Chemical Sciences, Chemistry Emphasis, B.S.

Requirements for the Chemical Sciences Major

Chemical Sciences Requirements (80-91 units): To receive the B.S. in Chemical Sciences students must adhere to all General Education  and School of Natural Sciences Requirements . The Chemical Sciences major consists of 25-27 courses (12 lower division and 13-15 upper division, depending on emphasis track) designed to give all students a common foundation of core knowledge specific to the discipline.

There are honors versions of the three lower division Chemical Sciences 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.

Chemistry Emphasis Track Requirements

Any two of the following in-depth course electives:

• Any other 3- or 4-unit CHEM course numbered 100-189 [3 or 4 units]
• Any 200-level CHEM course (instructor approval required) [3 units]
• ESS 100: Environmental Chemistry [4 units]
• MSE 110: Solid State Materials Properties [4 units]
• MSE 118: Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience [3 units]

Transfer Students

To be admitted to the Chemical Sciences 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 [4 units]
• CHEM 010: General Chemistry II [4 units]
• MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering [4 units]
• MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering [4 units]
• PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences [4 units]
• PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences [4 units]