Chemistry BS

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Requirements for Major

Students must declare their major by the time they have completed 60 semester hours. The chemistry major requires 45 semester hours in chemistry. Transfer students must take at least 14 upper-division chemistry hours, including CHEM 4128, 4518 or 4538, in residency at the Downtown Campus. A student who has declared a chemistry major at UC Denver may not take additional chemistry courses outside of the department for the purpose of applying those credits toward meeting the requirements of the major without prior written approval of the undergraduate advisor. Normally, no more than 3 additional hours of transfer credits will be allowed. The minimum grade in chemistry courses is C- (1.7) and a minimum chemistry GPA of 2.0 is required in chemistry and ancillary required courses. All majors must successfully complete the following core:

TRADITIONAL CHEMISTRY MAJOR

Required Chemistry Courses

CHEM 2031 - General Chemistry I Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 2031
CHEM 2038 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 2038
CHEM 2061 - General Chemistry II Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 2061
CHEM 2068 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 2068
CHEM 3011 - Inorganic Chemistry Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 3011
CHEM 3111 - Analytical Chemistry Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 3111
CHEM 3118 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 3118
CHEM 3411 - Organic Chemistry I Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 3411
CHEM 3418 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 3418
CHEM 3491 - Honors Organic Chemistry II Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 3491
CHEM 3498 - Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 3498
CHEM 4121 - Instrumental Analysis Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 4121
CHEM 4128 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 4128
CHEM 4511 - Physical Chemistry I Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 4511
CHEM 4518 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 4518
CHEM 4521 - Physical Chemistry II Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 4521
CHEM 4538 - Physical Chemistry II Laboratory Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 4538

And one of the following two courses:

CHEM 3018 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 3018
CHEM 4828 - Biochemistry Lab Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 4828

Total Required Courses: 45 Hours

Required Ancillary Courses

MATH 1401 - Calculus I Summer 2010 Registration: MATH 1401
MATH 2411 - Calculus II Summer 2010 Registration: MATH 2411
MATH 3511 - Mathematics of Chemistry Summer 2010 Registration: MATH 3511
PHYS 2311 - General Physics I: Calculus-Based Summer 2010 Registration: PHYS 2311
PHYS 2321 - General Physics Lab I Summer 2010 Registration: PHYS 2321
PHYS 2331 - General Physics II: Calculus-Based Summer 2010 Registration: PHYS 2331
PHYS 2341 - General Physics Lab II Summer 2010 Registration: PHYS 2341

Total Required Ancillary Courses : 22 Hours

Recommended Electives

CHEM 3018 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 3018
CHEM 3810 - Biochemistry Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 3810
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CHEM 4810 - General Biochemistry I Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 4810
CHEM 4700 - Environmental Chemistry Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 4700
CHEM 4820 - General Biochemistry II Summer 2010 Registration: CHEM 4820
Any CHEM 5000-level lecture class (3-4 semester hours)

Total Electives: 14-16 Hours

Chemistry Major Total: 81-83 Hours

Students interested in the chemistry major should consult regularly with a chemistry advisor. A complete description of the chemistry major’s program may be obtained in the Department of Chemistry office or department Web site.

Qualified majors are strongly urged to participate in independent study or departmental honors programs.

Students planning chemistry as a career should be familiar with the recommendations of the American Chemical Society for the professional training of chemists. For ACS certification, students are required to take inorganic laboratory and at least one semester of biochemistry. No course with a grade of less than C (2.0) can be applied toward ACS certification. Students should check with a chemistry advisor for details. The Downtown Campus maintains an ACS chapter of student affiliates.

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