(This POE applies to students entering fall 2015 or later)
A designated POE in chemistry must meet the minimum criteria listed below. When combined with appropriate supporting courses, it can provide a useful basis for further study in related areas-for example, in computer science, physics, geology, environmental science, biochemistry, or a variety of biomedical fields such as immunology, pharmacology, virology, medicinal chemistry, nutrition, toxicology, medicine, and molecular genetics, to name a few. In some cases it may be appropriate to consider writing an individual POE. For example, a student interested in Chemical Physics may wish to design a POE that eliminates some organic chemistry and includes more math and physics courses. Any chemistry faculty member will be willing to discuss the procedure for writing such a POE.
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| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH 120 | Chemistry Seminar | 1 | |||
| CH 142 | Integrated Chemistry: Principles I | 3 | corequisite CH 143 | N | |
| CH 143 | Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory I | 1 | corequisite CH 142 | N | QS |
| CH 144 | Integrated Chemistry: Principles II | 3 | CH 142 or permission, corequisite CH 145 | N | |
| CH 145 | Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory II | 1 | CH 143, corequisite CH 144 | N | QS |
| CH 222 | Inorganic Chemistry (with laboratory) | 4 | co- or prerequisite CH 144 | N | |
| CH 242 | Integrated Chemistry: Organic | 3 | CH 144, corequisite CH 243 | N | |
| CH 243 | Integrated Chemistry: Organic Laboratory | 1 | corequisite CH 242 | N | |
| CH 252 | Analytical Chemistry (with laboratory) | 4 | CH 144 | N | QS |
| CH 262 | Organic Chemistry (with laboratory) | 4 | CH 242 | N | |
| CH 342 | Integrated Chemistry: Biochemistry | 3 | CH 242 | N | |
| CH 352 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 | CH 242, PC 203, MA 230 | N | |
| CH 354 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 | CH 352 | N | |
| CH 355 | Physical Chemistry Lab | 3 | CH 352 | N | CW |
| CH 362 | Chemical Synthesis | 2 | CH 222, CH 252, CH 262 | N | |
| CH 372 | Instrumental Methods | 3 | CH 252 | N | |
| CH 3XX/4XX | Upper level elective | 3 | N | ||
| CH 432 | Comprehensive Chemistry | 1 | Instructor permission | N | Q |
| MA 130 | Calculus I | 4 | N | QM | |
| MA 230 | Calculus II | 4 | MA 130 | N | QM |
| PC 202 | Introductory Physics I | 3 | corequisite PC 202L & MA 130 | N | QM |
| PC 202L | Physics Laboratory I | 1 | corequisite PC 202 | N | |
| PC 203 | Introductory Physics II | 3 | PC 202 & MA 130, coreq. PC 203L | N | QM |
| PC 203L | Physics Laboratory II | 1 | corequisite PC 203 | N |
Total credit hours = 62 (21 upper level)
1 CW within the POE: CH 355
Possible schedule for a POE in Chemistry
33| Year | Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman | EN 110, College Writing Seminar | 4 | CH 144, Integrated Chemistry: Principles II | 3 |
| IT 100, Information Access | 1 | CH 145, Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory II | 1 | |
| CH 142, Integrated Chemistry: Principles I | 3 | CH 222, Inorganic Chemistry | 4 | |
| CH 143, Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory I | 1/td> | MA 230, Calculus II | 4 | |
| CH 120, Chemistry Seminar | 1/td> | Electives | 3 | |
| MA 130, Calculus I | 4 | |||
| Elective | 1 | |||
| 15 | 15 | |||
| Sophomore | CH 242, Integrated Chemistry: Organic | 3 | CH 342, Integrated Chemistry: Biochemistry | 3 |
| CH 243, Integrated Chemistry: Organic Laboratory | 1 | CH 262, Organic Chemistry | 4 | |
| CH 252, Analytical Chemistry | 4 | PC 203, Intro. Physics II | ||
| PC 202, Intro. Physics I | 3 | PC 203L, Intro. Physics Lab II | 1/td> | |
| PC 202L, Physics Lab 1 | 1 | CA, IC or electives | 3-4 | |
| CA, IC or electives | 3-4 | |||
| 15-16 | 14-15 | |||
| Junior (*may be spent abroad) | CH 352, Physical Chemistry I | 3 | CH 354, Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 362, Chemistry Synthesis | 2 | CH 355, Physical Chemistry Lab | ||
| Upper level Chemistry (could be research) | 3 | CH 372, Instrumental Methods | 3 | |
| CA, IC or electives | 6-7 | CA, IC or electives | 6 | |
| 14-15 | 15 | |||
| Senior | Upper-level Chemistry (could be research) | 3 | *Upper-level Chemistry (could be research) | 3 |
| CH 432, Comprehensive Chemistry | 1 | |||
| Electives | 12 | Electives | 12 | |
| 15 | 16 |
*Students may study chemistry at the Catholic University in Lille, France, the University of Applied Science in Steinfurt, Germany, or at the Philipps University in Marburg, Germany. Study of a language can replace CA and IC by completing language study beyond the 210 level and at least 1 semester abroad in the target language. Summer language programs can help to provide the necessary language training. Calculus I and II might be taken in summer school to provide an opportunity for language preparation. Alternatively, language might be studied abroad during the summer prior to the junior year.