Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry Roadmap – Quantitative Reasoning Category III/IV and Stretch English
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 56
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 104 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch I 1 | 3 |
| MATH 197 | Prelude to Calculus I (Prerequisite for CHEM 115 and MATH 226) 2,3 | 3 |
| GE Area A 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHEM 115 | General Chemistry I: Essential Concepts of Chemistry (Major Lower-Division) | 5 |
| ENG 105 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch II (A2) 1 | 3 |
| MATH 198 | Prelude to Calculus II (Prerequisite for MATH 226, B4) 2,3 | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CHEM 215 & CHEM 216 |
General Chemistry II: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts and General Chemistry II Laboratory: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts (Major Lower-Division) |
5 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus I (Major Lower-Division, B4) 2,3 | 4 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| CHEM 233 & CHEM 234 |
Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (Major Lower-Division) |
5 |
| CHEM 321 & CHEM 322 |
Quantitative Chemical Analysis and Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory (Major Upper-Division) |
5 |
| MATH 227 | Calculus II (Major Lower-Division) | 4 |
| Units | 14 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| CHEM 335 & CHEM 336 |
Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (Major Upper-Division) 5 |
5 |
| Select One Set of Courses (Major Lower-Division, B1, B3): 6 | 4 | |
| General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory |
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| General Physics with Calculus I and General Physics with Calculus I Laboratory |
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| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| CHEM 390GW | Contemporary Chemistry and Biochemistry Research - GWAR (Major Upper-Division) | 3 |
| Select One Set of Courses (Major Lower-Division): 6 | 4 | |
| General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory |
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| General Physics with Calculus II and General Physics with Calculus II Laboratory |
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| General Physics with Calculus III and General Physics with Calculus III Laboratory |
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| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| CHEM 300 | Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences I 7 | 3 |
| Select One (Major Upper-Division): | 3 | |
| Biochemistry I | ||
| General Biochemistry | ||
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| CHEM 325 | Inorganic Chemistry (Major Upper-Division) | 3 |
| Upper Division Electives 9 | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 8 | 10 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Total Units | 120 | |
| 1 | ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses. |
| 2 | To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start. |
| 3 | Category III Students with a grade of B or higher in high school pre-calculus in the past year may be able to enroll in MATH 226. Please see a department advisor. |
| 4 | To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 are prerequisites for PHYS 121 and PHYS 122. PHYS 220 and PHYS 222 are prerequisites for PHYS 240 and PHYS 242. |
| 7 | CHEM 351 may be substituted for CHEM 300 if prerequisites for CHEM 351 are met. |
| 8 | Complementary Studies |
| 9 | Upper-Division Electives |
| 10 | For students who pursue a double major in the BA Chemistry and BS Biochemistry programs, CHEM 343 cannot be used to meet the elective requirement for the BA Chemistry. Students must take a different approved elective list to meet this requirement. |
| 11 | May be counted only once as an elective. |
| 12 | By petition only. |
| ± | Given catalog rights, fall 2022 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course. |