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Chemistry and Biochemistry Major Tracks
Chemistry- certified by the American Chemical Society
Prepares students for entry into graduate studies and chemical research, or for employment in chemical, pharmaceutical and related industries.  This track leads to a BS degree in Chemistry certified by the American Chemical Society.  Click here for required courses and recommended schedule.

Chemistry Health Professions
Prepares students for entry into schools of medicine, dentistry and other health-related professions. This track leads to a BS degree in Chemistry.  Click here for required courses and recommended schedule.

Biochemistry
Prepares students for entry into graduate studies and medical research, or for employment in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and related industries.  This track leads to a BS degree in Biochemistry.  Click here for required courses and recommended schedule.

Biochemistry or Chemistry BS with Business minor
For students interested in careers in the biochemical, chemical, biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries, Canisius offers a rare opportunity to complete a chemistry or biochemistry major with a business minor in four years.  Click here for Biochemistry and here for Chemistry for the required courses and recommended schedule. 
Other Chemistry and Biochemistry Programs

Chemical Education
Prepares students for careers as high school chemistry teachers (for details see Education Department, Adolescence Education).

Chemistry minor
Click here for required courses and recommended schedule.

Early Assurance Program with Medical and Dental Schools
Qualified students may apply to SUNY Buffalo Medical School, SUNY Upstate Medical School (Syracuse), or SUNY Buffalo Dental School during their sophomore year.  Those accepted will be admitted into Medical or Dental School after their graduation from Canisius (for details see Pre-Medical Center).

Pre-pharmacy
For students who are planning to apply to pharmacy school in their sophomore year.  These students are listed as biochemistry majors, since the first two years of the biochemistry program track satisfy most pharmacy school requirements.  A student also has the option of completing a four-year degree in any major before starting pharmacy school, as long as the required courses are taken.  Click here for recommended schedule (for details see Pre-Medical Center).
Chemistry:
1. ENG 101, ENG 102, PHI 101, RST 101 (4 courses) (12 credits)
2. Area Studies: Two courses from each
of these areas: II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII 1 (12 courses)		 (36 credits)
3. Major course requirements (20 courses) (75 credits)
CHM 111-112 + lab General Chemistry (8 credits)
CHM 227-228 + lab Organic Chemistry (8 credits)
CHM 230 + lab Analytical Chemistry (4 credits)
CHM 301-302 + lab Physical Chemistry I and II (8 credits)
CHM 334 + lab Spectrometric Analysis (4 credits)
CHM 430 + lab Analytical Chemistry II (4 credits)
CHM 444 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3 credits)
CHM 381-480-481 Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar (3 credits)
BCH 301 Introduction to Biochemistry (3 credits)
BIO 101 + lab Introduction to Cellular/Subcellular Biology (4 credits)
MAT 111-112 Calculus I & II (8 credits)
PHY 201-202 + lab General Physics (8 credits)
Chemistry electives: three courses, one with lab
CHM 450 (research in chemistry) can be taken
instead of one advanced elective. CHM450
is strongly recommended for A.C.S. certification)2		 (10 credits)
4.  Electives: MAT 211 is recommended (2 courses) (6 credits)
TOTAL (38 courses)
 
 (129 credits)

Chemistry Health Professions:
1. ENG 101, ENG 102, PHI 101, RST 101 (4 courses) (12 credits)          
2. Area Studies: Two courses from each of these areas:
II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII 1 (12 courses)		 (36 credits)
3. Major course requirements (21 courses) (76 credits)
CHM 111-112 + lab General Chemistry (8 credits)
CHM 227-228 + lab Organic Chemistry (8 credits)
CHM 230 + lab Analytical Chemistry I (4 credits)
CHM 301 Physical Chemistry I (3 credits)
CHM 381-480-481 Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar (3 credits)
BCH 301 Introduction to Biochemistry (3 credits)
BIO 101 + lab Introduction to Cellular/Subcellular Biology (4 credits)
BIO 102 + lab Organismal Biology (4 credits)
MAT 111 Calculus I (4 credits)
MAT 141 Inferential Statistics and Computers for Science (4 credits)
PHY 201-202 + lab General Physics (8 credits)
Science electives: 7 courses, including at least 4 courses in Chemistry/Biochemistry and at least 2 laboratory courses.
(CHM 450 (Research in Chemistry) can be taken instead
of one advanced elective.		 (23 credits)
4. Electives  (1 course) (3 credits)
TOTAL (38 courses)
 (127 credits)

Chemistry Health Professions with Business Minor:

