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Curriculum
Major Requirements
Complete 83 to 85 credits from 28 courses including 16 required chemistry courses, eight required science courses, two electives, and two capstone courses.
GPA: A minimum GPA of 2.0 for all major requirements.
Pass/fail: No chemistry or biochemistry courses taken pass/fail may be applied to the major. No more than one mathematics or physics course taken pass/fail may be applied to the major.
Residency: A minimum of 16 credits of courses at the 300-level or higher must be completed at UMass Boston.
Course Requirements
Required Chemistry Courses (47 Credits)
- CHEM 115 - Chemical Principles I Lecture 3 Credit(s)
- CHEM 116 - Chemical Principles II Lecture 3 Credit(s)
- CHEM 117 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
- CHEM 118 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
- CHEM 251 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture 3 Credit(s)
- CHEM 252 - Organic Chemistry II Lecture 3 Credit(s)
- CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
- CHEM 256 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
- CHEM 311 - Analytical Chemistry 4 Credit(s)
- CHEM 312 - Physical Chemistry 4 Credit(s)
- CHEM 313 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
- CHEM 314 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
- CHEM 354 - Biochemistry 3 Credit(s)
- CHEM 369 - Chemical Structure 4 Credit(s)
- CHEM 370 - Inorganic Chemistry 4 Credit(s)
- CHEM 371 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credit(s)
- CHEM 379 - Chemical Structure Lab 2 Credit(s)
Additional Required Courses (26 Credits)
- BIOL 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit(s)
- MATH 140 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s)
- MATH 141 - Calculus II 4 Credit(s)
- PHYSIC 113 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s)
- PHYSIC 114 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 Credit(s)
- PHYSIC 181 - Physics Laboratory I 2 Credit(s)
- PHYSIC 182 - Physics Laboratory II 2 Credit(s)
Electives (6 to 8 Credits)
Take two 300-level or higher chemistry or biochemistry electives. One must be a laboratory course from the list below.
- BIOCHM 385 - Biochemistry Lab I 3 Credit(s)
- BIOCHM 386 - Biochemistry Lab II 3 Credit(s)
- CHEM 351 - Organic Qualitative Analysis 3 Credit(s)
- CHEM 361 - Analytical Instrumentation 4 Credit(s)
- CHEM 481 - Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry I 1-4 Credit(s)
- CHEM 482 - Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry II 1-4 Credit(s)
Capstone Requirement (4 Credits)
Students majoring in chemistry must, during their final year, register for CHEM 498 - Senior Thesis I and CHEM 499 - Senior Thesis II.
The department encourages its majors to take CHEM 481 - Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry I and CHEM 482 - Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry II in addition to the capstone courses.
Contact
Department of Chemistry
University of Massachusetts Boston
University Hall 3230
Phone: 617.287.6130
Fax: 617.287.6131
chemistry@umb.edu
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