Requirements for Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors

I. Chemistry Major Requirements
II. Biochemistry Major Requirements
III. Distributed Studies (Chemistry primary area)
IV. Minors in Chemistry or Biochemistry
V. Special Note to Freshmen Considering Chemistry as a Major
VI. Undergraduate Chemistry and Biochemistry Club
VII. American Chemical Society Certification
VIII. Chemistry and Biochemistry Honors Program
IX. Study Abroad
X. A & S College Requirements
XI. Teaching Certification
XII. Miscellaneous Departmental Information
XIII. Course Schedules

Introduction

There are three ways for a student to earn a B.A. degree through the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry: (1) as a chemistry major, (2) as a biochemistry major, or (less commonly) (3) as a distributed studies major with primary area of study in chemistry or biochemistry. An honors program is available to chemistry and biochemistry students and there is a program for American Chemical Society certification of graduating majors.

The following information describes these degrees and special programs. It also reviews general Arts and Sciences college requirements for a B.A. degree and other degree options.

Advising

All majors are expected to schedule regular appointments with the departmental academic advisor, Dr. Lynn Geiger, (Cristol Chemistry 100G, (303) 492-8504). To schedule appointments go to the Advising Center’s web site: http://advising.colorado.edu. The frequency of appointments will be dependent upon each student’s individual progress and needs. Freshmen and sophomores will typically meet with the academic advisor at least once each semester, whereas juniors and seniors will typically need to schedule yearly appointments. Students on academic probation or other special circumstances are expected to meet with the academic advisor to formulate an academic plan for successful completion of the biochemistry or chemistry degree. All seniors should schedule a graduation check appointment with the academic advisor one semester prior to the intended graduation semester.

Students interested in obtaining information about or declaring a chemistry or biochemistry major or minor should follow the instructions on the advising center’swebsite: http://advising.colorado.edu.

For administrative questions, please see Anne McWilliams in the Undergraduate Chemistry Office, Ekeley M199, (303)492-8950.

The following courses or their equivalents are required for the degree programs.

I. Chemistry Major Requirements:

General Chemistry: CHEM 1111 and 1131, 10 credit hours, or Honors CHEM 1151 and 1171, 10 credit hours. CHEM 1051 and 1071 cannot be substituted for these requirements. Students who transfer to Arts & Sciences after having taken General Chemistry for Engineers, CHEN 1211 and CHEM 1221, should consider those courses to be the equivalent of CHEM 1111 and should take CHEM 1131 to complete their general chemistry requirement.

Organic Chemistry:
   Lecture: CHEM 3351 and CHEM 3371, 8 credit hours.
   Lab: CHEM 3361 and CHEM 3381, 4 credit hours.

Organic lecture and lab must be taken together. Chemistry majors who need to take organic chemistry in the off semester or during the have to take the non-majors summer will lecture and lab. CHEM 3311 and 3331 will satisfy the organic lecture requirement. However, chemistry majors with CHEM 3321 and CHEM 3341 normally take CHEM 3381, 2 credits, to complete the organic lab requirement. A possible alternative is independent study in an organic research lab. Students who have not yet decided whether to major in chemistry or in biochemistry should take CHEM 3361-3381 rather than CHEM 3321-3341.

Physical Chemistry:
   Lecture: CHEM 4511 or 4411 and CHEM 4531 or 4431, 6 credits.
   Lab: CHEM 4581 (1) and CHEM 4591 (2), for a total of 3 credit hours.

Physical chemistry lecture and lab should be taken together. PHYS 1120 is a co-requisite and MATH 2400 a prerequisite for CHEM 4511 or 4411. If in doubt about the selection of alternates, consult an advisor for course perspectives.

Analytical Chemistry: CHEM 4171 (Instrumental Analysis) and CHEM 4181 (Environmental Analysis Lab), 3 credit hours each. CHEM 3331 or 3371 is a prerequisite. CHEM 4171 is normally only taught in the fall semester and CHEM 4181 is only in the spring semester. CHEM 4171 is a prerequisite for CHEM 4181.

