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BS (Medicinal Chemistry Track) - Sample Program
The following example program is appropriate for a student entering Mizzou with a good high school background in chemistry and mathematics. Students who require Precalculus Mathematics (MATH 1160) and/or have limited previous exposure to chemistry (and thus need to take CHEM 1310) should consult with an advisor to plan a revised schedule. Please note that a student may offset part or all of the foreign language requirement by presenting appropriate high school credit. A student in a BS program also may substitute an appropriate set of upper-level courses taken outside the Chemistry Department for the foreign language courses. (See the list of general degree requirements for details.) This program, with modifications***, may also form the basis of a B.S. with Honors in Chemistry. This example program is presented as a guide only and is not meant to replace consultation with an advisor.
First Year
Fall Semester
CHEM 32 General Chemistry II with Lab § (3)
MATH 1500 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I (5)
American History or Government* (3)
General Education/Elective* (3-5)Winter Semester
CHEM 1330 General Chemistry III with Lab § (3)
BIO SCI 1500 Introduction to Biological Systems with Lab (5)
ENGLSH 1000 Exposition and Argumentation(3)
MATH 1700 Calculus II (5)
Second Year
Fall Semester
CHEM 2100 Organic Chemistry I (3)
or CHEM 2160H Honors Organic Chemistry I (4)
BIO SCI 2200 General Genetics (4)
CHEM 2400 Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (3)
General Education/Elective* (3)
General Education/Elective* (3)Winter Semester
CHEM 2110 Organic Chemistry II (3) and CHEM 2130 Organic Laboratory I (2)
or CHEM 2170H Honors Organic Chemistry II with Lab (5)
CHEM 3700 Undergraduate Seminar in Chemistry (3) (WI)
BIO SCI 2300 Introduction to Cell Biology (4)
General Education/Elective* (3)
Third Year
Fall Semester
CHEM 3200 Quantitative Methods of Analysis with Lab (4)
PHYSCS 1210 College Physics I (4)
Foreign Language (or substitute)** (5)
General Education/Elective* (3)Winter Semester
CHEM 2140 Organic Laboratory II (2)
or CHEM 2180H Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
PHYSCS 1220 College Physics II (4)
Foreign Language (or substitute)** (5)
General Education/Elective* (3)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
CHEM 3300 Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry (3)
BIOCHM 4270 Biochemistry (3)
Foreign Language (or subst.)** (3)
General Education/Elective* (3)
General Education/Elective* (3)Winter Semester
CHEM 4170 Medicinal Chemistry (3)
BIOCHM 4272 Biochemistry (3)
Chemistry Elective*** (3)
General Education/Elective* (3)
General Education/Elective* (3)
Notes:
§ Students may substitute CHEM 1500H, Honors Intensive General Chemistry with Lab, for CHEM 1320 and 1330.
* The scheduling of General Education or Elective courses given above is only a suggestion, since they need not be taken in any particular order. One of them must be designated "Writing Intensive", however.
** A carefully planned course of study in another department consisting of no fewer than 12 hours of upper-level classes may be substituted for a foreign language.
*** For the degree B.S. with Honors in Chemistry, substitute CHEM 298 (Fall) and 299 (Winter); a G.P.A. of 3.33 is required of students pursuing Departmental honors.