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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY OPTION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE FOUR YEAR DEGREE WORKSHEET 2019-2020 Catalog
This degree worksheet is intended to help you develop a balanced course schedule while completing your degree within 4 years. The same sequence of courses (with fewer courses each semester) is also recommended for students completing their degree in 5 or 6 years. This worksheet is not intended to replace academic advising with your assigned advisor. Students should consult with their assigned advisor to determine the appropriate sequence of required courses and electives based on their academic goals. Please note that your Major Specific Requirements (MSRs) are bolded in the document and are also listed as an “MSR” in the notes column. These courses must be completed in order to declare your major. All students must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher in the STEM MSR suites. Pre-chemistry and pre-biochemistry first-time freshmen must complete CHEM 111A and MATH 122 or higher within one year of matriculation and must complete CHEM 111B and CHEM 220A within 2 years of matriculation. Some students may need to take courses during Summer Session to meet these requirements. Students who have not met the requirements by the required semester must either declare another major or meet with an Academic Advisor to determine if the student's performance in the courses merits an additional semester to complete. CSULB Enrollment Services prepares the Academic Requirements Report, which is the official graduation verification. Year 1
Semester Course # Course Title (Units) Prerequisites Notes CPT score of 24 or higher, 1 CHEM 111A General Chemistry (5) Pre/Corequisite: MATH 112A or 112B MSR or higher, CHEM 95 if needed MATH 122 MATH 111 and either MATH 112B or 1 Calculus I (4) MSR (area B4) 113 1 GE (area A2) Written Communication (3) MSR 1 GE (area C,D,E) Other Exploration (3) 1 NSCI-190A Experience Success Program 1 (1) Fall only
Revised February 20 Semester Course # Course Title (Units) Prerequisites Notes CHEM 111A or 112A, MATH 112B or 2 CHEM 111B General Chemistry (5) MSR higher MATH 123 2 Calculus II (4) MATH 122 MSR (area B4) 2 GE (area A1) Oral Communication (3) MSR 2 GE (area A3) Critical Thinking (3) MSR
Year 2
Semester Course # Course Title (Units) Prerequisites Notes 3 CHEM 220A Organic Chemistry I (3) CHEM 111B 3 PHYS 151 Mechanics and Heat (4) MATH 122,123, or 224 3 MATH 224 Calculus III (4) MATH 123 3 GE (area C,D,E) Other Exploration (3) 3 Elective Elective Requirement (1) CHEM 220A, Corequisite: CHEM 223B 4 CHEM 220B Organic Chemistry II (3) or 320L 4 CHEM 320L Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) CHEM 220A, Corequisite: CHEM 220B 4 PHYS 152 Electricity and Magnetism (4) PHYS 151 GE Foundation, GWAR score of 11 or 4 CHEM 361 Chemical Communications (3) higher 4 GE (area C,D,E) Other Exploration (3)
Year 3
Semester Course # Course Title (Units) Prerequisites Notes 5 CHEM 331 Inorganic Chemistry (3) CHEM 111B or 112B Fall 5 CHEM 332 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (2) CHEM 331 CHEM 111A or 112A, 111B or 112B, 5 CHEM 385 Material Science (3) Fall PHYS 152 BIOL 200; General Biology (4); GE Foundation; OR OR OR BIOL 205; Human Biology (4); GE Foundation; 211 5 OR OR OR needs BIOL 207; Human Physiology (4); GE Foundation; 212 after OR OR OR BIOL 211 Intro. to Evolution and Diversity (4) Pre/Corequisite: CHEM 111A or 112A 5 GE (area C,D,E) Other Exploration (3) Revised February 20 Semester Course # Course Title (Units) Prerequisites Notes CHEM 111B or 112B, MATH 123, PHYS Spring 6 CHEM 371B Physical Chemistry (3) 152 only CHEM 111A or 112A and 111B or Spring 6 CHEM 385C Materials Science Colloquium (1) 112B, PHYS 152 only CHEM 111A or 112A and 111B or Spring 6 CHEM 385L Materials Science Laboratory (2) 112B, PHYS 152 only CHEM 331, Pre/Corequisite: CHEM Spring 6 CHEM 431 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3) 371B only
6 GE (area C,D,E) Other Exploration (3) GE Upper 6 Division (area B- Upper Division (3) GE Foundation UD, C-UD, D-UD)
Year 4
Semester Course # Course Title (Units) Prerequisites Notes CHEM 111B or 112B, MATH 123, PHYS 7 CHEM 371A Physical Chemistry (3) Fall only 152 CHEM 361, either 371A or 377A, and 7 CHEM 373 Phys. and Inorganic Chem. Lab. (3) either 371B or 377B Special Topics in Materials Science 7 CHEM 485 CHEM 220B, 331, and 385 Fall only (3) 7 GE (area C,D,E) Other Exploration (3) GE (area C, D, and E) GE Upper 7 Division (area B- Upper Division (3) GE Foundation UD, C-UD, D-UD) Instrumental Methods of Analysis 8 CHEM 451 CHEM 361 and 371B, PHYS 152 (3) take in final semester, department 8 CHEM 461 Chemistry Capstone (1) consent required Undergraduate Directed Research 8 CHEM 496 instructor consent (1-3) CHEM 441A; Biological Chemistry (3); CHEM 220B and 320L; BIOL 212; 8 OR OR OR CHEM 448 Fund. of Biological Chemistry (3) CHEM 220B 8 GE (area C,D,E) Other Exploration (3) 8 Elective Elective (1) Elective BIOL 212 Introduction to Cell and Molecular BIOL 211, CHEM 111A or 112A, 8 (if 211 taken) Biology (4) Pre/Corequisite: CHEM 111B or 112B
Revised February 20