 63-65 units | |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 39 units | |
| CHEM 151 | General Chemistry*/^ | 4 |
| CHEM 152 | General Chemistry II^ | 4 |
| CHEM 300 | Quantitative Analysis – Theory | 2 |
| CHEM 310 | Quantitative Analysis – Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 320 | Instrumental Analysis – Theory***/^^ | 3 |
| CHEM 330 | Instrumental Analysis – Lab***/^^ | 1 |
| CHEM 251 | Organic Chemistry – Theory I | 4 |
| CHEM 252 | Organic Chemistry – Theory II | 4 |
| CHEM 261 | Organic Chemistry – Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 262 | Organic Chemistry – Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 401 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CHEM 402 | Kinetics and Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
| CHEM 461 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 490 | Chemistry Seminar | 1 |
| BIOL 496 | Senior Seminar: Ethics and the Sciences* | 3 |
| Select at least 7 units from the following courses: | ||
| BIOC 380 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| BIOC 381 | Biochemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 451 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 495 | Advanced Topics in Chemistry | 3-4 |
| CHEM 498 | Directed Research^^ | 1-4 |
| MATH 263 | Multivariate Calculus (formerly MATH 253)^^^ | 4 |
| MATH 270 | Differential Equations (formerly MATH 350)^^^ | 4 |
| MATH 290 | Linear Algebra (formerly MATH 300)^^^ | 3 |
| Mathematics | 9 units | |
| MATH 161 | Calculus I (formerly MATH 251)^ | 5 |
| MATH 162 | Calculus II (formerly MATH 252)^ | 4 |
| Physics | 8-10 units | |
| Select one of the following sequences: | ||
| PHYC 151 | Physics for Life Sciences I (formerly PHYC 201)*/^ | 4 |
| PHYC 152 | Physics for Life Sciences II (formerly PHYC 202)^ | 4 |
| PHYC 161 | Physics for Science and Engineering I*/^ | 5 |
| PHYC 162 | Physics for Science and Engineering II^ | 5 |
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*Meets a General Studies Core (or elective) requirement. ***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement if both CHEM 320 and CHEM 330 are taken. ^This course may be waived with an appropriate Advanced Placement test score. ^^A minimum of three units required if CHEM 498 is chosen. ^^^Only one of these MATH courses may count toward the major. |
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Note: This information is current for the 2009-10 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for the most current and controlling information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