Inorganic Chemistry: CHEM 4011, 3 credit hours. CHEM 4411 or 4511 is a prerequisite. This requirement does not apply to students who entered CU, Boulder, in Spring '93 or earlier. CHEM 4011 is normally taught only in the Fall semester.

Calculus: A & S Calculus, MATH 1300, 2300 and 2400, 14 credit hours or Engineering Calculus, APPM 1350, 1360 and 2350, 12 credit hours (or a combination of these sequences). Students need MATH 1150, equivalent Math Modules, or a strong high school math background in algebra and trigonometry to start either of these sequences.

Physics: PHYS 1110, 1120 and 1140, 9 credit hours. A student who has taken PHYS 2010 and 2020, courses not requiring calculus, must make up the deficiency by completing PHYS 2130. Chemistry majors should consider Calculus I (MATH 1300) as a prerequisite and Calculus II (MATH 2300) as a co-requisite for PHYS 1110.

Recommended Electives: Independent study, CHEM 4901; Inorganic Synthesis Lab, CHEM 4021; Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Biosphere, CHEM 4191; Biochemistry 1 and2, CHEM 4711 and 4731; Survey of Biochemistry, CHEM 4611; Adv. Analytical Chem, CHEM. 5161 or 5181; Adv. Organic Chem, CHEM 5311.

II. Biochemistry Major Requirements:

General Chemistry: CHEM 1111 and 1131, 10 credit hours, or Honors CHEM 1151 and 1171, 10 credit hours. CHEM 1051 and 1071 cannot be substituted for these requirements. Students who transfer to Arts & Sciences after having taken General Chemistry for Engineers, CHEN 1211 and CHEM 1221, should consider those courses to be the equivalent of CHEM 1111 and should take CHEM 1131 to complete their general chemistry requirement.

Organic Chemistry:
   Lecture: CHEM 3351 and CHEM 3371, 8 credit hours.
   Lab: CHEM 3321 (or 3361) and CHEM 3341 (or 3381), 2 (or 4) credit hours.

Organic lecture and lab must be taken together. CHEM 3361-3381 provides more lab hours and a better laboratory experience. Biochemistry majors who need to take organic chemistry in the off semester or during the summer will have to take the non-majors lecture, CHEM 3311 and 3331. This will satisfy the organic lecture requirement.

Biochemistry:
   Lecture: CHEM 4711 and CHEM 4731, 6 credit hours.
   Lab: CHEM 4761, 4 credit hours

Physical Chemistry: CHEM 4411 or 4511 and 4431 or 4531, 6 credits. PHYS 1120 is a co-requisite and MATH 2400 is a prerequisite for CHEM 4411 or 4511. If in doubt about the selection of alternates, consult an advisor for course perspectives.

Calculus: A & S Calculus, MATH 1300, 2300 and 2400, 14 credit hours or Engineering Calculus, APPM 1350, 1360 and 2350, 12 credit hours (or a combination of these sequences). Students need MATH 1150, the equivalent Math Modules or a strong high school math background in algebra and trigonometry to start either of these sequences.

Physics: PHYS 1110, 1120 and 1140, 9 credit hours. A student who has taken PHYS 2010 and 2020, courses not requiring calculus, must make up the deficiency by completing PHYS 2130. Biochemistry majors should consider Calculus I (MATH 1300) as a prerequisite and Calculus II (MATH 2300) as a co-requisite for PHYS 1110.

