Required Courses for the Liberal Arts Chemistry Major (BA/BS)

Note: This document is not legally binding; it is intended only to give guidance in planning one's program.

AN APPROVED MINOR IS REQUIRED FOR THIS MAJOR.

CHEMISTRY UNITS REQUIRED (35 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	Prereq: CHEM 352 Coreq: MATH 254 and PHYSCS 181 or PHYSCS 141
CHEM 371	Physical Chemistry	3	Prereq: CHEM 352 Coreq: MATH 254 and PHYSCS 181 or PHYSCS 141
CHEM 470	Physical Chemistry Lab	1	Coreq: CHEM 370
CHEM 471	Physical Chemistry Lab	1	Coreq: CHEM 371
CHEM 484	Chemistry Seminar	1	Consent of Instructor

 

MATHEMATICS UNITS REQUIRED (10 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

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
OR
PHYSCS 140	Principles in Physics I	5	MATH 152
PHYSCS 141	Principles in Physics II	5	PHYSICS 140