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Recommended Course Schedule for Capital Scholars Students

The following schedule is one of many alternatives. You should contact an advisor as early as possible to plan a schedule based on your background and interests.

You can download the current chemistry major advising form here.

CAP/Chemistry students planning to spend a semester abroad should normally plan to be abroad during the spring semester of the junior year.

See your Chemistry advisor no later than the first semester of your second year to begin planning how to complete the requirements for your major in conjunction with your semester abroad.

First Year

Fall Semester	Hours	Spring Semester	Hours
ENG 101 Composition I	4	ENG 102 Composition II	4
ECCE 1 Comparative Societies I	3	ECCE 2 Comparative Societies II	3
CHE 141 Principles of Chemistry I	4	CHE 241 Principles of Chemistry II	4
MAT 115 Calculus I	4	MAT 116 Calculus II	4
Total	15	Total	15

Second Year

Fall Semester	Hours	Spring Semester	Hours
ECCE 3 U.S. Communities	3	COM 101 Oral Communications	3
CHE 367 Organic Chemistry I	3	CHE 369 Organic Chemistry II	3
CHE 368 Organic Chemistry I Lab	1	CHE 371 Organic Chemistry II Lab	1
BIO 141 Unity of Living Organisms	4	HUM/ART/SOC elective	3
ASP 201 Physics I	4	ASP 202 Physics II	4
Total	15	Total	14

Third Year

Fall Semester	Hours	Spring Semester	Hours
CHE 321 Chemical Analysis	3	CHE 421 Instrumental Analysis	4
CHE 401 Physical Chemistry I	3	CHE 402 Physical Chemistry II	3
CHE 322 Laboratory Techniques	1	Advanced Biology Elective*	4
CHE 301 General Seminar	3	AST or ECCE elective	3-6
ECCE 4 International Awareness	3
HUM/ART/SOC elective	3
Total	16	Total	14-17

*For those pursuing a Biochemistry Concentration. Select from BIO 311 Cell Biology, BIO 345 & 346 General Microbiology with Lab, or BIO 381 Genetics.

Fourth Year

Fall Semester	Hours	Spring Semester	Hours
CHE 400 Undergraduate Research	4	CHE 441 Integrated Laboratory	1
CHE 415 Biochemistry I	4	CHE 416 Biochemistry II or CHE 436 Medicinal Chemistry*	3
ECCE 5 Engagement Experience	3	CHE 418 Techniques in Molecular Biology*	1
HUM/ART/SOC elective	3	CHE 422 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry**	3
		ECCE 6 Leadership Seminar	1
		HUM/ART/SOC elective	3
Total	14	Total	5-12

*For those pursuing a Biochemistry Concentration.
**For those pursuing certification with the American Chemical Society.