Curriculum Sample: ACS Major in Chemistry

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First Year

Fall Courses Units
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I 3
CHEM 112 General Chemistry Laboratory I 1
MATH 109 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4
Rhetoric and Composition (Core) 4
Core or Elective 4
Total semester units 16
Spring Courses Units
CHEM 113 General Chemistry II 3
CHEM 114 General Chemistry Laboratory II 1
MATH 110 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4
Core or Elective 8
Total semester units 16

Second Year

Fall Courses Units
CHEM 230 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1
PHYS 110 General Physics I
OR
PHYS 100 Introductory Physics I		 4
Core or Elective 8
Total semester units 16
Spring Courses Units
CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry II 4
CHEM 234 Organic Chemistry Lab II 1
CHEM 260 Analytical Chemistry 4
PHYS 210 General Physics II
OR
PHYS 101 Introductory Physics II		 4
Core or Elective 4
Total semester units 17

Third Year

Fall Courses Units
CHEM 320 Inorganic Chemistry I 4
CHEM 340 Physical Chemistry I 4
Core or Elective 8
Total semester units 16
Spring Courses Units
CHEM 341 Physical Chemistry II 4
CHEM 410 Integrated Lab (Junior or Senior Spring depending on cycle) 4
Core or Elective (possibly including CHEM 397) 8
Total semester units 16

Fourth Year

Fall Courses Units
CHEM 350 Biochemistry I
OR
CHEM 356 Fundamentals of Biochemistry		 4
CHEM 397 Research Methods and Practice 1
Core or Elective 11
Total semester units 16
Spring Courses Units
Core or Elective (possibly including CHEM 397) 16
Total semester units 16

TOTAL UNITS: 129