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Chemistry Program

....The chemistry program at William Paterson University is designed to prepare students for challenging careers in science, technology and related fields. Upon graduation students find employment in a wide variety of industries that require expertise in chemistry or they can continue study in graduate programs leading to an advance degree in the physical sciences.Upper level chemistry majors will be trained in the use of modern analytical instrumentation currently used in chemical and biochemical industrial laboratories. All of the chemistry courses and directed electives in physics, biology, computer science, and mathematics that constitute the program have been carefully integrated to provide students with a strong foundation in the physical sciences.

CHEMISTRY MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Core Courses ............................................................................................Credits

General Chemistry I and II (CHEM 160,060,161,061) .................................... 8
Introduction to Instrumental Methods (CHEM 211)...........................................4
Organic Chemistry I and II (CHEM 251,051,252,052).................................... .8

Physical Chemistry I and II (CHEM 315,316) ...................................................8
Inorganic Chemistry (CHEM 320) ....................................................................4
..............................................................Core Requirement Credits ..............32 Advanced Courses

Biochemistry (CHEM 427) ........................................................................ .......4
Analytical Instrumentation (CHEM 401)............ .................................................4
Advanced Chemistry Elective(CHEM 4XX)*............................ ........................ 3(4)

Senior Research (CHEM 480)....................... ................................................... 3
.............................................................Advanced Course Credits .............. ..14(15)

Directed Electives

Calculus I (MATH 160) ............................................................................. .......4
Calculus II(MATH 161).................................... .................................................4
General Physics I and II (PHYS 260,261)........................... ............................. .8

................................................................Directed Elective Credits ...............16

.............................................................. .Total Major Course Credits .......... 62(63)

* For the advanced chemistry elective choose at least one course from the following list.

Advanced Biochemistry (CHEM 428) ....................................
Organic Spectroscopy (CHEM 426)............................................
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (CHEM 460)..................................... .

Chemistry of Natural Products(CHEM 423) ...................................................
Physical Chemistry III (CHEM 403)..................................................................

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