Chemistry B.S., ACS Certified: Four Year Graduation Schedule

First Year

Autumn

  • CHMY 141N: College Chemistry I (4 credits)
  • CHMY 142N: College Chemistry I Lab (1 credit)
  • M 171: Calculus I (4 credits)
  • BIOB 160/161 Principles of Living Systems with Lab (4 credits)
  • CSCI 150 Intro to Computer Science (3 credits)

Total credits: 16

Spring

  • CHMY 143N:  College Chemistry II (4 credits)
  • CHMY 144:  College Chemistry II Lab (1 credit)
  • M172: Calculus II (4 credits)
  • WRIT 101* (3 credits)
  • Gen Ed (3 credits)

Total credits: 15

*WRIT 101 operates on an alpha-rotation for registration priority, so students with last names beginning with M-Z receive priority registration in the Spring and students with last names beginning with A-L receive priority registration in the Fall.  If you must take WRIT 101 in the Fall, you can complete CSCI 150 in the Spring.

First year credit total:  31 credits

Second Year

Autumn

  • CHMY 221: Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
  • CHMY 222: Organic Chemistry I Lab (2 credits)
  • M 273:  Multivariable Calculus (4 credits)
  • PHSX 215N: Fundamentals of Physics with Calc I (4 credits)
  • PHSX 216N: Physics Lab I with Calculus (1 credit)

Total semester credits: 14

Spring

  • CHMY 223: Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
  • CHMY 224: Organic Chemistry II Lab (2 credits)
  • PHSX 217N: Fundamentals of Physics with Calc II (4 credits)
  • PHSX 218N: Physics Lab II with Calculus (1 credit)
  • Gen Ed Course (3 credits)
  • Intermediate Writing Course (May Fulfill a Gen. Ed. Area, too)** (3 credits)

Total semester credits: 16

Second year credit total: 30

Cumulative credit total: 61

Third Year

Autumn

  • CHMY 373: Phys Chem-Kinetics and Thermodynamics (4 credits)
  • BCH 480: Advanced Biochemistry I (3 credits)
  • M 274: Introduction to Differential Equations (3 credits)
  • General Education Courses (3 credits)

Total credits: 14

Spring

  • CHMY 371: Phys Chem-Qantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy (4 credits)
  • BCH 482: Advanced Biochemistry II** (3 credits)
  • BCH 486: Biochemistry Research Lab** (3 credits)
  • General Education (6 credits)

Total credits: 14

Third year credit total: 28

Cumulative credit total: 89

Fourth Year

Autumn

  • CHMY 311: Analytical Chemistry-Quant Analysis (4 credits)
  • CHMY 401: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3 credits)
  • Advanced Electives and/or Foreign Language (3 credits)
  • Advanced Electives (3 credits)
  • Gen Eds (3 credits)

Total credits: 15

Spring

  • CHMY 421: Advanced Instrument Analysis (4 credits)
  • CHMY 402: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lab (2 credits)
  • Advanced Electives and/or Foreign Language (3 credits)
  • Gen Eds (3 credits)

Total credits: 14

**BCH 482 and BCH 486 fulfill an Advanced Writing course through a distributive model, and also fulfills the ACS requirement of lab credit hours.

Fourth year credit total:  31

Cumulative Credit Total: 120

Biochemistry Course Requirements on UM Catalog website