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2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Four-Year Plan: Chemistry and Biochemistry


Sample Four-Year Plan of Study 2020-2021

The following are sample plans of course requirements to complete the Chemistry and Biochemistry major in four years or eight semesters.

  • Each student’s experience will vary slightly, as this plan does not include transfer work or credit for prior learning (such as Advanced Placement-AP).
  • Math, English, and Reading placement is based on the student’s ACT/SAT scores or placement tests.
    • If fundamental courses are required, they should be taken within the first year.

NOTE: Four-year plans assume the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semester hours may be required to complete the degree.

Refer to the program page  or course descriptions  for additional information about this major and requirements to degree.  

Chemistry and Biochemistry Major with a Chemical Emphasis

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 131 - General Chemistry I (4 semester hours) (Distributional Study #1) 4 CHM 202 - General Chemistry II–Introduction to Analytical Chemistry  & CHM 202L - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 Distributional Study #4 3
Distributional Study #2 3 Distributional Study #5 3
Distributional Study #3 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 205 - General Chemistry II–Introduction to Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry  & CHM 205L - Introduction to Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4 GEN 3XX - Core II 3
PHY 211 - General Physics I (4 semester hours)   4 MAT 231 - Calculus I (4 semester hours)  (Distributional Study #7) 4
Distributional Study #6 3 PHY 222 - General Physics II (4 semester hours)   4
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 14

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 203 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry  & CHM 203L - Organic Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4 CHM 320 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (4 semester hours)   4
CHM 375 - Journal Club (WI) (1 semester hour)   1 CHM 324 - Advanced Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry  & CHM 324L - Advanced Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4
GEN 4XX - Core III 3 CHM 451 - Project Design (WI) (2 semester hours)   2
MAT 242 - Calculus II (4 semester hours)   4 MAT 331 - Calculus III (4 semester hours)   4
Elective 3    
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 14

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 323 - Physical Chemistry   3 CHM 343 - Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism  & CHM 343L - Biochemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4
CHM 452 - Project Leadership (WI) (1 semester hour)   1 Elective 3
CHM XXX - CHM course numbered 300 or above 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective  3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3    
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 121

Chemistry and Biochemistry Major with a Cooperative Education Emphasis

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
BUS 150 - Pathways to Success: An Introduction to Business   3 CHM 202 - General Chemistry II–Introduction to Analytical Chemistry  & CHM 202L - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4
CHM 131 - General Chemistry I (4 semester hours)  (Distributional Study #1) 4 COM 211 - Interpersonal Communication   3
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)   1
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
Distributional Study #2 3 Distributional Study #3 3
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 14

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 205 - General Chemistry II–Introduction to Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry  & CHM 205L - Introduction to Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4 GEN 3XX - Core II 3
ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics  or Elective 3 MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics  or MAT 231 - Calculus I (4 semester hours)  (Distributional Study #5) 3-4
PHY 211 - General Physics I (4 semester hours)   4 PHY 222 - General Physics II (4 semester hours)   4
Distributional Study #4 3 Elective or ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics   3
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 14

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 203 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry  & CHM 203L - Organic Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4 CHM 451 - Project Design (WI) (2 semester hours)  2
CHM 375 - Journal Club (WI) (1 semester hour)   1 CHM XXX - Chemistry course*  4
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 CHM XXX - Chemistry course*  4
Distributional Study #6 3 Elective  3
Distributional Study #7 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Chemistry and Biochemistry (1-12 semester hours)   12 CHM XXX - Chemistry Course 4
CHM 452 - Project Leadership (WI) (1 semester hour)   1 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

 *Three of the following courses: CHM 320 , CHM 323 , CHM 324 , CHM 343  AND CHM 343L .


Chemistry and Biochemistry Major with a Biochemistry Emphasis

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
BIO 111 - Life Sciences I (4 semester hours)  (Distributional Study #1) 4 CHM 202 - General Chemistry II–Introduction to Analytical Chemistry  & CHM 202L - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4
CHM 131 - General Chemistry I (4 semester hours)   4 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 Distributional Study #2 3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 Distributional Study #3 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 16

