Program Requirements
A minimum of 67 credits is required including the 26-credit Chemistry Nucleus:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry Nucleus | ||
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Laboratory I (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 302 | Chemical Information Literacy and Communication | 3 |
| CHEM 306 | Analytical Chemistry (with laboratory) | 4 |
| CHEM 331 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 332 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 334 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CHEM 335 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 451 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| Total Credits | 26 | |
And the following supporting courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 150 | Biological Principles (with laboratory) (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| BIOL 151 | Diversity and Patterns of Life (with laboratory) | 4 |
| BIOL 310 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 312 | Genetics (with recitation) | 4 |
| CHEM 471 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 472 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 474 | Biochemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 494 | Research Problem in Chemistry | 2-4 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 190 & PHYS 185 | General Physics I (GT-SC2) and Laboratory Physics I (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| PHYS 191 & PHYS 186 | General Physics II (GT-SC2) and Laboratory Physics II (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| Total Credits | 41-43 | |
Western Watershed General Education Requirements
Students must complete all Western Watershed General Education requirements to graduate.
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
Sample Plan
Degree Plans are for planning purposes. They reflect a suggested plan to complete the degree in a projected timeframe per program of study.
"Western Watershed Course(s)" refers to a course from the Tributaries area of the Western Watershed program. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Laboratory I (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| MATH 140 | College Algebra (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| BIOL 150 | Biological Principles (with laboratory) (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| WWGE: Headwaters 101/102/103/104 | 2 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| MATH 141 | Precalculus (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| BIOL 151 | Diversity and Patterns of Life (with laboratory) | 4 |
| ENG 103 | 3 | |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 331 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 334 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| BIOL 310 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 302 | Chemical Information Literacy and Communication | 3 |
| CHEM 332 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 335 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| MATH 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 471 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| BIOL 312 | Genetics (with recitation) | 4 |
| PHYS 190 | General Physics I (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| PHYS 185 | Laboratory Physics I (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 472 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 474 | Biochemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| PHYS 191 | General Physics II (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| PHYS 186 | Laboratory Physics II (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 6 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 451 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 306 | Analytical Chemistry (with laboratory) | 4 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| WWGE: Delta 301/302/303/304 | 1 | |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 494 | Research Problem in Chemistry | 2 |
| Elective | Elective | 12 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | ||
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 116 | |
Western is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four‐year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major and General Education. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. You are responsible for ensuring your overall, upper division, and major‐specific credits as well as GPA requirements are fulfilled for graduation.