Departmental Courses

CHEM courses for our majors

Number Name Hrs Pre-requisites Co-requisites Typical Semester(s)
CHEM 141 College Chemistry I 3 one year of HS chemistry, MPT score 12 and up CHEM 144  Fall (~4 sections), Spring (1 section) Summer I
CHEM 141.H College Chemistry I – Honors 3 one year of HS chemistry, MPT score 12 and up CHEM 144  Fall only
CHEM 141.R College Chemistry I 4 MPT score 8 - 11 CHEM 144  Fall only
CHEM 144 College Chemistry Lab I 2 CHEM 141  Fall (~5 sections), Spring (1 section), Summer I
CHEM 144.M College Chem Lab I for Majors 2 CHEM 141  Fall only
CHEM 144.H College Chemistry Lab I– Honors 2 CHEM 141  Fall only
CHEM 142 College Chemistry II 3 CHEM 141 CHEM 145 Fall (1 section), Spring (~3 sections), Summer II
CHEM 142.M College Chemistry II for Majors 3 CHEM 141 CHEM 145 Spring only
CHEM 142.H College Chemistry II – Honors 3 CHEM 141 CHEM 145 Spring only
CHEM 145 College Chemistry Lab II 2 CHEM 144 CHEM 142 Fall (1 section), Spring (~4 sections), Summer II
CHEM 145.M College Chemistry Lab II for Majors 2 CHEM 144 CHEM 142 Spring only
CHEM 145.H College Chemistry Lab II – Honors 2 CHEM 144 CHEM 142 Spring only
CHEM 251
CHEM 251.H
Organic Chemistry I for CHEM Majors 3 CHEM 142 CHEM 254 Fall
CHEM 254 Organic Chemistry Lab I for CHEM Majors 2 CHEM 145 CHEM 251 Fall (2 sections)
CHEM 252
CHEM 252.H
Organic Chemistry II for CHEM Majors 3 CHEM 251 CHEM 255 Spring
CHEM 255 Organic Chemistry Lab II for CHEM Majors 2 CHEM 254 CHEM 252 Spring (2 sections)
CHEM 375 Analytical Chemistry for CHEM Majors 3 CHEM 141 and CHEM 142 Fall and Spring
CHEM 411 Learning Theories in Chemistry 3 STA 261 or STA 301, CHEM 242 or CHEM 252 CHEM 451 or 471 Fall
CHEM 415 Misconceptions in Chemistry 3

CHEM 242 or CHEM 252

Fall
CHEM 417 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3 CHEM 142 and CHEM 452   Fall
CHEM 419 Synthesis Lab 2 CHEM 252 and CHEM 255 Spring
CHEM 424
(BIO 424)
Advanced Expt. Tech. in Structural & Functional Genetics 4 BIO 116 or equiv. and CHEM 141/142 Fall (not every year)
CHEM 426 Spec ID of Structure 3 CHEM 242 or CHEM 252 Spring
CHEM 432 Fundamentals of Biochem 4 CHEM 242  or CHEM 252 Fall, Spring
CHEM 430.X Topics in Biochemistry 1-3 CHEM 432 Fall, Spring
CHEM 438 Biochemistry Lab 2 CHEM 432 Fall, Spring
CHEM 450 Topics in Organic Chem 3 CHEM 252 and CHEM 255 Fall, Spring
CHEM 451 Physical Chemistry I 3 MTH 251 and PHY 192 Fall
CHEM 452 Physical Chemistry II 3 CHEM 451 or CHEM 471 Spring
CHEM 454 Instrumental Analysis 3 CHEM 375 Fall
CHEM 456 Chemical Measurements 2 CHEM 452 or CHEM 472 Fall
CHEM 460 Topics in Analytical Chem 1-3  
CHEM 466
(BIO 466)
Bioinformatics Computing Skills 3 Programming course and BIO 116 or BIO 342  
CHEM 470 Topics in Physical Chem 1-3 CHEM 451 or CHEM 471
CHEM 471 Biophysical Chem I 3 MTH 251 and PHY 192 Fall
CHEM 472 Biophysical Chem II 3 CHEM 471 or CHEM 451 (or MTH 251 and PHY 182) Spring
CHEM 473 Quantum Methods 3 CHEM 452 or CHEM 472
CHEM 491 Capstone Chem Societal Issues 3 Any 300 level CHEM course Spring
CHEM 492 Capstone independent Research 3 Permission and CHEM 377, 477, 480 or 490 Spring
CHEM X77 Independent Study (Research) 1-5 Permission of instructor and CHEM gpa > 2.30.  Credit/no credit or letter grade with chair's permission Register with independent study form;  177 is for first year students etc.
CHEM 480 Departmental Honors (Apply at the end of your Junior year) 1-6 Permission of instructor and CHEM gpa > 3.50 in at least 25 hours of CHEM classes.  Standard letter grade. Register with independent study form; normally taken fall of senior year
CHEM 490 Undergraduate Research 1-4 Permission of instructor and CHEM gpa > 2.30.  Credit/no credit or letter grade with chair's permission. Register with independent study form
CHEM 340 Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Research 0-12 For USS or Hughes summer students Or off campus research, internships Register with independent study form

