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Requirements

Students who major in Chemistry must complete 20 courses.

Requirements Course Details
9 required courses Calculus with Applications: Science and Engineering
Multivariable Calculus: Science and Engineering
Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 2
Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
Physical Chemistry Laboratory: Thermodynamics and Kinetics (half course)
Physical Chemistry Laboratory: Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy (half course)
Inorganic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
6.5 Foundations of Science Foundations of Science 1-6
1 required course Biochemistry: Molecular Structure and Function or Biochemistry: Metabolism
1 major elective Chemistry
Half course (0.5) Research Seminar in Chemistry
2 Capstone Seminar and Project

Students who specialize in Biophysics must complete 23 courses.

Requirements Course Details
6.5 Foundations of Science Foundations of Science 1-6
10 required courses Calculus with Applications: Science and Engineering
Multivariable Calculus: Science and Engineering
Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 2
Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
Physical Chemistry Laboratory: Thermodynamics and Kinetics (half course)
Physical Chemistry Laboratory: Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy (half course)
Inorganic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry: Molecular Structure and Function or
3 required Biophysics courses Biophysics; Biological Physics: From Single Molecules to the Cell; Computational Biology and Biophysics
1 Biophysics elective course selected from a list of courses outside their major
Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics; Human Physiology; Genetics; Genome Biology; Immunology; Synthetic Biology; Experimental Systems Biology;
Half course (0.5) Research Seminar in Chemistry
2 Capstone Seminar and Project

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