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Major Requirements

Complete 83 to 85 credits from 28 courses including 16 required chemistry courses, eight required science courses, two electives, and two capstone courses.

GPA: A minimum GPA of 2.0 for all major requirements.
Pass/fail: No chemistry or biochemistry courses taken pass/fail may be applied to the major. No more than one mathematics or physics course taken pass/fail may be applied to the major.
Residency: A minimum of 16 credits of courses at the 300-level or higher must be completed at 91视频.

Course Requirements

Required Chemistry Courses (47 Credits)

• CHEM 115 - Chemical Principles I Lecture 3 Credit(s)<
• CHEM 116 - Chemical Principles II Lecture 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 117 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
• CHEM 118 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
• CHEM 251 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 252 - Organic Chemistry II Lecture 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
• CHEM 256 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
• CHEM 311 - Analytical Chemistry 4 Credit(s)
• CHEM 312 - Physical Chemistry 4 Credit(s)
• CHEM 313 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
• CHEM 314 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
• CHEM 354 - Biochemistry Credit(s)
• CHEM 369 - Chemical Structure 4 Credit(s)
• CHEM 370 - Inorganic Chemistry 4 Credit(s)
• CHEM 371 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
• CHEM 379 - Chemical Structure Lab 2 Credit(s)

Additional Required Courses (26 Credits)

• BIOL 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit(s)
• MATH 140 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s)
• MATH 141 - Calculus II 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 113 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 114 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 181 - Physics Laboratory I2 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 182 - Physics Laboratory II 2 Credit(s)

Electives (6 to 8 Credits)

Take two 300-level or higher chemistry or biochemistry electives. One must be a laboratory course from the list below.

• BIOCHM 385 - Biochemistry Lab I 3 Credit(s)
• BIOCHM 386 - Biochemistry Lab II 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 351 - Organic Qualitative Analysis 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 361 - Analytical Instrumentation 4 Credit(s)
• CHEM 481 - Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry I 1-4 Credit(s)
• CHEM 482 - Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry II 1-4 Credit(s)

Capstone Requirement (4 Credits)

Students majoring in chemistry must, during their final year, register for CHEM 498 - Senior Thesis I and CHEM 499 - Senior Thesis II.

The department encourages its majors to take CHEM 481 - Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry I and CHEM 482 - Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry II in addition to the capstone courses.

For more information on curriculum, including course descriptions and degree requirements, visit the .

Department of Chemistry
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Phone: 617.287.6130
Fax: 617.287.6131