1. ENG 101, ENG 102, PHI 101, RST 101 (4 courses) (12 credits)          
2. Area Studies: Two courses from each
of these areas: III, IV, V, VI, VIII, and ECO 101
and ECO 102 to fulfill AS II requirement 1 (12 courses)		 (36 credits)
3. Major course requirements (19 courses) (72 credits)
CHM 111-112 + lab General Chemistry (8 credits)
CHM 227-228 + lab Organic Chemistry (8 credits)
CHM 230 + lab Analytical Chemistry I (4 credits)
CHM 301-302 + lab Physical Chemistry I and II (8 credits)
CHM 334 + lab Spectrometric Analysis (4 credits)
CHM 430 + lab Analytical Chemistry II (4 credits)
CHM 444 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3 credits)
CHM 381-480-481 Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar (3 credits)
BCH 301 Introduction to Biochemistry (3 credits)
BIO 101 + lab Introduction to Cellular/Subcellular Biology (4 credits)
MAT 111-112 Calculus I & II (8 credits)
PHY 201-202 + lab General Physics (8 credits)
Chemistry electives: two courses, one with lab 
(CHM 450 Research in Chemistry) can be taken
instead of one advanced elective. CHM450
is strongly recommended for A.C.S. certification)		 (7 credits)
4. Business Requirements   
Five courses in addition to ECO 101-102 (15-16 credits)
MGT 101 Introduction to Management (3 credits)
MKT 201 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
ACC 201 Financial Accounting (3 credits)
FIN 201 Introduction to Finance (3 credits)
MAT 141 or ECO 255 Inferential or Business Statistics   (3 or 4 credits)
TOTAL (40 courses)  (135-136 credits)

Recommended Schedule (Chemistry Professional Track)

Fall       Spring                         
Freshman Year      
ENG 101 3 credits ENG 102 3 credits
CHM 111/111L 4 credits CHM 112/112L 4 credits
MAT 111 4 credits MAT 112 4 credits
BIO 101/101L 4 credits AS 3 credits
Total 15 credits AS 3 credits
    Total 17 credits
Sophomore Year      
RST 101 3 credits PHI 101 3 credits
CHM 227/227L 4 credits CHM 228/228L 4 credits
PHY 201/201L 4 credits PHY 202/202L 4 credits
CHM 230/230L 4 credits Elective (MAT 211
recommended)		 3 credits
Total 15 credits AS 3 credits
Total 17 credits
   
Junior Year      
CHM 301/301L 4 credits CHM 302/302L 4 credits
CHM 334/334L 4 credits CHM 430/430L or AS 4 or 3 credits
AS or CHM 444 3 credits CHM 381 1 credit
AS 3 credits AS 3 credits
AS 3 credits AS 3 credits
Total 17 credits AS 3 credits
    Total 17-18 credits
Senior Year      
CHM 444 or AS 3 credits Chemistry elective + lab 4 credits
CHM 480 1 credit Chemistry elective 3 credits
BCH 301 3 credits CHM 481 1 credit
Chemistry elective
(CHM 450 recommended
for A.C.S. certification  		3 credits AS or CHM 430/430L 3 or 4 credits
AS 3 credits Elective 3 credits
AS 3 credits Total 14-15 credits
Total 16 credits
TOTAL 129 credits

Recommended Schedule (Chemistry Health Professions)

Fall                   Spring                        
Freshman Year      
ENG 101 3 credits ENG 102 3 credits
CHM 111/111L 4 credits CHM 112/112L 4 credits
MAT 111 4 credits MAT 141 or 112 4 credits
BIO 101/101L 4 credits BIO 102/102L 4 credits
Total 15 credits Total 15 credits
       
Sophomore Year      
RST 101 3 credits PHI 101 3 credits
CHM 227/227L 4 credits CHM 228/228L 4 credits
PHY 201/201L 4 credits PHY 202/202L 4 credits
AS 3 credits AS 3 credits
    AS 3 credits
Total 14 credits Total 17 credits
 
Junior Year      
CHM 301 3 credits Science elective + Lab 4 credits
Science elective + Lab 4 credits Science elective 3 credits
BCH 301 3 credits CHM 381 1 credit
AS 3 credits AS 3 credits
AS 3 credits AS 3 credits
Total 16 credits AS 3 credits
    Total 17-18 credits
Senior Year      
CHM 230/230L 4 credits Science elective 3 credits
Science elective 3 credits Science elective 3 credits
Science elective 3 credits CHM 481 1 credit
CHM 480 1 credit AS 3 credits
AS 3 credits AS 3 credits
Elective 3 credits AS 3 credits
Total 17 credits Total 16 credits

