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Chemistry Schedule

A Typical Chemistry Major's Schedule

The number in parenthesis after the label "Goal Course" or after a course code fulfills the General Education goal with that number.

The Goal Courses are given in a suggested order but most can be taken in almost any order.

First Year

1st semester 2nd semester
CHEM 111 4 credits CHEM 112 4 credits
MATH 164 3 credits MATH 261 (5) 4 credits
Goal Course (2) 3 credits Elective 3 credits
Goal Course (7) 3 credits Goal Course (8) 3 credits
Longwood Seminar (1) 1 credit    
Total Credit Hours 14 credits Total Credit Hours 14 credits

Second Year

1st semester 2nd semester
CHEM 350 4 credits CHEM 270 3 credits
Goal Course (3) 3 credits Course (10) 3 credits
MATH 262 4 credits Elective 3 credits
PHYS 201 (6) 4 credits PHYS 202 4 credits
    Goal Course (11) 2 credit
Total Credit Hours 15 credits Total Credit Hours 15 credits

Third Year 

1st semester 2nd semester
CHEM 305 3 credits CHEM 306 3 credits
CHEM 307 1 credit CHEM 308 1 credit
CHEM Elective 3 credits Goal Course (13) 3 credits
Elective 3 credits Elective 3 credits
Goal Course (4) 3 credits CHEM 351 3 credits
Elective 3 credits Elective 3 credits
Total Credit Hours  16 credits Total Credit Hours  16 credits

Fourth Year

1st semester 2nd semester
CHEM 324 3 credits CHEM 401 3 credits
CHEM 402 2 credit CHEM 403 2 credits
CHEM 412 4 credits CHEM 496 (15) 1 credit
Goal Course (9) 3 credits ENGL 400 3 credits
Goal Course (12) 3 credits Elective 3 credits
    Elective 3 credits
Total Credit Hours 15 credits Total Credit Hours  15 credits

Total Credits = 120

Course List

CHEM 111/112 Fundamentals of Chemistry

BIOL 121/122 The Unity/Diversity of Life

MATH 164 Pre-calculus

MATH 171 Statistical Decision Making

BIOL 206/207 Anatomy and Physiology I & II

CHEM 305/306 Organic Chemistry

CHEM 307/308 Organic Chemistry Lab

CHEM 270 Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM 350 Quantitative Analysis

MATH 261/262 Calculus

COMM 101 Oral Communication

CHEM 351 Instrumental Analysis I

CHEM 324 Thermodynamics

PHYS 201/202 University Physics

CHEM 402/403 Advanced Chem Lab I/II

CHEM 412 Biochemistry

CHEM 496 Directed Research in Chemistry or Internship

ECON 217/218 Micro or Macro Economics

BIOL 324 Genetics

BIOL 304 Microbiology

CHEM 401 Quantum Mechanics

Goal Number Field of Goal

(1) Longwood Seminar

(2) English

(3) Literature

(4) Art/Music

(5) MATH 261 (required for chemistry majors)

(6) PHYS 201 (required for chemistry majors)

(7) History

(8) Social science

(9) Social science

(10) Foreign language

(11) Physical Education

(12) Social science

(13) Ethics

(14) English 400

(15) CHEM 496