Biology: At least 11 credit hours of biology including:
   (A) A two-semester introductory biology sequence with laboratory (8 credits). This may be MCDB 1150/1151/2150/2151 or EPOB 1210/1220/1230/1240; the latter is recommended for premedical students. If taken before 1994, the courses MCDB 1050/1060/1070/1080 satisfy this requirement.
   (B) One additional advanced course, 3-5 credits, chosen from the following: Principles of Genetics & Lab MCDB 2150/2151 (4 credits) for students who did not take these as part of the introductory sequence in (A), or Genetics EBIO 2070 (4 credits); Cell Biology MCDB 3120 (3 credits); Microbiology EBIO 3400 (4 credits); Molecular Biology MCDB 3500 (3 credits); Human Physiology IPHY 3430 (5 credits); or Essentials of Plant Physiology EBIO 3530 (5 credits). If taken before 1996, MCDB 3400 will satisfy this requirement.

Note: it may be an advantage to take an upper-division (3000 level) course to satisfy requirement (B) in order to help meet the College requirement of 45 semester hours of upper-division course work for the BA degree.

Recommended Electives: Independent Study, CHEM 4901, is especially recommended. Inorganic Chem, CHEM 4011; Analytical Chem, CHEM 4171 and 4181; Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Biosphere, CHEM 4191; and graduate CHEM courses may be suitable electives. Various advanced biology courses may also be helpful. Students should consult a biochemistry advisor about the choice of electives.

Minimum grade standards:

Although a D is considered a passing grade, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will accept no grade below C- among the required CHEM courses and at most one D or D+ among all the required ancillary courses , i.e. in required math, physics, and biology courses. Grades of D- or F are not acceptable. In addition, the College of Arts and Sciences requires at least 30 hours of C- or better in the major and requires an average GPA of 2.00 or higher in all classes attempted in the major department. Any student who gets below a C- in a required course is encouraged to repeat the course to learn the material better, even if the grade could be counted.

NOTE: Students who do all their major courses at CU-Boulder will more than meet the College requirements for the minimum total and upper division hours in the major. All majors, especially students intending to enter graduate school in sciences, are advised to take additional advanced classes. CHEM 1151-1171, Honors Chem, are recommended in place of CHEM 1111-1131 for chemistry and biochemistry majors who have had the prerequisite background of chemistry, physics, and four years of math in high school. They offer a small class of interested students and additional lab experience.

III. Distributed Studies (Chemistry primary area).

The following courses or their equivalents are required for a distributed studies (chemistry) degree: (Read section of catalog dealing with Distributed Studies Program).

1. General Chemistry: CHEM 1111 and 1131, 10 credit hours; or CHEM 1151 and 1171, 10 credit hours.
2. Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3311, 3331, 3321 and 3341, 10 credit hours; or CHEM 3351, 3371, 3361 and 3381, 12 credit hours.
3. Physical Chemistry: CHEM 4411 or 4511, 3 credit hours.
4. Additional chemistry credit hoursto make a total of 30 hrs. with a grade of C- or better. Fifteen of these 30 hrs. must be upper division. If biochemistry is an area of special interest, a recommended plan is to take CHEM 4711, 4731, and 4761 in addition to the required courses listed above. This would add another 10 credit hours, giving a total of 33 credits of courses in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
5. Secondary subjects: 30 credit hours in one or two departments. A secondary subject consists of at least 15 hours (8 must be upper division) in one department; C- or better required in all courses. Secondary areas for distributed studies should be related to chemistry or to a professional goal.

CHEM 1001 through CHEM 1091 courses cannot be used for primary or secondary area credits. Students should note that the chemistry requirements for a distributed studies degree are not much less than the requirements for a major in chemistry or biochemistry. Most students are better served by completing one of the majors.

IV. Minors in Chemistry or Biochemistry.

Most biochemistry majors automatically qualify for a minor in chemistry upon graduation. A chemistry major can earn a minor in biochemistry by taking biochemistry lectures 1 and 2, CHEM 4711-3 and 4731-3, or CHEM 4611-3 as electives. Further details about minor requirements in chemistry and biochemistry are given in a separate handout available from Dr. Geiger in Cristol Chemistry 100G.