 
TOTAL
 127 credits

Recommended Schedule (Chemistry with Business Minor)
Fall       Spring                           
Freshman Year      
ENG 101 3 credits ENG 102 3 credits
CHM 111/111L 4 credits CHM 112/112L 4 credits
MAT 111 4 credits MAT 112 4 credits
BIO 101/101L 4 credits BIO 102 (AS II) 3 credits
AS 3 credits AS 3 credits
Total 18 credits Total 17 credits
       
Sophomore Year      
RST 101 3 credits PHI 101 3 credits
CHM 227/227L 4 credits CHM 228/228L 4 credits
PHY 201/201L 4 credits PHY 202/202L 4 credits
CHM 230/230L 4 credits MGT 101 3 credits
AS 3 credits AS 3 credits
Total 18 credits Total 17 credits
 
Junior Year      
CHM 301/301L 4 credits CHM 302/302L 4 credits
CHM 334/334L 4 credits CHM 430/430L or AS 4 or 3 credits
AS or CHM 444 3 credits CHM 381 1 credit
ACC 201 3 credits MAT 141 or ECO 255 4 or 3 credits
ECO 101 (AS II) 3 credits AS 3 credits
 
Total 17 credits Total 14-16 credits
 
Senior Year      
CHM 444 or AS 3 credits Chemistry elective + Lab 4 credits
BCH 301 3 credits Chemistry elective or AS 3 credits
CHM 480 1 credit CHM 481 1 credit
AS or Chemistry
elective		 3 credits AS or CHM 430/430L 3 or 4 credits
FIN 201 3 credits AS 3 credits
MKT 201 3 credits AS 3 credits
Total 16 credits  Total 17-18 credits

 
TOTAL
 135-136 credits

Recommended Schedule (Chemistry Health Professions with Business Minor)

Fall         Spring                                 
Freshman Year      
ENG 101 3 credits ENG 102 3 credits
CHM 111/111L 4 credits CHM 112/112L 4 credits
MAT 111 4 credits BIO 102/102L 4 credits
BIO 101/101L 4 credits ECO 102 (AS II) 3 credits
AS 3 credits
Total 15 credits Total 17 credits
       
Sophomore Year      
RST 101 3 credits PHI 101 3 credits
CHM 227/227L 4 credits CHM 228/228L 4 credits
PHY 201/201L 4 credits PHY 202/202L 4 credits
ECO 101 (AS II) 3 credits AS 3 credits
AS 3 credits AS 3 credits
Total 17 credits Total 17 credits
 
Junior Year      
BCH 301 3 credits Science elective 3 credits
CHM 301 3 credits Science elective + Lab 4 credits
Science elective + Lab 4 credits CHM 381 1 credit
ACC 201 3 credits MAT 141 or ECO 255 4 or 3 credits
MKT 201 3 credits MGT 101 3 credits
Total 16 credits AS 3 credits
  Total 17-18 credits
Senior Year      
CHM 230/230L 4 credits Science elective 3 credits
Science elective or AS 3 credits AS or Science elective 3 credits
CHM 480 1 credit CHM 481 1 credit
FIN 201 3 credits AS 3 credits
AS 3 credits AS 3 credits
Total 14 credits AS 3 credits
Total 16 credits

 
TOTAL
 129-130 credits


Biochemistry Professional Track
1.  ENG 101, ENG 102, PHI 101, RST 10 (4 courses)
(12 credits)            
2.  Area Studies: Two courses from each of these areas:
II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII1 (12 courses)		 (36 credits)

3.  Major course requirements: (20 courses)

 (76-77 credits)
(Note: Labs are required for all classes that have labs, except science elective and CHM 301)
BIO 101/101L Introduction to Cellular/Subcellular Biology (4 credits)
BIO 102/102L Organismal Biology (4 credits)
CHM 111-112 General Chemistry (8 credits)
CHM 227-228/L Organic Chemistry (8 credits)
MAT 111-112 Calculus I & II (8 credits)
PHY 201-202/L General Physics or (8 credits)
PHY 223-224/L General Physics for Physical
Science Majors
BCH 301-302/L Biochemistry (8 credits)  
CHM 380-480-481 Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Biochemistry (3 credits)
Biochemistry Elective: one course
(CHM 344, BIO 440 or CHM 448)		 (3 credits)
Molecular or Genetics Elective: one course
(BIO 404, 408, 412 or 450)		 (4 credits)
Cellular Biology Elective: one course
(BIO 418, 419, 425, 426. 432.435,445 or 455)		 (4 credits)
CHM301 Physical Chemistry I (3 credits)
Modern Physical Chemistry/Instrumentation: two
of the following three: CHM302/302L,
CHM430/430L, CHM334/334L		 (8 credits)
Science elective: one class at or above the following levels
(CHM 230, CHM 232, CSC 207, MAT 141 or
PSY 201 PHY 225, MAT 211, CSC 110) or one
of the following (CHM 230, CHM 232, CSC 107,
MAT 141 or PSY 201)		 (3 or 4 credits)
4. Free electives: two courses (6 credits)
TOTAL: (38 courses) (130-131 credits)

