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Program Requirements

Requirements for the Chemistry Major 59-61 units
Chemistry 42 units
CHEM 151*/^/152^ General Chemistry I, II 4, 4
CHEM 300Quantitative Analysis – Theory2
CHEM 310Quantitative Analysis – Lab2
CHEM 320 Instrumental Analysis – Theory***/^3
CHEM 330Instrumental Analysis – Lab^1
CHEM 251/252Organic Chemistry – Theory 4, 4
CHEM 261/262Organic Chemistry – Lab 1, 1
CHEM 401Thermodynamics 3
CHEM 402Kinetics and Quantum Mechanics3
CHEM 461Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry3
BIOL 496Senior Seminar: Ethics and the Sciences**3
Upper-Division Chemistry Elective 3
Select one of the following:
CHEM 497Readings 1
CHEM 498Directed Research 1
Mathematics9 units
MATH 251^/252^ Calculus I, II 5, 4
Physics8-10 units
Select one of the following sequences:
PHYC 201*/^/202^Fundamentals of Physics I, II 4, 4
PHYC 251*/^/252^General Physics I, II 5, 5

*Meets a General Studies Core (or elective) requirement.
**Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement if both CHEM 320 and CHEM 330 are taken.
***Required if high school physics has not been taken; does not count toward major.
^This course may be waived with an appropriate Advanced Placement test score.
^^CHEM 320 and CHEM 330 together meet the General Studies Upper-Division Writing requirement.
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
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