V. Special Note to Freshmen Considering Chemistry as a Major.

A decision regarding whether you will be a chemistry major, a biochemistry major, or a distributed studies major with chemistry as the primary area need not be made upon entry into the University. But if any one of these is to be your major, you must take CHEM 1111-1131 or CHEM 1151-1171 as your course in general chemistry. If you have had high school chemistry and physics and four years of high school math, you should consider taking Honors General Chemistry, CHEM 1151-1171, which has a small lecture section, two labs per week, and 5 credits each semester.

VI. Undergraduate Chemistry and Biochemistry Club.

Chemistry and Biochemistry majors are encouraged to participate in the activities of the departmental Chemistry and Biochemistry Club. The organization’s goal is to foster early professional development and interaction among the departmental majors. The club sponsors special lectures, career planning sessions, research lab tours, outreach programs, and social events of interest to the undergraduate majors. Students may also become Student Affiliate members of the American Chemical Society.

VII. American Chemical Society Certification.

Chemistry majors receiving the B.A. degree and completing a more intensive program than the minimum required for graduation are certified to the Society. Certified graduates are eligible to become regular members of the A.C.S. after graduation; other chemistry graduates may become associate members after graduation and regular members after three years of professional experience in chemistry. For certification a student must complete, in addition to the requirements for the chemistry major, the following: CHEM 4021, plus two additional advanced three credit courses. One of these advanced courses must be a biochemistry course (starting Fall 2003). The other course can be a 400 or 500 level course in chemistry or related fields: molecular biology, chemical engineering, computing science, geochemistry, mathematics, or physics. Independent Study (CHEM 4901) will count as an advanced course for this purpose if (a) it is preceded by at least one semester of physical chemistry, and (b) if the student prepares a well-written paper describing his or her work, and a copy of the paper, approved by the research director, is submitted to the Undergraduate Chemistry Office, Ekeley M199.

The formality of A.C.S. certification is of most value to students intending to find jobs in chemical industry. This certification has less significance for students entering graduate studies in chemistry and the biological, biochemical, or health sciences fields. To meet the certification criteria, the ACS requires a more thorough background in undergraduate chemistry than that provided by the minimum requirements for the B.A. Chemistry degree at CU. Students should recognize that a thorough preparation in chemistry is of value to all students, whatever their future plans. Students at CU, Boulder, have many options for advanced study beyond the minimum requirements.

VIII. Chemistry and Biochemistry Honors Program.

Departmental Honors in chemistry or biochemistry (graduation cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude) are awarded to qualified majors, in recognition of scholarly achievement. Interested students should contact Anne McWilliams (Ekeley M199, 492-8950) for referral to the departmental honors advisor, preferably prior to the Senior year. To be eligible, a student must:

1. Be a chemistry or biochemistry major with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.3, or obtain permission from the departmental honors advisor.
2. Complete advanced work, including a research project in chemistry or biochemistry. This requirement is normally satisfied by taking 6 (or more) credit hours of independent study (CHEM 4901).
3. During the final semester of undergraduate study, submit a written report based on research completed in CHEM 4901 and make a formal presentation based on this research to a committee of three faculty members. The committee normally includes the student's research advisor, the departmental honors advisor, and one faculty member from outside the department.

Chemistry students may be interested in General Honors, which may be pursued in addition to or instead of Departmental Honors. For more information, students should contact the departmental honors advisor or the Honors Department (Norlin Library, Room 400, 492-6617).

Honors General Chemistry, CHEM 1151 and 1171, is highly recommended for all general chemistry students with strong preparation in math and in high school chemistry and physics. In addition to honors-level lectures, this limited-enrollment course offers two excellent labs per week. It is not necessary to be in the university Honors Program to take Honors General Chemistry.

IX. Study Abroad.

Students in Chemistry and Biochemistry can take advantage of various opportunities to study abroad for one or two semesters during their college careers. Many students who have done this consider it one of the great experiences of their lives. Science is international, and it may be studied effectively in many places in the world. Many companies that employ chemists and biochemists are also international, and it may be an employment advantage to have international experience, especially combined with skills in other languages.

