MAJORS AND CONCENTRATIONS

B.A. DEGREE
CHE 1550/1560 Instrumentation and Analytical Methods
CHE 3310/3320  General Chemistry I and II and Labs
CHE 3150 Organic Chemistry I and II and Labs
CHE 3510 Physical Chemistry I
CHE 3890/3895 Chemistry Junior Seminar I and II
CHE 4880/4890 Chemistry Senior Seminar I and II
CHE 4990 Senior Project (two semesters)
MAT 1500/1510 Calculus I and II
PHY 1510/1520 Introductory Physics I and II
One additional advanced chemistry course.

BIOCHEMISTRY CONCENTRATION
The following courses are to be taken in addition to those required for the major.

BIO  1550/1560 General Biology I and II
CHE  4610 Biochemistry
BIO  4670 Cellular and Molecular Techniques

*One course from the following list:

BIO 3360 Microbiology
BIO 3530 Cell Biology
BIO 4620 Molecular Biology

*Senior Project in the general subject area of Biochemistry.
*Note: This concentration can be completed as either a Biology or Chemistry
major.

CHEMISTRY MINOR REQUIREMENTS
All students minoring in chemistry must complete five courses in chemistry as follows:

CHE 1550 General Chemistry I
CHE 1560 General Chemistry II

And three courses to be chosen from:

CHE 3150 Chemical Instrumentation and Analytical Methods
CHE 3310 Organic Chemistry I
CHE 3320 Organic Chemistry II
CHE 3510 Physical Chemistry I
CHE 3520 Physical Chemistry II
CHE 4610 Biochemistry
CHE 4800 Special Topics in Chemistry

CHEMISTRY EDUCATION
The purchase college chemistry program has a variety of chemistry and related courses tailored to prepare you to pursue a career as a high school chemistry teacher. The courses, upon completion, allows the student to proceed for a 'one year' Masters degree in Education in one of the SUNY/CUNY campuses and subsequent certification.