Chemistry, B.S.

1. 125 semester hours:

A minimum of 125 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better is required. The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU.

2. General Education Requirement:

Complete the General Education Curriculum  (GEC) and MSCM 1250 .

3. Non-departmental major requirements:

• BIOL 1101

• BIOL 2200 - Molecular Biology of Cells (4)
• BIOL 3200 - General Microbiology (4)

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• BIOL 3100 - Genetics (4) or
• BIOL 4200 - Introduction to Biostatistics (3)

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• BIOL 4000 - Cell Physiology (4)
• BIOL 4310 - Advanced Human Anatomy (4)

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• MATH 2010 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5)
• MATH 2020 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (5)

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• PHYS 2110 - General Physics I (4)
• PHYS 2120 - General Physics II (4)

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• PHYS 2305 - Fundamentals of Physics I (3)
• PHYS 2310 - Fundamentals of Physics II (3)
• PHYS 2410 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I (1)
• PHYS 2420 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory II (1)

4. Departmental major requirements:

Complete the following required courses with a grade of “C” or better:

• CHEM 1200 - General Chemistry II (4)
• CHEM 2020 - Quantitative Analysis (4)
• CHEM 3100 - Organic Chemistry I (3)
• CHEM 3120 - Organic Chemistry II (3)
• CHEM 3200 - Inorganic Chemistry (4)
• CHEM 3330 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
• CHEM 3340 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
• CHEM 4010 - Physical Chemistry I (4)
• CHEM 4020 - Physical Chemistry II (4)
• CHEM 4400 - Instrumental Analysis (4) (or CHEM 4250 )
• CHEM 4500 - Biochemistry I (3)
• CHEM 4520 - Biochemistry Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 4800 - Chemistry Research Literature (3)
• CHEM 4900 - Applied Mathematics for Chemists (2)
• CHEM 4920 - Chemistry Undergraduate Seminar (1)

5. Elective courses:

Complete at least 12 semester hours of advanced courses in Chemistry and/or a science agreed upon with the academic advisor.

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Total Credit Hours = 125-127 semester hours

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