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CHEM BS Upper Division Elective Options (8 units required): Core Electives* I (5-6 units required, depending on research/preceptor/seminar/colloquium): ASTR 448A, Astrochemistry (Contact department ) BIOC 385 (Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter)** BIOC 462B, Biochemistry (Spring)** BIOC 466, Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids (Spring) CHEE/CHEM/MSE 437, Surface Science (Spring) CHEM 404B, Inorganic Chemistry II (Fall) CHEM 446, Organic Preparations (lab) (Fall) CHEM 447, Organic Structural Analysis Laboratory (Spring) CHEM 450, Synthetic and Mechanistic Organic Chemistry (Fall) ENVS 340, Environmental Chemistry (Spring) GEOS 400, Introduction to Geochemistry (Contact department) MSE 430, Organic Electronic Materials & Devices (Fall) MSE 460, Materials Science of Polymers (Spring) PHYS 426, Thermal Physics (Fall, Spring) PHYS 431, Molecular Biophysics (Spring, odd years only) PHYS 484, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Fall) PLS 448A, Plant Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering (Fall) PTYS 407, Chemistry of the Solar System (Fall, odd years only) PTYS 416, Asteroids, Comets, Kuiper Belt Objects (Fall) Core Electives II (2-3 units): All above Core Elective I courses AND CHEM 396D, Chemistry Discovery (Fall) CHEM 392/492, Directed Research*** CHEM 399/499, Independent Study*** CHEM 399H/499H, Honors Independent Study*** CHEM 405, Chemical Safety (Spring)*** CHEM 491, Preceptorship*** CHEM 491H, Honors Preceptorship*** CHEM 493, Internship*** CHEM 498, Senior Capstone *** *All pre-requisites must be met prior to enrolling. Verify the pre-requisites in UAccess and contact the department offering the course if you have questions. **Only one course from BIOC 462B or BIOC 385 will count towards elective requirements. You may not take both to count towards elective requirements. Course descriptions/pre-requisites found HERE. 500 level CHEM courses also approved. 500 level courses in other departments may be pre-approved. ***Requires completion of appropriate forms in order to add units. Forms can be found HERE. 12/5/2018
