TYPICAL FIRST YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
CHEM 221Z/227Z General Chemistry I and Lab (5) [I]
BIOL 221Z Principles of Biology: Cells (5)
MATH 111Z Precalculus I: Functions (4) [2]
General Education Electives (3)
Winter
CHEM 222Z/228Z General Chemistry II and Lab (5)
BIOL 222Z Principles of Biology: Organisms (5)
MATH 112Z Precalculus II: Trigonometry (4)
General Education Electives (3)
Spring
CHEM 223Z/229Z General Chemistry III and Lab (5)
BIOL 223Z Principles of Biology: Ecology/Evolution (5)
CHEM 285 Chemical Safety (1)
General Education Electives (4)
TYPICAL SECOND YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
CHEM 334 Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 401 Research (1)
PHYS 201 (221) General Physics (4(5))
SCI 205 GIS & Remote Sensing*SMI (4) or CS 161 Foundations of CS I (4)
MATH 251Z Differential Calculus (4)
Winter
CHEM 335 Organic Chemistry II (4)
CHEM 338 Organic Chemistry I Lab (1)
MATH 252Z Integral Calculus II (4)
PHYS 202 (222) General Physics (4(5))
General Education Electives (4)
Spring
CHEM 336 Organic Chemistry III (4)
CHEM 339 Organic Chemistry II Lab (1)
PHYS 203 (223) General Physics (4(5))
General Education Electives (10)
TYPICAL THIRD YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
BIOL 431 Cell Structure and Function (5)
BIOL 341 Genetics (4)
CHEM 450 Structural Biochemistry (4)
CHEM 454 Biochemistry Lab (2)
General Education Electives (1)
Winter
BIOL 342 Genetics (4)
CHEM 451 Metabolic Biochem. (4)
General Education Electives (8)
Spring
CHEM 340 Physical Chemistry (4)
General Education Electives (10)
TYPICAL FOURTH YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
CHEM 406 Seminar (1)
CHEM 320 Analytical Chemistry (3)
CHEM 321 Analytical Chemistry Lab (2)
General Education Electives (8)
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 104Z.
[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 2026