TYPICAL FIRST YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
CHEM 221Z/227Z General Chemistry I and Lab (5) [I]
MATH 111Z Precalculus I: Functions (4) [2]
General Education Electives (6)
Winter
CHEM 222Z/228Z General Chemistry II and Lab (5)
MATH 112Z Precalculus II: Trigonometry (4)
General Education Electives (6)
Spring
CHEM 223Z/229Z General Chemistry III and Lab (5)
CHEM 285 Chemical Safety (1)
General Education Electives (9)
TYPICAL SECOND YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
CHEM 334 Organic Chemistry I (4)
BIOL 221Z Principles of Biology: Cells (5)
CHEM 401 Research (1)
SCI 205 GIS & Remote Sensing*SMI (4) or CS 161 Foundations of CS I (4)
MATH 251Z Differential Calculus (4)
General Education Electives (2)
Winter
CHEM 335 Organic Chemistry II (4)
CHEM 338 Organic Chemistry I Lab (1)
BIOL 222Z Principles of Biology: Organisms (5)
MATH 252Z Integral Calculus II (4)
Spring
CHEM 336 Organic Chemistry III (4)
CHEM 339 Organic Chemistry II Lab (1)
BIOL 223Z Principles of Biology: Ecology/Evolution (5)
General Education Electives (5)
TYPICAL THIRD YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
PHYS 20 I (221) General Physics (4(5))
BIOL 341 Genetics (4)
CHEM 450 Structural Biochemistry (4)
CHEM 454 Biochemistry Lab (2)
General Education Electives (1(0))
Winter
PHYS 202 (222) General Physics (4(5))
BIOL 342 Genetics (4)
CHEM 451 Metabolic Biochem. (4)
General Education Electives (3(2))
Spring
PHYS 203(223) General Physics (4(5))
CHEM 340 Physical Chemistry (4)
General Education Electives (7(6))
TYPICAL FOURTH YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
BIOL 431 Cell Structure and Function (5)
CHEM 406 Seminar (1)
CHEM 320 Analytical Chemistry (3)
CHEM 321 Analytical Chemistry Lab (2)
General Education Electives (4)
Winter
CHEM 421 Instrumental Analysis (3)
CHEM 422 Instrumental Analysis Lab (2)
CHEM 407 Seminar (1)
Upper-Division Chemistry/Biology Options (5) [3]
General Education Electives (4)
Spring
General Education Electives (10)
Upper-Division Chemistry/Biology Options(4) [3]
CHEM 408 Seminar (1)
NOTE(S):
[I] Students not meeting admissions requirements to CHEM 204, 205 should enroll in CHEM 101, 102.
[2] Students may need to enroll in lower-level math sequences as determined by an Eastern evaluation.
[3] Consult Chemistry-Biochemistry Check Sheet
Updated February 2025 (updated CCN courses Feb 2025)
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