Chemistry Course & Prerequisite Info

Chemistry Department

In the “Offered” column, F = fall semester, S = spring semester, U = summer.

All chemistry courses have a CHEM ### designation

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#	Course Title	Prerequisite	Co-requisite	Offered
100	Chemistry for Contemporary Living			FSU
130	Chemical Principles I	Completion of MATH 156 or higher math placement		FS
131	Chemical Principles II with Inorganic Chemistry	130		FS
145	Freshman Chemistry Seminar			F
201	Glass Blowing			**
245	Sophomore Chemistry Seminar			F
310	Modern Methods in Biochemistry	332 or 333	335	FS
312	Foundations of Chemical Analysis	131		FS
320	Foundations of Organic Chemistry	131		S ^a
322	Instrumental Analysis	312	323 or 325	S
323	Physical Chemistry I	312	MATH 264 and PHYS 185 or 195	F
324	Physical Chemistry I Laboratory	312(332 or 333 are highly recommended as prerequisites)	MATH 264 and PHYS 185 or 195. To be taken with CHEM 323	F
325	Physical Chemistry II	312	MATH 264, PHYS 186 or PHYS 196	S
326	Physical Chemistry II Laboratory	312(332 or 333 are highly recommended as prerequisites.)	To be taken with CHEM 325.	S
329	Organic Chemistry I	131		FS
330	Organic Chemistry I Lab	329		FS
331	Organic Chemistry II	329		FSU
332	Organic Chemistry II Lab	330 and 331 ^b
333	Organic Chemistry Lab	329 and pre- or co-requisite: 331		FSU
335	Biochemistry I: Structure and Function	331 or 320		FS
345	Junior Chemistry Seminar	245		F
422	Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry	instructor’s permission, 323-326, and (331/332 or 333)		F
430	Advanced Physical Chemistry	323-325	326	S ^c
431	Advanced Analytical Chemistry	Grade of C or better in 322		S
435	Biochemistry II: Metabolism	335		S
441	Chemistry Research I	20 hours of chemistry		FSU
442	Chemistry Research II	441	441	FSU
443	Chemistry Research III	325 and 326 and approval of proposal by the Chemistry Department		FSU
445	Senior Chemistry Seminar			F
473	Inorganic Chemistry	323 and 325	Taken concurrently with 474	F
474	Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory	324, 326 and (332 or 333)	Taken concurrently with 473	F
476	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry	473/474		S
518	Advanced Topics	325, 326

^aOffered spring semester of even numbered years.

^bMay be taken either prior to or concurrent with CHEM 332. Chemistry majors typically take CHEM 331 concurrent with 332 or 333.

^cOffered spring semester of odd numbered years.

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