Chemistry B.A./B.S.

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements.

A student must comply with all University regulations and satisfy the following requirements:

1. Units and Residency  (minimum of 120 units: 40 units of upper division coursework and 30 semester units at Stanislaus State. At least 24 of these 30 units must be earned in upper-division courses, at least 12 must be in the major, and at least 9 must be applicable to General Education-Breadth requirements)
2. Grade Point Average  (minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better)
3. General Education  (minimum of 49 units)
4. Upper Division Writing Proficiency  (minimum of 3 units)
   - Pass the Writing Proficiency Screening Test (WPST)
   - Writing Proficiency (WP) Course (may double count in the major)
5. United States Constitution and California State and Local Government  (minimum of 3 units)
6. Multicultural Requirement  (minimum of 3 units) (may double count with General Education requirements or in the major)

Subsequently all students must submit an application for graduation and receive approval from the major advisor, department chair, and Director of Academic Advising. For more information see the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

2. Complete the following prerequisites to the major:

CR grades will not be accepted for chemistry course prerequisites.

3. Complete a major.

Of not less than 24 upper-division units as specified for the Bachelor of Arts degree, or 31 upper-division units as specified for the Bachelor of Science degree; of these, no more than eight units of CR-graded coursework in courses graded exclusively CR/NC may apply toward the major. Transferred lower division courses (such as community college courses) may be used to fulfill subject requirements, but these will not count towards the minimum number of upper-division units in the major.

4. Completion of a minor is not required.

1. Complete the following courses:

(18 units)

• CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 3012 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 3022 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
• CHEM 4030 - Biophysical Chemistry
• CHEM 4110 - Applied Instrumental Methods
• CHEM 4400 - Biochemistry I

2. Select a minimum of six credit hours from the following courses:

(6 units)

• CHEM 3200 - Introduction to Fluorescence
• **  CHEM 4200 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
• **  CHEM 4212 - Advanced Chemistry Laboratory
• CHEM 4300 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
• *  CHEM 4420 - Biochemistry II
• *  CHEM 4422 - Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory
• CHEM 4610 - Computer Methods in Chemistry
• CHEM 4940 - Chemistry Internship
• CHEM 4950 - Selected Topics in Chemistry
• CHEM 4960 - Research Seminar
• CHEM 4961 - Seminar on Directed Readings
• CHEM 4980 - Individual Study

• *Note: The electives asterisked above count toward the Biochemistry concentration.

• **Note:  The electives marked with ** above require additional prerequisites not included in the BA degree.  Refer to course descriptions for the specific prerequisite requirements.

1. Complete the following courses:

(28 units)

• CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 3012 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 3022 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
• CHEM 4010 - Physical Chemistry I
• CHEM 4012 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHEM 4020 - Physical Chemistry II
• CHEM 4022 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II
• CHEM 4100 - Instrumental Analysis (WP)
• CHEM 4200 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM 4212 - Advanced Chemistry Laboratory
• CHEM 4400 - Biochemistry I

2. Select a minimum of three credit hours from the following courses:

(3 units)

• CHEM 3200 - Introduction to Fluorescence
• CHEM 4300 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
• *  CHEM 4420 - Biochemistry II
• *  CHEM 4422 - Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory
• CHEM 4610 - Computer Methods in Chemistry
• CHEM 4940 - Chemistry Internship
• CHEM 4950 - Selected Topics in Chemistry
• CHEM 4960 - Research Seminar
• CHEM 4961 - Seminar on Directed Readings
• PHYS 3520 - Modern Physics and Quantum Mechanics
• CHEM 4980 - Individual Study
• PHYS 4450 - Nuclear and Particle Physics
• PHYS 4530 - Thermal and Statistical Physics

• *Note: The electives asterisked above count toward the Biochemistry concentration.

• Note:  The following are needed to meet American Chemical Society degree requirements. (4-5 units)

  a.  CHEM 4610 - Computer Methods in Chemistry  

  b.  MATH 2460 - Introduction to Differential Equation  or

       MATH 4940 - Linear Algebra   

1. Complete the following required upper-division courses:

(5 units)

• CHEM 4420 - Biochemistry II
• CHEM 4422 - Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory

2. Complete one of the following upper-division elective courses:

(3 units)

• BIOL 3310 - Cellular and Molecular Biology
• BIOL 3350 - Introductory Genetics
• MBIO 3010 - Bacteriology

• Note:  These courses require BIOL 1050 and BIOL 1150 as prerequisites, which are listed as prerequisites to the chemistry degree when pursuing the biochemistry concentration.