Undergraduate - Academic Advising
CONCENTRATION ADVISING
Appointments
Concentration Advisors are faculty members in the Chemistry Department or in the Biological Chemistry Department with knowledge and experience in various fields of chemistry and biochemistry. It is appropriate to discuss with them the implications of your concentration and such matters such as chemistry's or biochemistry's relationship to other disciplines on campus, graduate school prospects, and career choices and their requirements. Concentration advisors have authority to modify departmental requirements, but not College-level requirements.
There are four times when students are required to see advisors:
- To declare a concentration - the sooner the better.
- To file a distribution plan other than pattern I.
- To file a concentration release form - first term senior year.
- To make any significant change in concentration plan, including changes resulting in overloads and underloads.
REQUEST FOR ACADEMIC ADVISING
Information on the Chemistry or Biochemistry curricula is available from a number of sources. The LS&A issue of the University Bulletin is the official source, but most of the information pertaining to Chemistry or Biochemistry can be found in the Department of Chemistry Handbook. The Handbook should be the starting point for academic advice. In addition to the times you must confer with an academic advisor (declaration and release), you should consult on any questions that arise about your program. Short questions can be answered very quickly by e-mail. For more substantive discussion, schedule a 20-minute meeting with one of the advisors at Undergraduate Advising Appointments.
Although the
advisors may be able to provide information on matters such as joint
concentrations or pre-professional programs, those questions in
general should be taken to area advisors:
Cellular and Molecular Biology (1121 Nat. Sci., 764-2446) and Pre-medicine
(1255 Angell, 764-0332).
The schedules
below illlustrate recommended course elections for students with
no AP credit. Students with AP credit should take upper level courses
at an earlier time to facilitate early entry into research. Chem
260, 241, 242 can be taken concurrently.
FOR THE B.S. DEGREE, CONCENTRATION IN CHEMISTRY
(120 credits)
| First
Term |
Second Term |
| Freshman Chem 130 3 Chem 125+ (Lab) 2 Math 115 4 English 125 4 Language* 4 Total 17
|
Chem 210, 211 (Lab) 5 Math 116 4 Language* 4 Humanities 3 Total 16
|
| Sophomore Chem 215, 216 (Lab) 5 Math 215 4 Language* 4 Humanities 3 Total 16
|
Chem 260 3 Math 216 4 Language* 4 Physics 140, 141 (Lab) 5 Total 16
|
| Junior Chem 241 2 Chem 242 (Lab) 2 Chem 302 3 Physics 240, 241 (Lab) 5 Social Science 3 Total 15
|
Chem 461, 462 (Lab) 4 Chem 447 3 Chem 312 (Lab) 2 Social Science 3 Humanities 3 Total 15
|
| Senior Chem 463 3 Chem 480 (Lab) 3 Chem 402 3 Social Science 3 Elective 4 Total 16
|
Chem 485 (Projects Lab) 2 Chem 495# 2 Elective 3 Elective 4 Elective 4 Total 15 |
B.S. IN CHEMISTRY DEGREE
(124 credits)
| First
Term |
Second Term |
| Freshman Chem 210, 211 (Lab) 5 Math 115 4 Language* 4 English Composition 4 Total 17
|
Chem 215, 216 (Lab) 5 Math 116 4 Language* 4 Humanities 3 Total 16
|
| Sophomore Chem 260 3 Physics 140, 141 (Lab) 5 Math 215 4 Language* 4 Total 16
|
Chem 241, 242 (Lab) 4 Physics 240, 241 (Lab) 5 Math 216 4 Language* 4 Total 17
|
| Junior Chem 302 3 Chem 312 (Lab) 2 Humanities 3 Social Science 3 Elective 3 Chem 399 1 Total 15
|
Chem 461, 462 (Lab) 4 Chem 447 3 Advanced Chem Lecture 3 Social Science 3 Chem 399 1 Chem 495# 2 Total 16
|
| Senior Chem 402 3 Chem 463 3 Chem 399 1 Humanities 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 Total 16
|
Chem
480 (Lab) 3 Chem 399 1 Social Science 4 Chem 495# 2 Elective 3 Elective 4 Total 17 |
+Chem
125 is required for students with little or no high school chemistry
laboratory experience.
*German is recommended for chemistry students.
#Chemistry 495(2), Winter Term only, meets the English Composition
Board Upper Level Writing requirement as will other ECB approved
courses.