Chemistry, B.S. Four-Year Degree Map for Bulletin Year 2018-2019

First Year

Fall Classes - 15 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 15 credits	Credits
ENGL 1010 Pathways Required Core	3	ENGL 1012 Pathways Required Core	3
CHEM 1100 Major (Also fulfills Pathways Required Core. Depending on Math placement, some students may be required to take CHEM 1050 and CHEM 2050, in a two-term sequence, in lieu of CHEM 1100. See an advisor to confirm your math placement)	5	World Cultures & Global Issues Pathways Flexible Core	3
MATH 1201 Major (Also fulfills Pathways Required Core. Depending on Math placement, some students may be required to take MATH 1011 in advance of MATH 1201. See an advisor to confirm your math placement.)	4	CHEM 2100 Major (Also fulfills Pathways College Option)	5
General Elective General Elective	3	MATH 1206 Major	4

Second Year

Fall Classes - 16 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 16 credits	Credits
Individual & Society Pathways Flexible Core	3	U.S. Experience in Its Diversity Pathways Flexible Core	3
CHEM 3511 Major	3	Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core	3
CHEM 3512 Major	2	PHYS 1100 or 1150 Major (Also fulfills Pathways Scientific World)	5
CHEM 3410 or 3415W Major	5	CHEM 3521 Major	3
General Elective General Elective	3	CHEM 3522 Major	2

Third Year

Fall Classes - 15 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 14 credits	Credits
Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core	3	College Option Pathways College Option	3
PHYS 2100 or 2150 Major	5	College Option Pathways College Option	3
CHEM Elective* Major	3	CHEM 4610 Major	5
MATH 2201 Major	4	CHEM Elective* Major	3

Fourth Year

Fall Classes - 14 credits	Credits	Spring Classes - 15 credits	Credits
College Option Pathways College Option	3	General Elective General Elective	3
CHEM 4620 Major	5	General Elective General Elective	3
CHEM Elective* Major	3	General Elective General Elective	3
CISC 1115 or MATH 1501 or 2501 or an approved CHEM course Major	3	General Elective General Elective	3
		General Elective General Elective	3

Degree Details

30 Pathways Credits†

69 Major Credits

21 General Elective Credits

Students may apply a second major, or a minor, towards their general elective credits.

120 Total Credits

Contact Information

Department of Chemistry
359 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Maria Contel
MariaContel@brooklyn.cuny.edu

†The Pathways curriculum is typically 42 credits. However, the Chemistry major includes four courses (CHEM 1100, CHEM 2100, MATH 1201, and PHYS 1100 or PHYS 1150) that also satisfy Pathways requirements. Therefore, students majoring in Chemistry only need to complete 30 additional Pathways credits.

The four-year degree map is designed to help you take the right courses in the right order so you can graduate in four years. It also helps you distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways courses, or Major courses, or General Elective courses. Ideally, you should follow the four-year degree map as closely as possible, but you are free to make some adjustments so long as the prerequisite requirements are satisfied.

Candidates for a B.S. degree with a major in Chemistry must complete at least 60 credits in science and mathematics; 24 of these 60 credits must be completed in advanced courses in the Chemistry Department. A college-wide minimum of 24 credits in advanced courses in Chemistry must be completed at Brooklyn College with a grade of C- or higher.

*Students must complete at least nine credits from the following courses: CHEM 2700, CHEM 3420, CHEM 4530, CHEM 4550, CHEM 4570, CHEM 4571, CHEM 4572, CHEM 4580, CHEM 4581, CHEM 4640, CHEM 4720, CHEM 4760, CHEM 4761, either CHEM 4780 or 4790.

In conjunction with the four-year degree map, you should review Degree Works, and the Brooklyn College website, for an approved list of courses in your major. Overall, it is best to review your degree map with your advisor on a regular basis.