THE BIOLOGY/CHEMISTRY DOUBLE MAJOR  

MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY FOR STUDENTS WHO FULFILL REQUIREMENTS FOR A B.A. IN BIOLOGY

Biology majors often express an interest in a chemistry minor. Currently, there are 15-20 biology majors taking a chemistry minor. The chemistry minor consists of 26 to 27 credit hours in chemistry. The double major is now available to any biology major who also completes the chemistry requirements given below. This program does not apply to those students who are seeking to graduate as chemistry majors only.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

 

A student who completes all requirements for the B.A. degree in Biology at UCCS may also complete a B.A. in chemistry by finishing the following course work with grades of C or better. Courses may not be double counted, i.e. for both a biology and a chemistry degree. Cross-listed courses to be used for the chemistry degree must be selected as Chem courses.

General Chemistry	Chem 103 and 106	10 cr hrs
Organic Chemistry	Chem 331, 332 and 333, 334 or 337, and 338	10 cr hrs

Additional 400- 500- level Chemistry Courses (Select four from the following list.),12-14 cr hrs:

Modern Inorganic Chemistry	Chem 401
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory	Chem 402
#Analytical Chemistry I	Chem 417
#Physical Chemistry I	Chem 451	Math 136 is a prerequisite for this course
#Physical Chemistry II	Chem 452	Math 136 is a prerequisite for this course.
*General Biochemistry I	Chem 481
*General Biochemistry II	Chem 482
*Biochemistry Principles	Chem 483
*Molecular Biology	Chem 484
*Biochemistry Laboratory	Chem 486
Any 400- or 500-level Chemistry elective course

#Students electing the combination of Chem 417, 451 and 452 may select Physical Chemistry Laboratory (Chem 455-2) as a fourth course.

*These courses may be selected if the courses were not taken as Biology courses counting towards the major in Biology.

Total chemistry credit hours 32-34 cr hrs