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 205 - General Chemistry II–Introduction to Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry  & CHM 205L - Introduction to Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4 BIO 262 - Genetics (4 semester hours)   4
PHY 211 - General Physics I (4 semester hours)   4 GEN 3XX - Core II  3
Distributional Study #4 3 MAT 231 - Calculus I (4 semester hours)  (Distributional Study #5) 4
Elective or MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics   3 PHY 222 - General Physics II (4 semester hours)   4
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
BIO 353 - Cellular Biochemistry   3 CHM 320 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (4 semester hours)  ​ 4
CHM 203 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry  & CHM 203L - Organic Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4 CHM 324 - Advanced Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry  & CHM 324L - Advanced Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4
CHM 375 - Journal Club (WI) (1 semester hour)   1 CHM 451 - Project Design (WI) (2 semester hours)   2
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 BIO or CHM course numbered 300 or above* 3
Distributional Study #6 3 Distributional Study #7 3
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 323 - Physical Chemistry   3 CHM 343 - Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism  & CHM 343L - Biochemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4
CHM 452 - Project Leadership (WI) (1 semester hour)   1 BIO or CHM course numbered 300 or above* 3
BIO or CHM course numbered 300 or above* 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3    
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 121

*Nine (9) additional biology (BIO) or chemistry (CHM) semester hours numbered 300 or above. At least six (6) semester hours must be from: BIO 301 , BIO 330 , BIO 331 , BIO 357 .


Chemistry and Biochemistry Major with an Environmental Chemistry Emphasis

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
BIO 111 - Life Sciences I (4 semester hours)  (Distributional Study #1) 4 BIO 112 - Life Sciences II (4 semester hours)   4
CHM 131 - General Chemistry I (4 semester hours)   4 CHM 202 - General Chemistry II–Introduction to Analytical Chemistry  & CHM 202L - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics   3
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 14

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
BIO 245 - Gateway to Sustainability   3 BIO 262 - Genetics (4 semester hours)   4
CHM 205 - General Chemistry II–Introduction to Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry  & CHM 205L - Introduction to Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4 PHY 222 - General Physics II (4 semester hours)   4
PHY 211 - General Physics I (4 semester hours)   4 GEN 3XX - Core II 3
Distributional Study #3 3 Distributional Study #4 3
    Distributional Study #5 3
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 17

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 203 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry  & CHM 203L - Organic Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4 BIO 343 - Science and Business: Grand Challenges to Sustainability  or BIO 321 - Tropical Ecology  ​ 3
CHM 375 - Journal Club (WI) (1 semester hour)   1 CHM 324 - Advanced Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry  & CHM 324L - Advanced Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 CHM 451 - Project Design (WI) (2 semester hours)   2
Distributional Study #6 3 CHM XXX - Chemistry course* 4
Distributional Study #7 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
BIO 350 - General Ecology (4 semester hours)   4 CHM XXX - Chemistry course* 4
Elective

3

Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 121

*Two of the following courses: CHM 320 , CHM 323 , CHM 343  AND CHM 343L .


Chemistry and Biochemistry Major with a Pharmaceutical Emphasis

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
BIO 111 - Life Sciences I (4 semester hours)  (Distributional Study #1) 4 CHM 202 - General Chemistry II–Introduction to Analytical Chemistry  & CHM 202L - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)  4
CHM 131 - General Chemistry I (4 semester hours)   4 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research  3
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics  or MAT 231 - Calculus I (4 semester hours)  (Distributional Study #2) 3-4
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 Distributional Study #3 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 16-17

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CHM 205 - General Chemistry II–Introduction to Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry  & CHM 205L - Introduction to Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)   4 BIO 262 - Genetics (4 semester hours)   4
ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics  (Distributional Study #4) 3 COM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking  OR COM 211 - Interpersonal Communication  3
PHY 211 - General Physics I (4 semester hours)  4 GEN 3XX - Core II 3
Distributional Study #5 3 PHY 222 - General Physics II (4 semester hours)  4
       
Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 14

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
BIO 211, BIO 330 or BIO 353 4 CHM 320 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (4 semester hours)  4
CHM 203 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry  & CHM 203L - Organic Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour)  3 CHM 343 - Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism  & CHM 343L - Biochemistry Lab (1 semester hour)  4
CHM 375 - Journal Club (WI) (1 semester hour)   1 CHM 451 - Project Design (WI) (2 semester hours)  2
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 Distributional Study #7 3
Distributional Study #6 3 Elective 3
       
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
Completed at CUW   Completed at CUW  
       
       
       
       
    Total Semester Hours in Fourth Year: 32
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 121-122