Nov 17, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry


Chemistry - Environmental Chemistry Concentration BS Four-Year Plan

FALL SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing  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  (2 cr.) CHEM 334 - Organic Chemistry Majors Laboratory II  
MATH 243 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus C   CHEM 357 - Inorganic Chemistry I  
PHYS 201 /PHYS 221  or PHYS 207 /PHYS 227      PHYS 202 /PHYS 222  or PHYS 208 /PHYS 228   
Breadth Requirement (4/7)* Free Elective (MATH 302  recommended) (1/4)
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*** Concentration: Basic Environmentally Related Science sequence (2/2)
Concentration: Basic Environmentally Related Science sequence (1/2) Breadth Requirement (5/7)*
Credits: 15 Credits: 15
Fourth Year
CHEM 465 - Senior Seminar  (Capstone) CHEM 465 - Senior Seminar  (Capstone)
CHEM 468 - Undergraduate Research  (DLE) or Elective CHEM 468 - Undergraduate Research  (DLE) or Elective
Advance CHEM Elective (600-level)** Concentration: Advanced Courses in Chemistry of the Environment (2/2)
Concentration: Advanced Courses in Chemistry of the Environment (1/2) Breadth Requirement (7/7)*
Breadth Requirement/Second Writing Requirement (6/7)* Free Elective (3/4)
Free Elective (2/4) Free Elective (4/4)
Credits: 16 Credits: 16
Total Credits: 124
     *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.