Chemistry Major (BA, BS)

Bachelor of Arts Requirements

Lower Division:

BIO 1100	Cell and Developmental Biology	3.00 units
BIO 1105	Cell and Developmental Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 2800	Genetics and Molecular Biology	3.00 units
BIO 2805	Genetics and Molecular Biology	1.00 unit
CHEM 2000	General Chemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 2005	General Chemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 2100	General Chemistry II	3.00 units
CHEM 2105	General Chemistry II Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 2990/BIO 2990	Chemistry Research Methodology I	1.00 unit
MATH 1600	Calculus I	4.00 units
MATH 1700	Calculus II	4.00 units
PHYS 2000	General Physics I	3.00 units
PHYS 2005	General Physics I Lab	1.00 unit
PHYS 2100	General Physics II	3.00 units
PHYS 2105	General Physics II Lab	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		33

Upper Division:

CHEM 3800	Organic Chemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 3805	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 3900	Organic Chemistry II	3.00 units
CHEM 3905	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4996	Internship: Chemistry	1.00 unit
CHEM 4990/BIO 4990	Chemistry Research Methodology II	2.00 units
CHEM 4991/BIO 4991	Chemistry Research Methodology III	2.00 units
CHEM 4993/BIO 4993	Chemistry Research Methodology IV	1.00 unit
	or
CHEM 3990/BIO 3990	Introduction to Scientific Communication	3.00 units
CHEM 3991/BIO 3991	Advanced Scientific Communication	3.00 units
	or
CHEM 4998	Directed Research: Chemistry	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		14-15

*NOTE: CHEM 4998 Course may be taken for 1-6 units; may be repeated for credit; not to exceed 6 units

Upper Division Chemistry Electives:

Select a minimum of 20 units from the following courses:

CHEM 4000	Quantitative Analysis	3.00 units
CHEM 4005	Quantitative Analysis Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4100	Biochemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 4105	Biochemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4200	Spectroscopic Analysis	3.00 units
CHEM 4205	Spectroscopic Analysis Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4500	Biochemistry II	3.00 units
CHEM 4505	Biochemistry II Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4600	Physical Chemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 4605	Physical Chemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4700	Physical Chemistry II	3.00 units
CHEM 4705	Physical Chemistry II Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 3000	Environmental Chemistry	3.00 units
ENSC 3005	Environmental Chemistry Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4994	Teaching Assistant: Chemistry	1.00 unit
	and/or
CHEM 4999	Independent Study: Chemistry	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		20

*NOTE: CHEM 4994, CHEM 4999 Courses may be taken for 1-4 units; may be repeated for credit; not to exceed 4 units combined total

Upper Division Science Electives:

Select a minimum of 4 units from the following courses:

BIO 3000	Cell Biology	3.00 units
BIO 3005	Advanced Cell Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3200	Advanced Genetics	3.00 units
BIO 3205	Advanced Genetics Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3610	Advanced Microbiology	3.00 units
BIO 3615	Advanced Microbiology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3620	Medical Microbiology	3.00 units
BIO 3625	Medical Microbiology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3750	Immunology	3.00 units
BIO 3755	Immunology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4410	Molecular Cell Biotechnology	3.00 units
BIO 4415	Molecular Cell Biotechnology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4600	General Human Physiology	3.00 units
BIO 4605	General Human Physiology Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 3300	Advanced Environmental Science	3.00 units
ENSC 3305	Advanced Environmental Science Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 4300	Toxicology	3.00 units
ENSC 4305	Toxicology Lab	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		4

Total Credit Hours: 71-72

Bachelor of Science Requirements

Lower Division:

BIO 1100	Cell and Developmental Biology	3.00 units
BIO 1105	Cell and Developmental Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 2800	Genetics and Molecular Biology	3.00 units
BIO 2805	Genetics and Molecular Biology	1.00 unit
CHEM 2000	General Chemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 2005	General Chemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 2100	General Chemistry II	3.00 units
CHEM 2105	General Chemistry II Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 2990/BIO 2990	Chemistry Research Methodology I	1.00 unit
MATH 1600	Calculus I	4.00 units
MATH 1700	Calculus II	4.00 units
MATH 2400	Probability and Statistics	3.00 units
	or
MATH 3500	Advanced Statistics	4.00 units
PHYS 2000	General Physics I	3.00 units
PHYS 2005	General Physics I Lab	1.00 unit
PHYS 2100	General Physics II	3.00 units
PHYS 2105	General Physics II Lab	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		36-37

Upper Division:

CHEM 3800	Organic Chemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 3805	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 3900	Organic Chemistry II	3.00 units
CHEM 3905	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4000	Quantitative Analysis	3.00 units
CHEM 4005	Quantitative Analysis Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4100	Biochemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 4105	Biochemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4200	Spectroscopic Analysis	3.00 units
CHEM 4205	Spectroscopic Analysis Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4600	Physical Chemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 4605	Physical Chemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4700	Physical Chemistry II	3.00 units
CHEM 4705	Physical Chemistry II Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4996	Internship: Chemistry	1.00 unit
CHEM 4990/BIO 4990	Chemistry Research Methodology II	2.00 units
CHEM 4991/BIO 4991	Chemistry Research Methodology III	2.00 units
CHEM 4993/BIO 4993	Chemistry Research Methodology IV	1.00 unit
	or
CHEM 3990/BIO 3990	Introduction to Scientific Communication	3.00 units
CHEM 3991/BIO 3991	Advanced Scientific Communication	3.00 units
	or
CHEM 4998	Directed Research: Chemistry	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		34-35

*NOTE: CHEM 4998 Courses may be taken for 1-6 units; may be repeated for credit; not to exceed 6 units

Upper Division Electives:

Select a minimum of 8 units from the following courses:

BIO 3000	Cell Biology	3.00 units
BIO 3005	Advanced Cell Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3200	Advanced Genetics	3.00 units
BIO 3205	Advanced Genetics Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3610	Advanced Microbiology	3.00 units
BIO 3615	Advanced Microbiology Lab	1.00 unit
	or
BIO 3620	Medical Microbiology	3.00 units
BIO 3625	Medical Microbiology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3750	Immunology	3.00 units
BIO 3755	Immunology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4410	Molecular Cell Biotechnology	3.00 units
BIO 4415	Molecular Cell Biotechnology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4600	General Human Physiology	3.00 units
BIO 4605	General Human Physiology Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4500	Biochemistry II	3.00 units
CHEM 4505	Biochemistry II Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 3000	Environmental Chemistry	3.00 units
ENSC 3005	Environmental Chemistry Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 3300	Advanced Environmental Science	3.00 units
ENSC 3305	Advanced Environmental Science Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 4300	Toxicology	3.00 units
ENSC 4305	Toxicology Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4994	Teaching Assistant: Chemistry	1.00 unit
CHEM 4999	Independent Study: Chemistry	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		8

*NOTE: CHEM 4994, CHEM 4999 Courses may be taken for 1-4 units; may be repeated for credit; not to exceed 4 units

Total Credit Hours: 78-80