Chemistry Major for Pre-Med and Pre-Dental Students
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Courses listed satisfy a chemistry pre-medical or pre-dental curriculum, a biology minor, and specific university studies requirements.
A biology minor is strongly recommended.
Suggested Curriculum Sequence
               
               First Semester (16 credit hours)
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                     CHE 100 Transitions (1 credit hour) 
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                     CHE 201 General College Chemistry (5 credit hours) 
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                     BIO 115 The Cellular Basis of Life (3 credit hours) 
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                     ENG 105 Critical Reading, Writing and Inquiry (4 credit hours) 
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                     COM 161 Introduction to Public Speaking (3 credit hours) 
Second Semester (17 credit hours)
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                     CHE 202 General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis (5 credit hours) 
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                     BIO 216 Biological Inquiry and Analysis (4 credit hours) 
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                     MAT 250 Calculus and Analytic Geometry (5 credit hours) 
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                     SOC 133 Introduction to Sociology (3 credit hours) 
Third Semester (15 credit hours)
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                     CHE 312 Organic Chemistry I (5 credit hours) 
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                     BIO 221 Zoology: Animal Form and Function (4 credit hours) 
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                     NLS 290 Trends and Issues- Youth and Human Services (3 credit hours) 
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                     PSY 180 General Psychology (3 credit hours) 
Fourth Semester (14 credit hours)
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                     CHE 320 Organic Chemistry II (3 credit hours) 
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                     BIO 333 Genetics (4 credit hours) 
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                     PHY 130/131 General Physics I (4 credit hours) 
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                     SOC 231 Social Problems (3 credit hours) 
Fifth Semester (14 credit hours)
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                     CHE 530 Fundamentals of Biochemistry I (3 credit hours) 
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                     BIO 321 Cell Biology: Mechanisms (3 credit hours) 
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                     BIO 322 Animal Physiology (4 credit hours) 
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                     PHY 132/133 General Physics II (4 credit hours) 
Sixth Semester (15 credit hours)
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                     CHE 305 Analytical Chemistry (5 credit hours) 
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                     CHE 540 Fundamentals of Biochemistry II (3 credit hours) 
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                     STA 135 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4 credit hours) 
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                     BIO 323 Cell Biology: Systems (3 credit hours) 
Seventh Semester (15 credit hours)
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                     CHE 352 Basic Chemical Instrumentation (4 credit hours) 
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                     CSC 235 Programming in C++ (4 credit hours) 
 EGR 140 may be substituted.
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                     ENG 204 Advanced Expository Writing (3 credit hours) 
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                     BIO 300 Microbiology (4 credit hours) 
Eighth Semester (14 credit hours)
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                     CHE 403 Basic Physical Chemistry (5 credit hours) 
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                     HUM 211 The Western Humanities Tradition (3 credit hours) 
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                     CIV 202 World Civilizations II (3 credit hours) 
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                     POL 252 Contemporary Political Systems (3 credit hours)