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Chemistry Course Sequence

Non-Science Majors

Enroll in CHEM 330: Adventures in Chemistry (4 units).

Science Majors

First, enroll in CHEM 300: Beginning Chemistry1 (4 units).

Next, enroll in the following courses as you meet the prerequisites:

  1. CHEM 400: General Chemistry I (5 units)
  2. CHEM 401: General Chemistry II (5 units)
  3. CHEM 410: Quantitative Analysis (5 units)
  4. CHEM 420: Organic Chemistry I2 (5 units)
  5. CHEM 421: Organic Chemistry I2 (5 units)
  6. BIOL 402: Cell and Molecular Biology (5 units)
  7. BIOL 430: Anatomy and Physiology (5 units)
  8. BIOL 440 General Microbiology (5 units)
  • 1 Students who have passed the Chemistry Diagnostic Exam and will enroll in CHEM 400 within 12 months of passing the exam do not need to take CHEM 300.
  • 2 Required for Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pre-Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Pre-Veterinarian majors.

Allied Health Majors

First, enroll in CHEM 305: Introduction to Chemistry (5 units).

Next, optionally enroll in one or both of the following:

  • CHEM 306: Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry3 (5 units)
  • CHEM 309: Integrated General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry3 (5 units)

Next, enroll in one of the following:

  • BIOL 430: Anatomy and Physiology4 (5 units)
  • BIOL 440 General Microbiology4 / 5 (5 units)
  • 3 If a student wants to take CHEM 306 but it has been more than two years since they have taken CHEM 305, then they should take CHEM 309.
  • 4 CHEM 305 is the minimum prerequisite required to enroll in this class.
  • 5 CHEM 306 and CHEM 309 are strongly recommended before taking BIOL 440.