Biochemistry Track with Business Minor
1.  ENG 101, ENG 102, PHI 101, RST 10 (4 courses)
(12 credits)         
2.  Area Studies: Two courses from each of these
areas: II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, and ECO 101 and
102 to fulfill Area II1 (12 courses)		 (36 credits)
3.  Major course requirements: (19 courses) (69 credits)
(Note: Labs are required for all classes that have labs, except science elective and CHM 301)
BIO 101/101L Introduction to Cellular/Subcellular Biology (4 credits)
BIO 102/102L Organismal Biology (4 credits)
CHM 111-112/L General Chemistry (8 credits)  
CHM 227-228/L Organic Chemistry (8 credits)  
MAT 111-112 Calculus I & II (8 credits)  
PHY 201-202/L General Physics or PHY 223-224
General Physics for Physical Science Majors		 (8 credits)  
BCH 301-302/L Biochemistry (8 credits)  
CHM 380-480-481 Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar (3 credits)
Biochemistry Elective: one course (CHM 344, BIO 440 or CHM 448) (3 credits)
Molecular, Genetics or Cell Biology Elective:
one course (BIO 404, 408, 412, 418, 419,
425, 426, 432, 435, 450, 455)		 (4 credits)
CHM 301 Physical Chemistry I (3 credits)
Modern Physical Chemistry/Instrumentation:
two of the following three: CHM302/302L, CHM430/430L, CHM334/334L		 (8 credits)  
4. Business Requirements: five courses in addition
to ECO 101-102		 (15-16 credits)
MAT 141 or BUS 255 Inferential or Business Statistics (4 or 3 credits)
MGT 101 Introduction to Management (3 credits)
MKT 201 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
ACC 201 Financial Accounting (3 credits)
FIN 201 Introduction to Finance (3 credits)
TOTAL: (39 courses) (132-133 credits)

Biochemistry Pre-Pharmacy Track

Year 1 #of sem  
ENG 101-102 English I & II 2 (6 credits)
BIO 101-102 (with labs) Biology I & II 2 (8 credits)
CHM 111-112 (with labs) General Chemistry I & II 2 (8 credits)
MAT 111-112 Calculus I & II* 2 (8 credits)
       
YEAR 2      
PHY 201-202 (with labs) General Physics I & II* 2 (8 credits)
CHM 227-228 (with labs) Organic Chemistry 2 (8 credits)
MAT 141, PSY 201 or ECO 255 Statistics (Science elective)    1 (3-4 credits)
ECO 102 (preferred) or ECO 101 Economics (AS II) 1 (3 credits)
PSY 101 (preferred) or SOC 110, Psychology or
Sociology (AS II)		 1 (3 credits)
HIS 123, HIS 124, PSC 320, American History or Politics* (AS IV)   1 (3 credits)
Two of the following:      
    Art course** (AS III)      
    World Civilization I** (HIS111)    
    World Civilization II** (HIS108)    
    Computer course (CSC110)      
    Nutrition (BIO109)      
    Microbiology (BIO307)***   2 (6 credits)

(Note: The specific requirements for each pharmacy school should be checked for which courses should be taken and may include courses other than those listed here.)

*The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Pharmacy School requires five “general education” electives but does not specifically require Calculus II, Physics II or American History.

** Three elective courses are required for graduation from UB Pharmacy School, and can be taken at Canisius College before transfer or at UB Pharmacy School after transfer. If taken at Canisius College, the courses need to be pre-approved by UB Pharmacy School. It is recommended that the student takes only two of these courses before transfer to the UB Pharmacy School. If a student wishes to take all three before transfer, he/she may choose to take the third course during a summer semester. Students that complete a 4-year degree at Canisius College before starting at UB are exempt from these three requirements.

