Chemistry Concentration at University of Michigan-Dearborn
PREREQUISITES | REQUIREMENTS
The concentration program in chemistry at the University of Michigan-Dearborn is fully
accredited by the American Chemical Society (ACS). This program is designed primarily
for students who intend to go into chemistry as a profession or who plan to continue
their studies at the graduate level. A student may earn a Bachelor of Science
degree in chemistry by completing the prerquisite, concentration, and cognate courses
listed herein and by fulfilling CAS&L distribution and graduation requirements.
PREREQUISITIES TO THE CONCENTRATION (40 credit hours)
Chemistry concentrators must complete 40 credit hours of prerequisite cources. These
courses should be completed early in the student's four year curriculum.
CHEM 114, General Chemistry I (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: One year of High School Chemistry and previous or concurrent enrollment
in Math 105. Three hours lecture, three hours lab, and one hour recitation.
Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring.
CHEM 116, General Chemistry II (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 114. Three hours lecture, three hours lab, and one hour recitation
Offered: Fall, Winter, Summer.
CHEM 225, Organic Chemistry I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 116. Three hours lecture and one hour recitation.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
CHEM 226, Organic Chemistry II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 225. Three hours lecture and one hour recitation.
Offered: Winter, Summer.
CHEM 227, Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 226. Eight hours laboratory.
Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 130, Organismal and Environmental Biology (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: High School Biology and High School Chemistry. Three hours lecture, three hours lab,
one hour recitation.
Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring/Summer.
OR
BIOL 140, Molecular and Cellular Biology (4 credit hour)
Prerequisite: High School Biology and High School Chemistry, Biol 130 and Chem 114 recommended.
Three hours lecture, Three hours lab, one hour recitation.
Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring/Summer.
(Students interested in electing Chem 470 should elect both Biol 130 and Biol 140; students
interested in Chem 370 should elect Biol 140; students interested in environmental chemistry
are encouraged to elect Biol 130).
PHYS 150, General Physics I (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Previous or concurrent enrollment in Calculus I (Math 115 or equivalent) or
permission of instructor. Three hours lecture, three hours lab, one hour discussion.
Offered: Fall, Winter.
PHYS 151, General Physics II (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Physics 150, and previous or concurrent enrollment in Calculus II
(Math 116 or equivalent) or permission of instructor. Three hours lecture, three hours
lab, one hour discussion.
Offered: Fall, Winter.
(The sequence Phys 150 + 151 may be satisfied by the completion of the sequence
Phys 125 + 126 and an upper disision physics course, e.g., Phys 305).
MATH 115, Calculus I (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Math 105 or its equivalent. Four hours recitation.
Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
MATH 116, Calculus II (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Math 115. Four hours recitation.
Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
MATH 215, Calculus III (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Math 116. Four hours recitation.
Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (28 credit hours)
Chemistry concentrators must complete 28 credit hours of chemistry
courses numbered 300 or above. These 28 credit hours include 24
credit hour
s of required courses and 4 credit hours to be chosen from
chemistry electives.
REQUIRED COURSES (24 credit hours)
CHEM 303, Inorganic Chemistry I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 116. Three hours lecture.
Offered: Fall.
CHEM 344, Quantitative Analysis (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 116. Two hours lecture, eight hours lab.
Offered: Fall.
CHEM 403, Inorganic Chemistry II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 303 and 469, or permission of instructor. Three hours lecture.
Offered: Winter.
CHEM 447, Instrumental Methods of Analysis (4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Previous or concurrent enrollment in Chem 469. Two hours lecture, eight hours
lab.
Offered: Winter.
CHEM 450, Advanced Organic Sythesis and Characterization Laboratory (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: Chem 226,227, and 469. Four hours laboratory.
Offered: Fall.
CHEM 452, Advanced Inorganic Synthesis and Characterization Lab (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: Chem 227; previous or concurrent enrollment in Chem 303 and 469. Four hours
laboratory.
Offered: Fall.
CHEM 468, Physical Chemistry I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 225, Phys 150, Math 116; Corequisite: Chem 334. Math
215 strongly recommended. Three hours lecture, one hour recitation.
Offered: Fall.
CHEM 469, Physical Chemistry II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 468. Three hours lecture, one hour recitation.
Offered: Winter.
CHEM 481, Physicochemical Measurements (2 credit hours)
Prerequiste: Chem 469. Eight hours lab.
Offered: Winter.
ELECTIVE COURSES (4 credit hours, excluding hours for CHEM 495,498,499)
CHEM 348, Environmental Chemistry (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 334 or permission of instructor. Three hours lecture.
Offered: Alternate Years (Winter 1997).
CHEM 349, Environmental Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit hour)
Corequisite: Chem 348. Four hours lab.
Offered: Alternate Years (Winter 1997).
CHEM 352, Introduction to Toxicology (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 225. Three hours lecture.
Offered: Alternate Years (Winter 1998).
CHEM 370, Principles of Biochemistry (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 226, Biol 140. Three hours lecture.
Offered: Fall.
CHEM 390, Current Topics in Chemistry (1-3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. One to three hours seminar.
Offered: Occasionally.
CHEM 405, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 403 or permission of instructor. Three hours lecture.
Offered: Occasionally.
CHEM 426, Advanced Organic Chemistry (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 226 and 227. Three hours lecture.
Offered: Alternate Years (Fall 1998).
CHEM 436, Introduction to Polymer Chemistry (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 226 and 469 or 497, or permission of instructor. Three
hours lecture.
Offered: Alternate Years (Fall 1997).
CHEM 470, Biochemistry I (3 credit hours)
Prerequiste: Chem 226, 227, Biol 130 and 140. Three hours lecture.
Offered: Fall.
CHEM 471, Biochemistry II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Chem 470. Three hours lecture.
Offered: Winter.
CHEM 472, Biochemistry Laboratory I (1 credit hour)
Corequisite: Chem/Biol/Biochem 470, Chem 344, or permission of instructor. Four hours
lab.
Offered: Fall.
CHEM 473, Biochemistry Laboratory II (1 credit hour)
Corequiste: Chem/Biol/Biochem 471. Four hours lab.
Offered: Winter.
CHEM 490, Topics in Chemistry (1-3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 1-3 hours seminar.
Offered: Occasionally (Fall 1997).
CHEM 497, Seminar in Chemistry (1credit hour)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. One hour seminar.
Offered: Winter.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHEM 495, Off-Campus Research Participation(1-3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Permission of concentration advisor. Four to twelve hours laboratory.
Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 498, Readings in Chemistry (1-3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and signed independent study contract. Four
to twelve hours readings.
Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 499, Laboratory (1-3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and signed independent study contract. Four
to twelve hours laboratory.
Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
NOTE: No more than six credit hours of independent study among Natural Sciences disciplines or programs counted toward the 120 hours required for graduation.
OTHER CHEMISTRY COURSES
The following chemistry courses, listed in the Announcement are offered annually, but may
not be applied toward chemistry concentration or cognate requirements:
CHEM 090, Introduction to Chemistry
CHEM 091, Introduction to Chemistry
CHEM 111, General Chemistry and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
CHEM 112, Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
CHEM 285, Introduction to Glassblowing (1 credit hour)
This course is recommended for chemistry concentrators, but may not be applied
toward concentration credit.
Offered: Alternate Winters (winter 96).
CHEM 479, Physical Biochemistry (3 credit hours)
Not open to chemistry concentrators.
Offered: Winter.
RECOGNITION OF A MINOR IN CHEMISTRY
A student may apply for recognition of a minor in chemistry upon completion of
twelve credit hours in chemistry courses numbered 300 or above.
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