The MajorThe student chooses either the B.A. or the B.S. curriculum and may select from a wide range of courses within each option. Both provide the opportunity for the pursuit of coursework in other academic areas, the B.A. more than the B.S. It is expected that, by the end of the first year, students, in consultation with a faculty adviser, will select the curriculum most suitable to their goals. Students entering as of September 1, 2015 will be required to take BIO 151. A B.S. graduate whose program includes CHEM 423 and two Group A upper electives will be certified to the American Chemical Society. Bachelor of Science CurriculumThe B.S. curriculum requires the courses noted below. A typical schedule is outlined. Some flexibility is possible, but early foundation courses should not be delayed. The upper-level chemistry requirements include an independent project following the guidelines of the Undergraduate Program Director, plus a minimum of twelve credits of upper-level lecture and laboratory courses from those given on the B.S. curriculum list available from the department. Students who complete this curriculum will be certified by the American Chemical Society if their program includes CHEM 513 Instrumental Analysis, CHEM 546 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, and CHEM 423 or BIOCHEM 523. PHYSICS 181 and 182 may be substituted for PHYSICS 151 and 152, a substitution encouraged for students interested in chemical physics. A student who elects the PHYSICS 181-182 sequence should take PHYSICS 181 in the first semester of the freshman year. Freshman BIOLOGY 151 Intro Biol I Fall or Spring Sophomore Junior Senior Bachelor of Arts CurriculumThe B.A. curriculum offers increased flexibility in the choice of electives. Where options exist, the option recommended is noted by an asterisk (*). A typical schedule is outlined. Some flexibility is possible, but early foundation courses should not be delayed. Freshman BIOLOGY 151 Intro Biol I Fall or Spring Sophomore Junior Senior *CHEM 111/112 may substitute (not recommended). Departmental Website: https://www.umass.edu/chemistry/home |