Courses from other departments

Number Name Credit Hours Pre-reqs or Co-req Typical Semester(s)
MTH 151 Calculus I 5 Three and a half or four years of college preparatory mathematics including trigonometry, but less than one semester of calculus.  Or, one of MTH 104 or 123 or 125. Fall, Spring, Summer
MTH 249 MTH 249H Calculus II 5 A year of high school calculus including calculus of trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions. Enrollment advice  based on placement test scores and/or AP credit for MTH 151. Limited to first-year students. Fall
MTH 251 Calculus II 4 Grade of C or better in Calculus I. Fall, Spring, Summer
MTH 222 Introduction to Linear Algebra 3 MTH 249 or 249H or 251. Fall, Spring, Summer
MTH 231 Elements of Discrete Mathematics 3 MTH 151 or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring
MTH 245 Differential Equations for Engineers 3 Calculus II Fall, Spring, Summer
MTH 252 MTH 252H Calculus III 4 Calculus II Fall, Spring
STA 301 Applied Statistics 3 Calculus I or II Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter (J-term!)
STA 333 Nonparametric Statistics 3 ISA 205; or STA 301 or 363 or 368 Fall
STA 363 Introduction to Statistical Modeling 3 STA 261 or STA 301 or 368 or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring
PHY 191 General Physics with Lab I 5 Pre- or Co-requisite MTH 151 Fall, Spring, Summer
PHY 192 General Physics with Lab II 4 Pre-requisite PHY 191 Pre- or Corequisite MTH 249 or MTH 251 Fall, Spring, Summer
PHY 421 Molecular and Cellular Biophysics 4 PHY 192, MTH 252, or permission of instructor. Spring
BIO 116 Biological Concepts: Structure, Function, Cellular, and Molecular Biology 4 (Although not required for our major, serves as a pre-req for several BIO courses) Spring
BIO 203 Introduction to Cell Biology 3 BIO 114, BIO/MBI 116, or BIO 191 Fall, Spring, Summer, and Winter (J)
BIO 342 Genetics 3 One year of chemistry, junior standing, and at least one 200-level biology course, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring Summer
BIO 305 Human Physiology 4 One year of chemistry, junior standing, and BIO 203 or MBI 365, or permission of instructor Fall, Spring Summer
BIO 485/585 CSE 456/556 MBI 485/585 Bioinformatics Principles 3 BIO/MBI 116 or MBI 201 or BIO 342 or CHEM 332 or CHEM 433, or permission of instructor Spring

Other departmental courses

Number Name Credit Hours Comments
CHEM 111 CHEM 111.L Chemistry in Modern Society and its lab 3+1 MPF for non-science majors  
CHEM 231 CHEM 231.L Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry 4 One-semester organic chem for non-majors.  A part of thematic sequence. (3 lecture, 1 lab) Prerequisite: CHEM 142 and 145
CHEM 332 CHEM 332.L Outlines of Biochemistry 3+1 One-semester biochem for non-majors.  A part of thematic sequence. (3 lecture, 1 optional lab) Prerequisite: CHEM 231, 242, or 252
CHEM 241 CHEM 244 Organic Chemistry I and lab 3+2 Not for our majors Pre-req: CHEM 142 (for lecture)/ 145 (for lab) Co-req: Lecture and lab are to be registered together
CHEM 242 CHEM 245 Organic chemistry II and lab 3+2 Not for our majors Pre-req: CHEM 241 (for lecture)/ 244 (for lab) Co-req: Lecture and lab are to be registered together
STA 261 Statistics 4 If a student has a STA 261 as AP or TR (transferred), suggest STA 333, 363 or 368 because STA 301 will be considered as a duplicate for STA 261. If a student has no STA experience, then s/he needs to take STA 301, not STA 261.
PHY 170 series College Physics I and lab (discontinued) 4 These are non-calculus based physics and not counted toward our major.  Our majors need 190 series physics (all majors, BA and BS)
PHY 160 series Physics for Life Science 5
BIO 115 Biological Concepts: Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, and Diversity 3+1 Not counted for our major.