REQUIRED COURSES
FOR THE HONORS EMPHASIS CHEMISTRY MAJOR (BA/BS)
Note:
This document is not legally binding; it is intended only to give
guidance in planning one's program.
NO MINOR IS REQUIRED FOR THIS MAJOR. A minimum of 3.4 GPA is mandatory and this program also satisfies the
requirements of the University Honors program.
CHEMISTRY UNITS REQUIRED (54 UNITS)
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Course # |
Course Title |
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Prerequisites |
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CHEM 102 |
Introductory Chemistry |
5 |
MATH 141 (C or better) or waiver thereof. |
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CHEM 104 |
Introductory Chemistry |
5 |
CHEM 102 |
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CHEM 251 |
Organic Chemistry |
3 |
CHEM 104 |
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CHEM 252 |
Organic Chemistry |
3 |
CHEM 251 |
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CHEM 261 |
Organic Chemistry Lab |
2 |
Co-requisite: CHEM 251 |
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CHEM 262 |
Organic Chemistry Lab |
2 |
CHEM 261, CHEM 252 or concurrent. reg. in CHEM 252 |
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CHEM 352 |
Quantitative Analysis |
5 |
CHEM 104 |
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CHEM 370 |
Physical Chemistry |
3 |
CHEM 352; Co-requisites: MATH 255 and PHYSICS 181 |
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CHEM 371 |
Physical Chemistry |
3 |
CHEM 370 |
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CHEM 470 |
Physical Chemistry Lab |
2 |
CHEM 370 (co-requisite) |
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CHEM 471 |
Physical Chemistry Lab |
2 |
CHEM 470, CHEM 371 or concurrent reg. in CHEM 371 |
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CHEM 456 |
Biochemistry |
4 |
CHEM 252 and Biol 120 or Biol 141 (C or better) |
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CHEM 460 |
Advanced Inorganic Chem |
4 |
CHEM 252, 261, and 352 (Coreq: CHEM 371) |
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CHEM 480 |
Instrumental Analysis |
4 |
CHEM 252 and 352 |
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CHEM 484 |
Chemistry Seminar |
1 |
Consent of Instructor |
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CHEM 488 |
Senior Honors Thesis |
2 |
Senior Standing and CHEM 498 |
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CHEM 498 |
Independent Study in Chem. |
4 |
Consent of Instructor |
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MATHEMATICS
UNITS REQUIRED (13 UNITS)
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Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
Prerequisites |
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MATH 253 |
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
5 |
MATH 152 |
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Math 254 |
Calculus and Analytic Geometry II |
5 |
MATH 253 |
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MATH 255 |
Calculus and Analytic Geometry III |
3 |
MATH 254 |
PHYSICS UNITS REQUIRED (10 UNITS)
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Course # |
Course Title |
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Prerequisites |
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PHYSICS 180 |
Physics for
Scientists and Engineers I |
5 |
Coreg. MATH 253 |
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PHYSICS 181 |
Physics for
Scientists and Engineers II |
5 |
Prereq: PHYSCS 180 or consent of instructor. Coreq: MATH 254 |
Select 3 units from Chemistry courses at 400 level (e.g CHEM 455) or from the following Mathematics or Physics courses:
Mathematics
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Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
Prerequisites |
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MATH 280 |
Discrete Mathematics |
3 |
MATH 250 (C or better)
or MATH 253 |
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MATH 342 |
Applied Statistics |
3 |
MATH 250 or MATH 253 (Unreq: ECON 245) |
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MATH 355 |
Matrices and Linear
Algebra |
3 |
MATH 250 or MATH 253 |
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MATH 359 |
Mathematical Modeling |
3 |
MATH 255 |
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and Statistics |
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MATH 361 |
Differential Equations |
3 |
MATH 255 |
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MATH 463 |
Complex Variables |
3 |
MATH 255 |
Physics
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Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
Prerequisites |
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PHYSCS 305 |
Mechanics – Statics |
3 |
PHYSCS 181 |
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PHYSCS 310 |
Mechanics – Dynamics |
3 |
PHYSCS 324 |
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PHYSCS 330 |
Analog & Digital Electronics |
3 |
PHYSCS 181 or PHYSCS
141 |
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PHYSCS 364 |
Thermal Physics |
3 |
PHYSCS 181 or PHYSCS 141
and MATH 254 |