2024-2025 Catalog With Addendum

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2024-2025 Catalog With Addendum [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, BS (CHEM-CHMM)

BS: Chemistry (CHEM)

General Education Requirements

Please see the General Education section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

Chemistry

CHEM 133 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 *
CHEM 131 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 134 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3 *
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 223 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 324 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 356 - Analytical Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 423 - Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Credit Hours: 3 (capstone and writing-intensive course)
CHEM 441 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 443 - Inorganic Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 453 - Biochemistry I: Foundations of Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours.

Mathematics

MATH 185 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 3 *
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours.

Total: 24 Credit Hours

Medicinal Chemistry (CHMM)

CHEM 375 - Molecular Modeling and Computational Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 430 - Medicinal Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 456 - Biochemistry III: Metabolism Credit Hours: 2
CHEM 334 - Physical Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
or
CHEM 413 - Physical Chemistry/Life Sciences Credit Hours: 3

Total: 11-12 Credit Hours

Supplement for Major

Biology

BIOL 121 - Introductory Biology I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 122 - Introductory Biology I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Mathematics

MATH 186 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 3
or
MATH 377 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3

Physics

PHYS 110 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 111 - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 112 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 113 - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
or
PHYS 220 - Engineering Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 221 - Engineering Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 222 - Engineering Physics II Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 223 - Engineering Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Choose 3 hours from the following:

CHEM 333 - Physical Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 355 - Analytical Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 393 - Introduction to Research Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 454 - Biochemistry II: Gene Expression Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 463 - Biochemistry Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 483 - Polymer Chemistry Credit Hours: 4

Choose 9 hours not previously taken from:

CHEM 333 - Physical Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 355 - Analytical Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 393 - Introduction to Research Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 454 - Biochemistry II: Gene Expression Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 463 - Biochemistry Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 483 - Polymer Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
MATH 186 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 3
MATH 286 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 3
MATH 377 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 123 - Introductory Biology II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 124 - Introductory Biology II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 309 - Medicinal Botany Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 312 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 355 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 357 - Microbiology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 454 - Immunology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 492 - Physiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 498 - Cancer Biology Credit Hours: 3

Total: 27 Credit Hours

Electives

Minimum - 11-12 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 74

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.00
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.