Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Chemistry BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition	CHEM 112 - General Chemistry
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry	CHEM 120 - Quantitative Chemistry
CHEM 115 - Introduction to Chemical Sciences	MATH 242 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus B
First Year Seminar	Breadth Requirement (2/7)*
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A	Breadth Requirement (3/7)*
Breadth Requirement (1/7)*
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Second Year
CHEM 331 - Organic Chemistry	CHEM 332 - Organic Chemistry
CHEM 333 - Organic Chemistry Majors Laboratory I	CHEM 334 - Organic Chemistry Majors Laboratory II
MATH 243 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus C	CHEM 357 - Inorganic Chemistry I
PHYS 201 - Introductory Physics I and PHYS 221 - Introductory Physics Laboratory I or PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I and PHYS 227 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I	PHYS 202 - Introductory Physics II and PHYS 222 - Introductory Physics Laboratory II or PHYS 208 - Fundamentals of Physics II and PHYS 228 - Fundamentials of Physics Laboratory II
Breadth Requirement (4/7)*	Free Elective (MATH 302 strongly recommended) (1/8)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Third Year
CHEM 443 - Physical Chemistry I	CHEM 444 - Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 445 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I	CHEM 446 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 437 - Instrumental Methods	CHEM 457 - Inorganic Chemistry II
CHEM 438 - Instrumental Methods Laboratory	CHEM 458 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 527 - Biochemistry (3cr.)***	Breadth Requirement/Second Writing Requirement (7/7)*
Breadth Requirement (5/7)*	Free Elective (2/8)
Breadth Requirement (6/7)*
Credits: 17	Credits: 14
Fourth Year
CHEM 465 - Senior Seminar (Capstone)	CHEM 465 - Senior Seminar (Capstone)
CHEM 468 - Undergraduate Research (DLE) or Free Elective	CHEM 468 - Undergraduate Research (DLE) or Free Elective
Advance CHEM Elective (600-level)**	Free Elective (6/8)
Free Elective (3/8)	Free Elective (7/8)
Free Elective (4/8)	Free Elective (8/8) (4 cr.)
Free Elective (5/8)
Credits: 16	Credits: 14
Total Credits: 124 credit hours minimum; Chemistry Credits: 49 credits hours minimum

* One Breadth Requirement should also satisfy Multicultural Requirement; one Breadth Requirement should also satisfy the Second Writing Requirement (This requirement can only be filled in the junior or senior year).

** See program plan for approved courses. The three required credits of Advanced Chemistry may be chosen from chemistry electives having a CHEM-600 number or greater (excluding Special Problems and Undergraduate Research).

*** Students intending to take senior research in biochemistry or upper level biochemistry courses should take Biochemistry CHEM-641/642 in the junior year instead of CHEM-527.

**** Candidates for a B.S. in chemistry must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 for all chemistry courses taken.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.