Chemistry, B.S.

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Freshman
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
CHEM 177 or CHEM 201(F)^1,2	4-5	CHEM 178^1,2	3
CHEM 177N or CHEM 201L^2,F	1	CHEM 211	2
CHEM 101 (required for LC members)	1	CHEM 211L	2
MATH 165	4	CHEM 101	1
ENGL 150	3	MATH 166	4
LIB 160	1	Electives	3
Electives
	14-15		15
Sophomore
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
CHEM 331	3	CHEM 332	3
CHEM 333L^2,F	2	CHEM 334L^2,S	2
CHEM 110^F	1	PHYS 222	5
MATH 265	4	ENGL 250	3
PHYS 221	5	Electives	3
Electives
	15		16
Junior
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
CHEM 325 or CHEM 324	3	CHEM 325 or CHEM 324	3
CHEM 316^F	2	CHEM 322L^S	3
CHEM 316L^F	2	CHEM 301^S	2
Foreign Language - first semester of any foreign language accepted³	4	Foreign Language - second semester³	4
Electives	5	CHEM 550 (strongly recommended)^S	1
		Electives	3
	16		16
Senior
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
CHEM 402^F	3	CHEM 401L^S	1
ENGL 314	3	Advanced Chemistry^5,6	4-5
Electives	9	BBMB 301 (strongly recommended)	3
		CHEM 399 (strongly recommended) crs-variable
		Electives	6
	15		14-15
Total Credits: 121-123

¹	Advanced high school chemistry and strong algebra skills are necessary for success in CHEM 201. Math ACT of 24 or greater is strongly recommended.
²	Students may substitute the following courses, if necessary: CHEM 201 for 177 and 178; CHEM 177l for 177N or 201L CHEM 331l and 332L for 333L and 334L; however, this substitution may result in a program which is deficient in the laboratory experience recommended by the American Chemistry Society.
³	Completion of three years of foreign language in high school fulfills this requirement.
⁴	The completion of two courses (minimum of 2 credits each) are required to meet this requirement. (In addition to advanced Chemistry courses, certain courses in Biochemistry-Biophysics, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics and Materials Science and Engineering are acceptable.) Up to four credits in undergraduate research (CHEM 339 and/or 499) can be counted as one of the two advanced chemistry courses. CHEM 550 may not be used to satisfy the Advanced Chemistry requirement.
⁵	The program as listed above meets the standard for a certified degree of the American Chemical Society's Committee on Professional Training if BBMB 301 or 404 is one of the Advanced Chemistry Courses.
F	Class offered Fall Semester only.
S	Class offered Spring Semester only.