3 Year Chemistry Degree
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3 Year Chemistry Degree Requirements
- The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry requires a minimum of 120 credits
- A total of 37 hours of upper division course work is required for all Bachelor of Science degrees
- Click for 成人头条 degree plans (please make sure to select your correct catalog year)
About the 3 Year Degree Plan
- The curriculum for the BS degree in Chemistry can be completed in three years.
- The major hurdles in doing so are mathematics and physics, and earning 37 upper division credits.
- It is therefore very important that you take as much college preparatory chemistry, mathematics, and physics as possible.
- Consider taking Advanced Placement Courses and taking college credit exams to test out of their corresponding courses.
- For information on college credit exams, view Credit By Exam on the 成人头条 Student Assessment & Testing website.
- The outline does not include other general requirements of the University, College of Science or Department of Chemistry. For example, you must complete all freshmen courses before becoming a senior (90 credits).
- Full course loads (15+ credits per semester) and summer school also will be required.
- The Department also offers other courses as electives, for instance, CHEM 4362 (Structure of Matter) and CHEM 4176 or 4376 (Research, up to 6 credits) and other courses in the Biochemistry degree as electives.
- Please consult an undergraduate advisor for further details on these degrees.
- This is not the only way to navigate through a BS degree in Chemistry but it is the shortest!
Credit Hour Requirements
Fall
- CHEM 1305 General Chemistry
- Pre-requisite OR Co-requisite: MATH 1508 (may be taken concurrently)
- Pre-requisite: MATH 1310 (may be taken concurrently)
- CHEM 1105 Laboratory for CHEM 1305
- MATH 1411 Calculus I
- PHYS 2420 Introductory Mechanics
Spring
- CHEM 1306 General Chemistry II
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1105
- Pre-requisite: MATH 1508
- CHEM 1106 Laboratory for CHEM 1306
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1105
- MATH 1312 Calculus II
- Pre-requisite: MATH 1411
- PHYS 2421 Introductory Electromagnetism
- Pre-requisite: PHYS 2420
Fall
- MATH 2313 Calculus III
- Pre-requisite: MATH 1312
- *CHEM 2321 Organic Chemistry I
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 1306 & CHEM 1106
- *CHEM 2221 Organic Chemistry Lab
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 1306 & CHEM 1106
- *CHEM 3351 Physical Chemistry I
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 1306 & CHEM 1106
- Pre-requisite OR Co-requisite: MATH 2313
- Pre-requisite: PHYS 2421 (may be taken concurrently)
- *CHEM 3151 Laboratory for Physical Chemistry
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 1306 & CHEM 1106
Spring
- *CHEM 3352 Physical Chemistry II
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 3351 & CHEM 3151
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 1306 & CHEM 1106
- Pre-requisite: PHYS 2421
- MATH 2313 pre-requisite or co-requisite
- *CHEM 3152 Laboratory for Physical Chemistry II
- *CHEM 2261 The Periodic Table
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 1306 & CHEM 1106
- *CHEM 2161 Laboratory for The Periodic Table
- *CHEM 2322 Organic Chemistry II
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 2321 & CHEM 2221
- *CHEM 2222 Organic Chemistry Lab II
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 2321 & CHEM 2221
* Courses are only offered during the given semester. Other courses are offered more than once a year, but in all cases you must consider the pre-requisites for each course.
Fall
- *CHEM 3310 Analytical Chemistry
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 2322 & CHEM 2222 OR CHEM 2325
- Pre-requisite: MATH 2313 (may be taken concurrently)
- Pre-requisite: PHYS 2421 (may be taken concurrently)
- *CHEM 3110 Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry
- Pre-requisites: CHEM 2322 & CHEM 2222 OR CHEM 2325
- *CHEM 3301 Molecular Modeling & Chemical Information
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 2322 OR CHEM 2324
- *CHEM 4328 Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 2322 OR CHEM 2325
- *CHEM 4365 Inorganic Chemistry
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 2322
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 3352
- *CHEM 4165 Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 2322
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 3352
Spring
- *CHEM 4211 Instrumental Methods of Analytical Chemistry
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 2322
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 3352
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 3310 & CHEM 3110
- *CHEM 4212 Laboratory for Instrumental Methods of Analytical Chemistry
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 2322
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 3352
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 3310 & CHEM 3110
- CHEM 3330 Biochemistry I: Structure and Function
- Pre-requisite: CHEM 2321 & CHEM 2221 OR CHEM 2324 & CHEM 2124
* Courses are only offered during the given semester. Other courses are offered more than once a year, but in all cases you must consider the pre-requisites for each course.
Contact Information
Speak with an advisor to know more about the Chemistry Program:
Dr. Jose Peralta
Undergraduate Advisor
chem_advising@utep.edu