It is possible to study abroad by individual arrangements or in formal study-abroad programs conducted by C.U. We have information about the available courses at the European schools, and we can agree in advance about the evaluation of credit for appropriate course work towards your degree at C.U. Students pay tuition at their home institutions rather than at the host school, and this helps to hold down costs. They are considered in residence on the Boulder campus rather than transferring credit from the foreign institution, and this has some advantages.

If you are interested in studying abroad, you should speak with Dr. Geiger in the department office and also with a Study Abroad advisor in the Office of International Education in the basement of the Environmental Design building on campus. It is best if this is done about a year before you would like to start your year abroad, although it is sometimes possible to make last-minute arrangements.

X. A & S College Requirements.

To graduate, students must satisfy general requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences. These regulations are subject to change, and students have the option of choosing either the rules in force when they entered the College or current rules. Highlights of current requirements:

1. Students who entered the College during or after Summer 1988 must satisfy the A & S Core Curriculum requirements. They should read carefully the pamphlet describing the Core Curriculum. Chemistry and Biochemistry students will have to consider especially the Written Communication and perhaps the Foreign Language skills areas, and the Historical Context (3 hours), Cultural and Gender Diversity (3 hours), United States Context (3 hours), Literature and the Arts (6 hours), Contemporary Societies (3 hours), and Ideals and Values (3 hours) content areas. It is also important to be sure you include enough upper division credits among your core courses.
2. For students who entered the College prior to Summer 1988, two two-semester course combinations in the Humanities and in the Social Sciences are required (i.e., a minimum of four semesters in each area). These must be chosen from a specified list of courses. The Natural Science requirement is automatically satisfied by the Chem/Biochem Major program.
3. Foreign language: Depends on when student first entered the A & S College: see A & S advising office. Most students are required to have had three years of a language in high school or else to complete a third-semester college language course.
4. The College requires that the grade point average for all major (i.e., CHEM) courses attempted be at least 2.00. In addition, the department insists that all required CHEM courses be passed with a grade of C- or better. An overall GPA of 2.00 is also required for graduation from Arts & Sciences.
5. The requirement for graduation is 124 credit hours for students entering prior to Summer 1988 or 120 credit hours for those entering during or after that term; the last 30 credit hours must be taken in residence. Starting in Summer 2003, students must take a minimum of 45 credit hours at the UCB campus, 30 upper division credit hours after matriculation into the College of Arts and Sciences, and 12 upper division hours in the major after matriculation into the College of Arts and Sciences. No more than 45 credit hours of chemistry and biochemistry courses count toward graduation.>
6. Students who entered prior to Summer 1988 must complete at least 40 credit hours of upper-division courses out of the required 124 hours; those who entered during or after Summer 1988 must complete at least 45 credit hours of upper division courses out of the required 120 hours.

A chemistry major normally includes 30 hours of required upper division courses, a biochemistry major 29-31 hours depending on the advanced biology course chosen. The core curriculum commonly requires 6 upper division credits (3 hours in writing and 3 in literature and the arts). This leaves about 10 additional upper division credits to be earned. The following considerations may help in this regard. (a) Biochemistry majors may find it helpful to satisfy their advanced biology requirement with one of the upper division courses rather than with MCDB 2150-2151. They may also earn two additional upper division hours by taking the majors organic lab, CHEM 3361 and 3381 rather than 3321 and 3341. (b) The core curriculum commonly requires two upper division courses, but students are encouraged to take additional upper division work in satisfying the core requirements. (c) Remaining upper division hours required may be made up of elective advanced courses in chemistry or related sciences. See the recommended electives sections on page 2 above.

Transfer students will have to check especially carefully on their upper division credits. Lower division courses at other institutions will transfer as lower division credit, even if the corresponding CU, Boulder, course is upper division. For example, organic chemistry taken at a junior college or as a lower division course at a four-year school will only carry lower division credit even if it is accepted by the department as replacing 3311-3321-3331-3341. A student with such transfer credit will need additional upper division courses to complete the required 18 hours in the major and 45 total upper division hours.

