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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Chemistry Major, B.S. (ACS Chemistry Concentration) Suggested Four-Year Program of Study

Chemistry Major, B.S. (ACS Chemistry Concentration)

FRESHMAN YEAR (32 credits)

Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture I	3	CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry Lecture II	3
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory I	1	CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry Laboratory II	1
MATH 1910 - Calculus I	4	MATH 1920 - Calculus II	3
ENGL 1010 - Foundations in Writing	3	ENGL 1020 - Written Communication & Critical Thinking	4
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate	3	BIOL 1110 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture I	3
		BIOL 1111 - Biology for Science Majors Laboratory I	1
		PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World	3
Fall Total	14	Spring Total	18

SOPHOMORE YEAR (31-33 credits)

Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry Lecture I	3	CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry Lecture II	3
CHEM 2011 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	2	CHEM 2021 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	2
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 or Compass Core Class	3	CHEM 2220 - Quantitative Analysis Lecture	2
Compass Core Class	3	CHEM 2221 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory	2
PHYS 2010 - General Physics I-Noncalculus /PHYS 2011 - General Physics Laboratory I-Noncalculus or PHYS 2110 - Technical Physics I-Calculus Based	4-5	PHYS 2020 - General Physics II-Noncalculus /PHYS 2021 - General Physics Laboratory II-Noncalculus or PHYS 2120 - Technical Physics II-Calculus Based	4-5
		HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 or Compass Core Class	3
Fall Total	15-16	Spring Total	16-17

JUNIOR YEAR (29 credits)

Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
CHEM 3110 - Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry	3	CHEM 3760 - Physical Chemistry II	3
CHEM 3611 - Introductory Integrated Laboratory	2	CHEM 4611 - Advanced Integrated Laboratory - Dynamics	2
CHEM 3750 - Physical Chemistry I	3	CHEM 4621 - Advanced Integrated Laboratory - Structure	2
Compass Core Class	3	Compass Core Class	3
Compass Core Class	3	BIOL 4147 - Biochemistry of Macromolecules /BIOL 4157 - Biochemistry of Macromolecules Lab or BIOL 4167 - Biochemistry of Metabolism /BIOL 4177 - Biochemistry of Metabolism Lab	5
Fall Total	14	Spring Total	15

SENIOR YEAR (28-30 credits)

Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
CHEM 4110 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lecture	3	CHEM 4010 - Seminar in Chemistry	2
CHEM 4631 - Advanced Integrated Laboratory - Analytical Techniques	2	Free Elective Courses	9
Free Elective Courses	3	Advanced Elective	3-4
CHEM 4200 - Principles of Instrumental Analysis	3
Advanced Elective	3-4
Fall Total	14-15	Spring Total	14-15

TOTAL = 120 credits