American Chemical Society Certified Major

In order to complete an American Chemical Society Certified major, the following would be the expected minimum schedule of chemistry and prerequisite courses:

Freshman Year:

CHEM 1100 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 1130 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1 hour
MATH 1220 - Calculus I Credits: 4 hours
MATH 1230 - Calculus II Credits: 4 hours

Sophomore Year:

CHEM 3750 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 3760 - Organic Chemistry Lab I Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 3770 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 3780 - Organic Chemistry Lab II Credits: 1 hour
MATH 2720 - Multivariate Calculus and Matrix Algebra Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 2050 - Mechanics and Heat Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 2060 - Mechanics and Heat Laboratory Credits: 1 hour
PHYS 2070 - Electricity and Light Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 2080 - Electricity and Light Laboratory Credits: 1 hour

Junior Year:

CHEM 2250 - Quantitative Analysis Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 2260 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 4300 - Physical Chemistry I Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 4310 - Physical Chemistry II Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 4360 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 2 hours

Senior Year:

CHEM 4370 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 5150 - Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 5200 - Instrumental Methods in Chemistry Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 5510 - Biochemistry I Laboratory Credits: 2 hours
CHEM 5540 - Biochemistry II Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 5750 - Advanced Chemical Synthesis Credits: 2 hours

Select Either

Students electing to enroll in CHEM 3550 must also complete an additional 3- or 4-hour 5000-level chemistry elective, or an appropriate mathematics or physics course, as approved by the Chemistry advisor.

CHEM 3550 - Introductory Biochemistry Credits: 3 hours
or
CHEM 5500 - Biochemistry I Credits: 3 hours