During their next-to-last semester, seniors should obtain a graduation packet from Dr. Lynn Geiger (Cristol Chemitry 100G) along with an Exit Questionnaire. If the student is completing a minor in chemistry or biochemistry (or any other minor), a "Minor Completion Form" should also be picked from the student’s minor advisor. The college packet and completed major/minor forms should submitted to The College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s office, Woodbury 109. Note College deadlines.

XI. Teaching Certification.

Chemistry or biochemistry majors can also earn certification as teachers through the School of Education. The program for a secondary school science teaching certificate is challenging requiring a broad, strong background in science, as well as course work in education and practice teaching. It usually requires at least five years of study.

In addition to the courses required for the chemistry major, other science courses a student will need to take include two semesters of biology with labs, two semesters of geology, and one semester of biochemistry. Biochemistry majors will need to take additional science courses including two semesters of geology and one semester of inorganic chemistry.

Certification also requires approximately 20 hours of courses in education and a semester of full-time student teaching.

This summary is provided as an indication of the requirements for teacher certification, and is NOT intended to provide complete details of the program, which are available from the School of Education. It is essential that prospective teachers seek advice about requirements from that school.

XII. Miscellaneous Departmental Information.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT IN CHEMISTRY. The following will be allowed for advanced placement in chemistry.

• Score of 4 or 5: 10 hours credit in general chemistry; student may register for CHEM 3311 or 3351.
• Score of 3: 5 hours credit in general chemistry; student may register for CHEM 1131, or, for CHEM 1071 if not continuing to higher level chemistry courses. Student should consult a departmental advisor before registering for a second semester chemistry course.

Students may transfer courses in chemistry that are equivalent to courses given at CU, Boulder, but carry fewer credit hours. They must take sufficient courses in chemistry so that the total credits offered for graduation is at least 30. An advisor should be consulted regarding this type of deficiency.

Transfer students should note that the A & S College requires at least 18 hours of upper-division courses in the major. When chemistry is taken at a two-year or junior college, transfer credits are counted by the University as lower-division credit, even if equivalent courses at the University of Colorado are upper division. In this situation, students must take sufficient course work in residence to meet the 18-hour requirement.

Transfer students who plan to take a B.A. degree in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department must complete at the Boulder campus a minimum of 12 credit hours of upper-division courses in chemistry covering at least 2 of the 5 sub-disciplines: organic, physical, inorganic, analytical, and biochemistry. Course work to satisfy this minimum requirement may NOT include CHEM 4901.

XIII. Course Schedule: Suggestions for Undergraduate Majors in Chemistry or Biochemistry.

Undergraduate majors in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department must plan their courses carefully since there are specific prerequisites for advanced courses that must be completed in an orderly sequence during the freshman through the junior years. In addition, College of Arts and Science core curriculum or requirements in the humanities, social sciences and foreign language must be worked into the schedule. Suggestions for majors include:

