Program Requirements

CIP Code: 40.0501

Major

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
University Graduation Requirements
General Education		36
Foundations of Learning
GSD 101	Foundations of Learning	3
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
Major Requirements
Core Courses
CHE 111 & 111L	General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab I	4
CHE 112 & 112L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Lab	4
CHE 250 & 250L	Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry and Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry Lab	4
CHE 325 & 325L	Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Lab	5
CHE 361 & 361L	Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Lab I	4
CHE 362 & 362L	Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Lab II	4
CHE 385	Chemical Literature	3
CHE 430	Biochemistry of Macromolecules	3
CHE 432	Biochemistry Laboratory	1
CHE 471 & 471L	Principles of Physical Chemistry I and Principles of Physical Chemistry I Lab	4
Concentrations
Students must select one of the following Concentrations:
Biochemistry		36
Biochemistry (ACS Certification Optional)
Pre-Health (Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Physician Associate)
Chemistry
Chemistry (ACS Certification Optional)
Pre-Pharmacy
Chemistry Teaching
Free Electives
Choose from 11 hours of free electives		11
Total Hours		122

 Concentration

This program option produces a degree which follows the recommendation from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Concentration Courses
CHE 425 & 425L	Instrumental Analysis and Instrumental Analysis Lab	4
CHE 431	Metabolic Biochemistry	3
Choose from one hour of the following:		1
CHE 411	Practicum
CHE 495A	Independent Chemical Research 1
CHE 495B	Chemistry Laboratory Independent Research: ___ 1
CHE 401L	Chemtopics Lab:_____________
Choose from five hours of either 400- or 500-level CHE or FOR or BIO electives or 300-level or higher FMT electives.		5
Supporting Course Requirements
BIO 111	Cell and Molecular Biology (Element 4) G
BIO 112	Ecology and Evolution	4
BIO 315	Genetics	4
or BIO 320	Principles of Microbiology
BIO 331	Cell Biology	3
MAT 234	Calculus I (Element 2) G,2
STA 215	Introduction to Statistical Reasoning	3
Choose from one of the following:
PHY 131	College Physics I (Element 4) G
PHY 201	University Physics I (Element 4) G,3
Choose from one of the following:		5
PHY 132	College Physics II
PHY 202	University Physics II 3
Total Hours		32

G

Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education requirement above.

¹

CHE 495A Independent Chemical Research and/or CHE 495B Chemistry Laboratory Independent Research: ___ (chemistry research) is recommended.

²

Preparatory courses in mathematics may be required before admission to MAT 122 Precalculus Mathematics or MAT 234 Calculus I.

³

Calculus based physics (PHY 201 University Physics I and PHY 202 University Physics II) is recommended by the ACS and ASBMB.