The Department of Chemistry offers for undergraduate students the BS in Chemistry, along with the Biochemistry certificate.

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Course Planning Chronogram

Chemistry Curriculum (B.S. In Chemisty)

First Year
First Semester Second Semester
Quim 3041 General Chemistry I 4 Quim 3042 General Chemistry II 4
Mate 3005 (Mate 3171 y Mate 3172) Precalculus 5 or 6 Mate 3031 Calculus I 4
Huma 3111 Humanities I and II 3 Huma 3112 Humanities III and IV 3
Espa 3101 Basic Spanish 3 Espa 3102 Basic Spanish 3
Ingl 3xxx Basic English 3 Ingl 3xxx Basic English 3
Edfi Physical Education 1
Total 18 Total 18
Second Year
First Semester Second Semester
Quim 3071 Organic Chemistry I 4 Quim 3072 Organic Chemistry II 4
Cibi 3031
Biol 3061
Biological Sciences or
General Biology*
3
3
Cibi 3032
Biol 3062
Biological Sciences or
General Biology*
3
3
Biol 3063 Lab General Biology I 1 Biol 3064 Lab General Biology II 1
Mate 3032  Calculus II 4 Mate 3063 Calculus III 3
Ingl 3xxx 2nd Year English 3 Ingl 3xxx 2nd Year English 3
Fisi 3171 Physics I 4 Fisi 3172 Physics II 4
Fisi 3173 Physics Lab I 1
Total 19 Total 19
Third Year
First Semester Second Semester
Quim 3025 Analytical Chemistry I 4 Quim 3065 Analytical Chemistry II 4
Quim 4041 Physical Chemistry I 3 Quim 4042 Physical Chemistry II 3
Fisi 3174 Physics Lab II 1 Quim 4101 Physical Chemistry Lab I 1
Espa 3xxx 2nd Year Spanish 3 Espa 3xxx 2nd Year Spanish 3
Quim 4055 Biochemistry 3 Professional Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total 17 Total 17
Fourth Year
First Semester Second Semester
Quim 4000 Inorganic Chemistry 3 Quim 4015 Instrumental Analysis 4
Quim 4007 Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1 Quim 4125 Seminar and Bibliography 2
Quim 4102 Physical Chemistry Lab II 1 Edfi Physical Education 1
Professional Elective 3 Elective 3
Recommended Elective 3 Recommended Elective 3
Social Sciences Requisite* 3 Social Sciences Requisite* 3
Elective 3
17 16

 

* Select a course from: ANTR 3005, 3015; ANTR/CISO 4066; SOCI 3016, 3261-3262, 3315; CIPO 3011, 3025, 3035, 3036, 3095, 3175, 4016, 4236; GEOG 3155, 3185, HIST, PSIC 3001-3002; CISO 3121-3122; ECON 3021-3022, 3091-3092. 4037, 4056.

Electives

Biochemistry Certification

CORE COURSES [18 credits]
Course Code Course Name  Credits
BIOL3051 General Biology I 4
BIOL3052 General Biology II 4
QUIM5071 General Biochemistry 3
QUIM5072 General Biochemistry II 3
QUIM5073 General Biochemistry Laboratory I 1
One of the following courses (3 crs) (The other two courses could be taken as elective courses)
QUIM5065 Chemistry of Synthetic Drugs 3
QUIM5066 Toxicological Chemistry 3
QUIM5205 Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry 3

 

 

ELECTIVE COURSES [6 credits]
Course Code Course Name  Credits
QUIM5074 Biochemistry Laboratory II 1
QUIM4399 Selected Topics in Chemistry 1-3
QUIM4998-4999* Undergraduate Research I 1-3
BIOL3010 Cell Physiology 3
BIOL5055 Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics 3
BIOL5758 Bacterial Genetics 2
BIOL5056 Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics Lab 2
BIOL5759 Bacterial Genetics Lab 2

 

*Undergraduate research must be related to biochemistry area and will be certified by the research Advisor