Chemistry, Biological Chemistry Emphasis, B.S.

Requirements for the Chemistry Major

To receive the B.S. in Chemistry students must adhere to all General Education  and School of Natural Sciences Requirements . The Chemistry program consists of 80-92 units with a minimum of 26 courses designed to give all students a common foundation of core knowledge specific to the discipline, plus breadth in an application area.

There are honors versions of the three lower division Chemistry courses, CHEM 002H , CHEM 008H , and CHEM 010H , which are open to students achieving high grades in the prerequisite courses (see course descriptions for details).  These classes cover the same breadth of material as the non-honors versions, but are taught with smaller class sizes and cover the material in more depth.

Requirements for Biological Chemistry Emphasis [12-13 Units]

• BIO 012: Introduction to Organismal Biology Units: 4
• BIO 012L: Introduction to Organismal Biology Lab Units: 1
• BIO 102: Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Units: 4 or CHEM 122  
• One additional upper division biology courses [3-4 units]

Transfer Students

To be admitted to the Chemistry major transfer students must meet the following requirements:

Applicants will, at the time of admission have completed at minimum each of the following courses (or their equivalent) with a “C-” or better:

• CHEM 002: General Chemistry I Units: 4
• CHEM 010: General Chemistry II Units: 4
• MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering Units: 4
• MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering Units: 4
• PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences Units: 3
• PHYS 008L: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences Lab Units: 1
• PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences Units: 3
• PHYS 009L: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences Lab Units: 1