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Courses listed satisfy a chemistry pre-medical or pre-dental curriculum, a biology minor, and specific university studies requirements. 

A biology minor is strongly recommended.

Suggested Curriculum Sequence

First Semester (16 credit hours)

• CHE 100 Transitions (1 credit hour)

• CHE 201 General College Chemistry (5 credit hours)

• BIO 115 The Cellular Basis of Life (3 credit hours)

• ENG 105 Critical Reading, Writing and Inquiry (4 credit hours)

• COM 161 Introduction to Public Speaking (3 credit hours)

Second Semester (17 credit hours)

• CHE 202 General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis (5 credit hours)

• BIO 216 Biological Inquiry and Analysis (4 credit hours)

• MAT 250 Calculus and Analytic Geometry (5 credit hours)

• SOC 133 Introduction to Sociology (3 credit hours)

Third Semester (15 credit hours)

• CHE 312 Organic Chemistry I (5 credit hours)

• BIO 221 Zoology: Animal Form and Function (4 credit hours)

• NLS 290 Trends and Issues- Youth and Human Services (3 credit hours)

• PSY 180 General Psychology (3 credit hours)

Fourth Semester (14 credit hours)

• CHE 320 Organic Chemistry II (3 credit hours)

• BIO 333 Genetics (4 credit hours)

• PHY 130/131 General Physics I (4 credit hours)

• SOC 231 Social Problems (3 credit hours)

Fifth Semester (14 credit hours)

• CHE 530 Fundamentals of Biochemistry I (3 credit hours)

• BIO 321 Cell Biology: Mechanisms (3 credit hours)

• BIO 322 Animal Physiology (4 credit hours)

• PHY 132/133 General Physics II (4 credit hours)

Sixth Semester (15 credit hours)

• CHE 305 Analytical Chemistry (5 credit hours)

• CHE 540 Fundamentals of Biochemistry II (3 credit hours)

• STA 135 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4 credit hours)

• BIO 323 Cell Biology: Systems (3 credit hours)

Seventh Semester (15 credit hours)

• CHE 352 Basic Chemical Instrumentation (4 credit hours)

• CSC 235 Programming in C++ (4 credit hours)
  EGR 140 may be substituted.
  

• ENG 204 Advanced Expository Writing (3 credit hours)

• BIO 300 Microbiology (4 credit hours)

Eighth Semester (14 credit hours)

• CHE 403 Basic Physical Chemistry (5 credit hours)

• HUM 211 The Western Humanities Tradition (3 credit hours)

• CIV 202 World Civilizations II (3 credit hours)

• POL 252 Contemporary Political Systems (3 credit hours)