A curriculum for the student who plans graduate work in Physical Chemistry or Chemical Physics. A printer-friendly list of Chemical Physics courses is available.
Requirement | Class Name | Hours |
University Core | 39 | |
ACS Core | 59 | |
CHE 141 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
CHE 142 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
CHE 211 | Investigations in Inorganic Chemistry | 1 |
CHE 303 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
CHE 304 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
CHE 313 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 2 |
CHE 314 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 2 |
CHE 310 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis | 4 |
CHE 317 | Chemical Dynamics | 4 |
CHE 318 | Chemical Energetics | 4 |
CHE 410 | Instrumental Analysis | 4 |
CHE 411 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
CHE 431 | Chemistry Seminar | 1 |
PHY 151 & 152 | General Physics I & II | 8 |
or | ||
PHY 251 & 252* | Fundamentals of Physics I & II | 8 |
MAT 121 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry | 3 |
MAT 122 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry | 3 |
CSC 114 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
or | ||
CSC 115 | Foundations of Computer Science | 3 |
COM 203 | Professional Communication Skills | 3 |
or | ||
COM 304 | Public Speaking | 3 |
or | ||
Participation in a minimum of three hours with an oral presentation at a professional meeting | ||
Chemical Physics Track | 18 | |
CHE 417 | Theoretical Chemistry | 3 |
CHE 418 | Biochemistry: Macromolecules | 3 |
or | ||
CHE 419 | Biochemistry: Metabolism | 3 |
MAT 213 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
MAT 221 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | 3 |
MAT 222 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry IV | 3 |
PHY 301 | Modern Physics | 3 |
Choose one of the following | ||
PHY 401 | Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
MAT 352 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
MAT 381 | Introduction to Numerical Methods | 3 |
Three hours of research in Chemical Physics | ||
General Electives | ||
Total Hours | 130 |
*Preferred