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 (55 UNITS)
| Course # | Course Title | Units | Prerequisites |
| CHEM 102 | Introductory Chemistry | 5 | MATH 141 (C or Better) or waiver thereof. |
| CHEM 104 | Introductory Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 102 |
| CHEM 184 | Introduction to Chemistry | 1 | Declared Chemistry Major or Instructor consent |
| CHEM 251 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 104 |
| CHEM 252 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 251 |
| CHEM 261 | Organic Chemistry Lab | 2 | Co-requisite: CHEM 251 |
| CHEM 262 | Organic Chemistry Lab | 2 | CHEM 261, CHEM 252 or concurrent reg. in CHEM 252 |
| CHEM 352 | Quantitative Analysis | 5 | CHEM 104 |
| CHEM 370 | Physical Chemistry | 3 | MATH 254 and PHYSICS 141 OR PHYSICS 181 |
| CHEM 371 | Physical Chemistry | 3 | MATH 254 and PHYSICS 141 OR PHYSICS 181 |
| CHEM 470 | Physical Chemistry Lab | 1 | Coreq: CHEM 370 |
| CHEM 471 | Physical Chemistry Lab | 1 | Coreq: CHEM 371 |
| CHEM 454 | Biochemistry of Macromolecules | 3 | BIO 120 OR BIO 141 (C or better) AND CHEM 251 |
| CHEM 260 | Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 104 |
| CHEM 480 | Instrumental Analysis | 4 | CHEM 252 and 352 |
| CHEM 484 | Chemistry Seminar | 1 | Consent of Instructor |
| CHEM 488 | Senior Honors Thesis | 2 | Senior Standing and CHEM 498 |
| CHEM 498 | Independent Study in Chemistry | 4 | Consent of Instructor |
| SELECT 3 UNITS FROM CHEMISTRY COURSES AT THE 400 LEVEL OR AN APPROVED MATHEMATICS OR PHYSICS COURSE.: MATH 280, MATH 342, MATH 355, MATH 359, MATH 361, MATH 463, PHYSCS 305, PHYSCS 330, PHYSCS 352, PHYSCS 364 | |||
MATHEMATICS UNITS REQUIRED (13 UNITS)
| Course # | Course Title | Units | Prerequisites |
| MATH 253 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 5 | MATH 152 |
| MATH 254 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | 5 | MATH 253 |
| Math 255 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 3 | MATH 254 |
PHYSICS UNITS REQUIRED (10 UNITS)
| Course # | Course Title | Units | Prerequisites |
| PHYSCS 180 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I | 5 | Coreg. MATH 253 |
| PHYSCS 181 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II | 5 | Prereq: PHYSCS 180 or consent of instructor. Coreq: MATH 254 |