RPI Chemistry & Chemical Biology: General Chemistry Curriculum




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General Chemistry Curriculum

First Year
Fall		Credit hours
MATH-1010	Calculus I	4
CHEM-1100	Chemistry I (1)	4
PHYS-1100	Physics I	4
	Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective	4
Spring		Credit hours
MATH-1200	Calculus II	4
CHEM-1200	Chemistry II (2)	4
PHYS-1200	Physics II	4
	Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective	4
Second Year
Fall		Credit hours
CHEM-2210	Organic Compounds and Reactions	4
CHEM-2110	Equilib. Chem. & Quantitative Analysis	3
CHEM-2120	Experimental Chemistry I	2
	Hum. or Soc. Sci.	4
MATH-2400	Intro. to Differential Equations	4
Spring		Credit hours
CHEM-2220	Organic Synthesis	2
CHEM-2280	Experimental Chemistry II	2
CHEM-2030	Inorganic Chemistry I	4
	Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective	4
BIOL-1010	Intro. to Biology	4
Third Year
Fall		Credit hours
CHEM-4410	Macroscopic Physical Chemistry	3
CHEM-4010	Inorganic Chemistry II	2
CHEM-4020	Experimental Chemistry III	2
	Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective	4
CHEM-4760	Molecular Biochemistry I (3)	4
Spring		Credit hours
CHEM-4110	Instrumental Analysis	2
CHEM-4120	Experimental Chemistry IV	2
CHEM-4460	Microscopic Physical Chemistry	4
	Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective	4
	Elective	4
Fourth Year
Fall		Credit hours
CHEM-4900	Senior Seminar	1
CHEM-4950	Senior Experience	3
	Electives	12
Spring		Credit hours
CHEM-4620	Intro. to Polymer Chemistry	4
	Electives	12

(1) CHEM-1300 may be substituted for CHEM-1100 by students transferring into Chemistry.

(2) ENGR-1600 may be substituted for CHEM-1200 by students transferring into Chemistry.

(3) CHEM-4310 may be substituted for this course.

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