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    Major Requirements

    Minor Requirements

    Some Typical Four Year Schedules

    ACS Certification requirements
Major Requirements

Advisors: Contact any member of the department
Advisor for Study Abroad: Virginia White and individual faculty associated with courses planned to be taken abroad.

The required courses are:
  • The Chemistry I to IV series of courses: CHM 111, CHM 222, CHM 223, CHM 224 with the associated laboratories.
  • Synthesis, CHM 226 lecture and laboratory.
  • Physical Chemistry I and II: CHM 331 and CHM 332, the latter with a laboratory.
  • Instrumental Analysis: CHM 347 lecture and laboratory.
  • Inorganic Chemistry: CHM 363.
  • A further six credits in chemistry above the 200 level. Four of the six credits may be counted from the research courses, CHM 400, CHM 430, and CHM 432, or from BCH 252 (Biochemistry), BCH 352 (Biochemistry), PHY 332 (Solid State Physics), PHY 340 (Quantum Mechanics), PHY 348 (Thermal Physics) or GEO 301 (Aqueous geochemistry).

  • Courses fulfilling the major requirements may not be taken with the S/U option.

Special Issues
  • CHM 118 can be taken in liu of CHM 111 and CHM 224. Consult a chemistry advisor before enrolling in CHM 118.
  • The mathematics prerequisite for CHM 331 is MTH 112 or MTH 114. It is recommended that students take PHY 115 and MTH 212 (or PHY 210) before CHM 331.
Minor Requirements

Advisors: Contact any member of the department
The required courses are:
  • The Chemistry I to IV series of courses: CHM 111, CHM 222, CHM 223, CHM 224 with the associated laboratories.
  • ...plus enough chemistry credits to fulfill a total of 23 required for the minor.
  • Special Studies 400 normally may not be used to meet the requirements of the minor.
  • Courses fulfilling the minor requirements may not be taken with the S/U option.

Some Possible Schedules for a Chemistry Major

In the schedules below, some indication of science/non-science course distribution is given. This is not a required distribution. Science electives are indicated in blue--examples include Physics 115, 116, 210, 211, Math 112, 211, 212, Biology 111, 112--other electives in yellow. Schemes are given for a major with honors, a major that earns American Chemical Society certification, and for a major starting in the second year.

  • A Major with honors. To convert this major into a major without honors, simply replace the three courses of Chm 432 with at least one chemistry elective.


    Typical Chemistry Major Schedule, with Honors
    First Year Second Year
    Chm 111 Chm 222 Chm 223 Chm 224
    E E E Chm 226
    E E E E
    E E E E
    This appears blank
    Third Year Fourth Year
    Chm 331 Chm 332 Chm 432 Chm 432
    Chm 347 Chm 363 Chm Elective Chm 432
    E E E E
    E E E E


  • A Major starting in the second year. The advanced courses within the Chemistry major have as prerequisites earlier courses. This makes the major difficult, but not impossible, to complete in three years. A possible schedule is given below. One easy way to modify this schedule to lower the number of chemistry courses in the senior year is to take one or more courses in summer sessions at some other institution. Departmental permission to count such a course is required.

    Chemistry Major Schedule, with Second Year Start
    First Year Second Year
    E E Chm 111 Chm 222
    E E E E
    E E E E
    E E E E
    This appears blank
    Third Year Fourth Year
    Chm 223 Chm 224 Chm 331 Chm 332
    Chm Elective Chm 226 Chm 347 Chm 363
    E E Chm Elective E
    E E E E



    American Chemical Society (ACS) Guidelines:

    • Students planning graduate study in chemistry are advised to include PHY 115 and PHY 116 and MTH 212 or 211 in their programs of study. A major program that includes these courses and additional laboratory experience in the form of either (a) two semesters of research (400, 430, or 432) or (b) one semester of research and one elective course with laboratory, or (c) three elective courses with laboratory meets some of the requirements of the American Chemical Society for eligibility for professional standing.

      Note: ACS guidelines for undergraduate professional education in chemistry have been recently changed and include a biochemistry requirement for certification of undergraduate majors. Please contact your chemistry advisor for details.
    • A major with American Chemical Society certification requires that a student complete the normal chemistry major and, in addition, complete one year of physics, four semesters of advanced math, take additional laboratory courses and biochemistry. These latter can include two semesters of research (Chm 400, 430, or 432), a semester of research and an elective with a laboratory. In the schedule given below, the chemistry elective must have a laboratory.
    Typical Chemistry Major Schedule, ACS Certification
    First Year Second Year
    Chm 111 Chm 222 Chm 223 Chm 224
    Phy 115 Phy 116 Mth 211 Chm 226
    Mth 111a Mth 112 E Mth 212
    E E E E
    This appears blank
    Third Year Fourth Year
    Chm 331 Chm 332 Chm 400 Chm Elective
    Chm 347 Chm 363 E E
    E E E E
    E E E E




    • Last modified: 03/28