Requirements for the Chemistry Major: Environmental Chemistry Option

GEP Signature Courses (See Curricula): six courses

GEP Variable Courses (See Curricula): six to nine courses, including

Mathematics:

MAT 161

Calculus I

Natural Science:

CHM 120	General Chemistry I
	Or
CHM 121	General Chemistry I Honors
CHM 120L	General Chemistry Laboratory I

GEP Overlays (See Curricula): three courses

GEP Integrative Learning Component: three courses

Mathematics:

MAT 162

Calculus II

Physics:

PHY 105-106	University Physics I-II
PHY 105L-106L	University Physics Laboratory I-II

GEP Electives: any eleven courses

Major Concentration: eleven courses

Foundation Course Requirements:

CHM 125	General Chemistry II
	Or
CHM 126	General Chemistry II Honors
CHM 125L	General Chemistry Laboratory II
CHM 210-215	Organic Chemistry I-II
CHM 210L-215L	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I-II
CHM 310-315	Physical Chemistry I-II
CHM 310L	Physical Chemistry Laboratory
CHM 330	Instrumental Analysis
CHM 330L	Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
CHM 340	Biochemistry
CHM 340L	Biochemistry Laboratory
CHM 350	Inorganic Chemistry
CHM 350L	Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

In-Depth Course Requirements:

Three In-Depth Chemistry courses, which must include:

CHM 420	Environmental Chemistry
CHM 400	Chemistry of the Earth
	Or
CHM 460	Aqueous Chemistry

and a third in-depth chemistry course from the list below

or

Two In-Depth Chemistry courses (Environmental Chemistry; and either Chemistry of the Earth or Aqueous Chemistry) and Senior Research I-II (students are encouraged to perform research in environmental chemistry)

or

Two In-Depth Chemistry courses (Environmental Chemistry; and either Chemistry of the Earth or Aqueous Chemistry) and one Math/Natural Science elective (see list below, this option must be approved by the Chemistry Chair in advance)

In-Depth Chemistry Courses:

CHM 410	Biophysical Chemistry
CHM 430	Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry
CHM 440	Organometallic Chemistry
CHM 480	Advanced Biochemistry: Inorganic Biochemistry
CHM 490	Spectroscopy

Math and Natural Science Electives:

BIO 101	Biology I: Cells
MAT 213	Calculus III
MAT 225	Fundamental Ideas of Mathematics
MAT 231	The Mathematics of Music
MAT 232	Chaos, Fractals, and Dynamical Systems
MAT 233	History of Mathematics
MAT 334	Combinatorics and Graph Theory
MAT 336	Logic and Foundations
PHY 251	Modern Physics I
PHY 253	Survey of Nanotechnology
PHY 255	Linear Systems in Physics
PHY 257	Mathematical Methods in Physics
PHY 261	Electronics I
PHY 301	Classical Mechanics

Enrollment in CHM 390 Chemistry Seminar is required each semester for junior and senior chemistry majors. Students planning to go into industry or attend graduate school should take Senior Research I-II. All students who meet the above requirements satisfactorily will be certified by the American Chemical Society.

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