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

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry


Chemistry BA Four-Year Plan

FALL SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing   MATH 242 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus B  (recommended) or Elective                               
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A   General and Quantitative Chemistry Option (2/3): CHEM 104 /CHEM 134  or CHEM 112 /CHEM 120   
First Year Seminar Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
General and Quantitative Chemistry Option (1/3): CHEM 103 /CHEM 133  or CHEM 111 /CHEM 115     Breadth Requirement (1/9)
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3)  
Credits: 16-17 Credits: 15-17
Second Year
General and Quantitative Chemistry Option (3/3): CHEM 220 /CHEM 221 ^ or Elective  Breadth Requirement (2/9)
Organic Chemistry option (1/2): CHEM 321 /CHEM 325  or CHEM 331 /CHEM 333    Organic Chemistry option (2/2): CHEM 322 /CHEM 326  or CHEM 332 /CHEM 334  
PHYS 201 /PHYS 221  or PHYS 207 /PHYS 227                                                                               PHYS 202 /PHYS 222  or PHYS 208 /PHYS 228   
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3) Breadth Requirement (3/9)
Credits: 16 Credits: 14-15
Third Year
Physical Chemistry option (1/2): CHEM 418  or CHEM 443   Physical Chemistry option (2/2): CHEM 419 /CHEM 445  or CHEM 444 /CHEM 445  
CHEM 437 - Instrumental Methods   Second Writing Requirement
CHEM 438 - Instrumental Methods Laboratory   Breadth Requirement (6/9) (satisfy Multicultural Requirement)
Breadth Requirement (4/9) Breadth Requirement (7/9)
Breadth Requirement (5/9) Free Elective (2/8)
Free Elective (1/8)  
Credits: 16 Credits: 16
Fourth Year
CHEM 465 - Senior Seminar  (Capstone) Major CHEM Elective**
Discovery Learning Experience* Breadth Requirement (9/9)
Breadth Requirement (8/9) Free Elective (6/8)
Free Elective (3/8) Free Elective (7/8)
Free Elective (4/8) Free Elective (8/8)
Free Elective (5/8)  
Credits: 16 Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

^CHEM 221  not required if CHEM 120  was taken.

*Recommended completion of CHEM 468 CHEM 402 , or advanced CHEM not specifically required for the degree.

**See program page for approved courses.

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.