A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Chemical Sciences, MCS
- Total credits (published)
- 10
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_38a1132c
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Curriculum
0 items
Required Foundation
1 item
Lab Research
3 items
- 1
Core/Concentrations (4CUs)
concentration · 0 items
Physical Chemistry
4 items
- or: PHYS 6611 Statistical Mechanicsor: PHYS 5500 Mathematical Methods of Physics
- or: PHYS 5532 Quantum Mechanics II
Inorganic Chemistry
5 items
- or: CHEM 5620 Inorganic Chemistry II
- or: CHEM 7650 Chemistry of the f-Block Elementsor: CHEM 7670 Applications of Group Theory
Organic Chemistry (Pick 4 CUs)
8 items
- As published: “Advanced Organic Chemistry 1”1
- As published: “Advanced Organic Chemistry 2”2
Biological Chemistry
3 items
- BMB 5580Not resolved to a course
Optional Additions Include (1CU)
3 items
Environmental Chemistry (Complete a minimum of 4CUs in Biological, Organic, Inorganic, or Physical Chemistry, plus an additional 2CUs in Environmental Chemistry)
4 items
Materials Chemistry (Complete a minimum of 4CUs in Biological, Organic, Inorganic, or Physical Chemistry, plus an additional 2CUs in Materials Chemistry)
5 items
- As published: “Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability”
- As published: “Introduction to Polymers”
Electives (3CUs)
electives · 0 items
Optional Independent Studies:
2 items
Other Elective Options:
electives · 20 items
- As published: “Special Topics in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math”
- 1
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