B.S. Medicinal Chemistry

A B.S. degree in medicinal chemistry requires course work in both chemistry and biology. The required 38 credit hours of chemistry includes: 1180, 1184, 1190, 1194, 2250, 2260, 2274, 2400, 2404, 2500, 3350, 3354, 3710, 4650, 4654, and selection of a lecture and lab from 4660, 4664; 4230 or 4240; 3250 or 3424. The required 9 credit hours of biology course work are 1450 and 2140. Four additional credit hours must come from CHEM 3250, 3360/3364, 3414, 3424, 3514, 4660/4664, 4230, 4240, 4400/4404, 4500, 4810, 4930, 4950, 4960 or BIOL 3020, 3240, 3830, 4130, 4140, 4450, 4640, 4720/4730, 4850, 4960. Required cognates are MATH 1950, 1960; and PHYS 2110, 1154, 2120, 1164. No separate area of enrichment is required.

American Chemical Society certification is being sought.

Core Courses

Class	Name	Credit(s)
CHEM 1180, 1184	General Chemistry I and Lab	4
CHEM 1190, 1194	General Chemistry II and Lab	4
CHEM 2250	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 2260	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 2274	Organic Chemistry Lab	2
CHEM 2500	Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry	3
CHEM 2400, 2404	Quantitative Analysis and Lab	4
CHEM 3350,3354	Physical Chemistry I and Lab	4
CHEM 3424 (*1)	Spectrometric Characterizations	1
CHEM 3250 (*1)	Advanced Organic Lab	1
CHEM 3710	Medicinal Chemistry	3
CHEM 4230 (*2)	Advanced Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 4240 (*2)	Advanced Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 4650, 4654	Biochemistry I and Lab	4
BIOL 1450	Biology I	5
BIOL 2140	Genetics	4
(*1)Only one of these courses is required. (*2)Only one of these courses is required.

Advanced Elective Courses

Class	Name	Credit(s)
CHEM 3360/3364	Physical Chemistry II and Lab	3
CHEM 3414	Instrumental Methods	1
CHEM 3514	Inorganic Preparations	1
CHEM 4400, 4404	Instrumental Analysis and Lab	4
CHEM 4500	Advance Inorganic Chemistry	3
CHEM 4660, 4664	Biochemistry II and Lab	4
CHEM 4810	Chemistry Internship	1-6
CHEM 4930	Special Topics in Chemistry	1-3
CHEM 4950	Chemistry Projects	1
CHEM 4960	Chemistry Problems	1-3
BIOL 3020	Molecular Biology of the Cell	3
BIOL 3240	Introduction to Immunology	3
BIOL 3830	Biology Pathogenic Microorganisms	3
BIOL 4130	Molecular Genetics	3
BIOL 4140	Cellular Biology	4
BIOL 4450	Virology	4
BIOL 4640	Microbial Physiology	4
BIOL 4720,4730	Endocrinology and Lab	2-3
BIOL 4850	Developmental Biology	4
BIOL 4960	Advanced Genetics	3