This program requires completion of forty (40) units in Chemistry, as follows:
I. Lower division courses (22 units):
- CHEM - 111 General Chemistry I (3) + Chem 112 lab (1)
- CHEM - 113 General Chemistry II (3) + Chem 114 lab (1)
- CHEM - 230 Organic Chemistry I (3) lecture
- CHEM - 232 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
- CHEM - 231 Organic Chemistry II (4) lecture
- CHEM - 233 Organic Chemistry Lab II for Majors (2)
- CHEM - 260 Analytical Chemistry (4) (2 lectures + 2 labs/wk.)
II. Upper division courses (16 units):
- CHEM - 340 Physical Chemistry I (4) lecture
- CHEM - 341 Physical Chemistry II (4) lecture
- CHEM - 350 Biochemistry I (4) lecture OR CHEM - 356 Fundamentals of Biochemistry (4) lecture
- CHEM - 420 Inorganic Chemistry (4) (3 lectures + 2 labs/wk.)
III. Additional courses (2 units minimum):
- CHEM - 397 Research Methods & Practice (1) (Can be repeated for a maximum of 4 units)
- CHEM - 410 Integrated Lab (2-4) lecture + lab
- CHEM - XXX Chemistry Elective (4)
IV. Required supporting courses (16 units):
- MATH - 109 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (4) lecture
- MATH - 110 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (4) lecture
- PHYS - 110 General Physics I (4) lecture + lab
- PHYS - 210 General Physics II (4) lecture + lab
ACS certification requires these additional courses:
- CHEM - 410 Integrated Lab (4) lecture + lab
- CHEM - 397 Research Methods & Practice (1) (can be repeated for a maximum of 4 units)