1. Math should be started the first year and continued without a break through Calculus III. Make sure you are well prepared for the level of math you initiate.
2. General Chemistry should be taken the first year, and should take precedence over general biology if biology is also required in the student's course work.>
3. Students are very strongly advised against taking General Physics 1 until they have completed Calculus 1, and preferably both Calculus 1 and Calculus 2.>
4. Math courses are a serious hurdle for many chemistry majors. It is much better to start Pre-Calculus Math 1150 or Math Modules, doing a fair bit of review work, and earn A's or B's than to try Calculus l, (MATH 1300 or APPM 1350) and receive a D or F. Even students that have some calculus in high school may have difficulty with MATH 1300 if their algebra, geometry, and trig background is weak. When chemistry or biochemistry students fail to achieve a good grade record their first year at C.U. it is most commonly due to a weak math background.
5. Most first year students should take no more than 17 hrs. per semester and preferably less; 14-16 hrs/semester unless they are working. Taking 16 hrs/semester while working more than 20 hrs/week is likely to hurt academic performance.
6. Quality is better than quantity. Thus, undergraduates who complete a degree with a grade point average greater than 3.4 will have many job and graduate school opportunities even though they may have taken only 12-14 hrs. each semester, whereas students who take 18-22 hrs. each semester with a G.P.A. less than 3.0 and working 10 hrs/week will find few or no graduate school openings. If you must work outside of school, take a lighter course load.
7. University study requires an intensive effort on a student's part for at least nine months a year. Use your summers wisely. A good many required and elective courses are taught during summer school if you need them. On the other hand, many students find it advantageous to have a change of pace during the summer, and many need to earn some money. A chemistry-related job can be a great experience if you can find one; the internship program of Career Services may be able to help you locate a suitable position. Some large and small chemical or health-related companies hire undergraduates during summers. Some schools around the country have undergraduate research participation programs open to outside students. C.U. offers the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) to a limited number of students.
8. In curriculum planning choose the best goal you can and pursue it aggressively, even though it may not be what you eventually want. When you find a better goal, change, and pursue your new goal with all your energy. Do not do a half-way job of pursuing a goal because you think it may not be the correct one in the long run. Always keep your mind open for new/better goals and courses.
9. CHEM 4011 (Inorganic Chemistry) and CHEM 4181 (Instrumental Analysis) are required courses for chemistry majors. They are each taught only once a year, in the Fall and Spring semesters respectively. Plan ahead for these courses. The elective course CHEM 4021 (Inorganic Synthesis Lab) is also taught only in the Spring semester. Most graduate courses are taught once a year, with a few taught every other year. CHEM 4191 (Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Biosphere) has been taught roughly ever other year.
10. Students taking biology should realize that EBIO 1210-1230 are taught only in the Fall semester, and the second-semester biology courses, EBIO 1220-1240, are taught only in the Spring. The EPOB sequence is also taught during the summer. MCDB 1150-1151 is taught in the fall only and MCDB 2150-2151 is taught in both the fall and the spring. MCDB 1111 which is equivalent to MCDB 1150-1151 is taught in the spring. The MCDB sequence is not taught in the summer.

TYPICAL SCHEDULES FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS
(Electives include college requirements)

Electives during the early years should be chosen to satisfy CORE curriculum requirements. Other electives may include CHEM 4021, 4611, 4711, 4731, 4901, graduate courses, additional Math, Computer Sciences, etc.

TYPICAL SCHEDULES FOR BIOCHEMISTRY MAJORS
(Electives include college requirements)

Electives during the early years should be chosen to satisfy the core curriculum requirements. Additional elective courses may include CHEM 4901, 4011, 4171 and 4181, 4191, graduate chemistry courses, and upper division biology courses (EBIO, MCDB, IPHY).

*Intro. Biology 1 + Lab may be MCDB 1150 + 1151 or EBIO 1210 + 1230.
Intro. Biology 2 + Lab may be MCDB 2150 + 2151 or EBIO 1220 + 1240.

POSSIBLE SCHEDULES FOR STUDENTS WHO BECOME MAJORS LATE

Some students do not start college as chemistry or biochemistry majors, but decide to become majors later. If they have already started appropriate chemistry and math sequences, this may present little difficulty. However, if they have not yet taken any of the courses required for the major, it may become impossible to complete the B.A. degree in four years.

It may be possible, though not easy, to complete the minimum requirements for a B.A. degree in chemistry or biochemistry in three years. Possible schedules for doing this are given below. However, the department does not consider these ideal ways to complete a degree; a well-trained chemist or biochemist should really have additional advanced courses beyond the minimum requirements, and the schedules below leave little or no time for advanced work. The situation may be improved if the student has done some required courses before declaring the major, or if he or she can take some of the required courses during a summer session.

Possible Three-Year Schedule

* CHEM 4011 has a prerequisite of physical chemistry 1; to take them simultaneously will require approval of the instructor and will require the student to do some extra study to prepare for the inorganic chemistry class.