***The University of Cincinnati requires microbiology.

Recommended Schedule (Biochemistry Professional Track)

Fall                                Spring                             
Freshman Year      
ENG 101 (3 credits) ENG 102 (3 credits)
CHM 111/111L (4 credits) CHM 112/112L (4 credits)
BIO 101/101L (4 credits) BIO 102/102L (4 credits)
MAT 111 (4 credits) MAT 112 (4 credits)
Total 15 credits Total 15 credits
       
Sophomore Year      
RST 101 (3 credits) PHI 101 (3 credits)
CHM 227/227L (4 credits) CHM 228/228L (4 credits)
PHY 201/201L (4 credits) PHY 202/202L (4 credits)
AS (3 credits) AS (3 credits)
AS (3 credits) AS (3 credits)
Total 17 credits Total 17 credits
 
Junior Year      
BCH 301/301L (4 credits) BCH 302/302L (4 credits)
CHM 301 (3 credits) Chemistry elective + lab (4 credits)
AS (3 credits) CHM 380 (1 credit)
AS (3 credits) AS (3 credits)
AS (3 credits) AS (3 credits)
AS (3 credits)
Total 16 credits Total 18 credits
       
Senior Year      
Biology elective + lab (4 credits) Biology elective + lab (4 credits)
Chemistry elective + lab (4 credits) Biochemistry elective (3 credits)
Science elective (3 or 4 credits) CHM 481 (1 credit)
CHM 480 (1 credit) AS (3 credits)
AS (3 credits) Elective (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Total 15-16 credits Total 17 credits
    Total 130 -131 credits

Recommended Schedule (Biochemistry Track with Business Minor)

Fall       Spring                                                 
Freshman Year      
ENG 101 (3 credits) ENG 102 (3 credits)
CHM 111/111L (4 credits) CHM 112/112L (4 credits)
BIO 101/101L (4 credits) BIO 102/102L (4 credits)
MAT 111 (4 credits) MAT 112 (4 credits)
Total 15 credits Total 15 credits
       
Sophomore Year      
RST 101 (3 credits) PHI 101 (3 credits)
CHM 227/227L (4 credits) CHM 228/228L (4 credits)
PHY 201/201L (4 credits) PHY 202/202L (4 credits)
ECO 101 (AS II) (3 credits) ECO 102 (AS II) (3 credits)
AS (3 credits) MAT 141 or ECO 255 (4 or 3 credits)
Total 17 credits Total 17 or 18 credits
 
Junior Year      
BCH 301/301L (4 credits) CHM 302/302L (4 credits)
CHM 301 (3 credits) Chemistry elective + lab (4 credits)
ACC 201 (3 credits) CHM 380 (1 credit)
MKT 201 (3 credits) AS (3 credits)
AS (3 credits) AS (3 credits)
Total 16 credits    AS (3 credits)
    Total 18 credits
     
Senior Year      
Biology elective + lab (4 credits) Biochemistry elective (3 credits)
Chemistry elective + lab (4 credits) AS (3 credits)
CHM 480 (1 credit) CHM 481 (1 credit)
FIN 201 (3 credits) MG 101 (3 credits)
AS (3 credits) AS (3 credits)
AS (3 credits) AS (3 credits)
Total 18 credits Total 16 credits
   TOTAL (38 courses) 132-133

 Recommended Schedule (2-Year Biochemistry Pre-Pharmacy Track)

Fall                           Spring                  
Freshman Year      
ENG 101 (3 credits) ENG 102 (3 credits)
CHM 111 + Lab (4 credits) CHM 112 + Lab (4 credits)
MAT 111 (4 credits) MAT 112 (4 credits)
BIO 101 + Lab (4 credits) BIO 102 + Lab (4 credits)
Total 15 credits Total 15 credits
       
Sophomore Year      
CHM 227 + Lab (4 credits) CHM 228 + Lab (4 credits)
PHY 201 + Lab (4 credits) PHY 202 + Lab (4 credits)
PSY 101 or SOC 110 (3 credits) ECO 102 (3 credits)
MAT 141 or PSY 201 (3 or 4 credits) HIS 123 or HIS 124 (3 credits)
Pre-Pharmacy Elective* (3 credits) Pre-Pharmacy Elective* (3 credits)
Total 17-18 credits
Total
 17 credits
*Check Biochemistry Pre-Pharmacy Track requirements.    

Chemistry Minor
Students majoring in various disciplines such as biology, mathematics, physics, bioinformatics, computer science, psychology and business can benefit from pursuing a minor in chemistry. The chemistry minor requires a student to complete the following sequence of courses:

Two semesters of General Chemistry with laboratory:
CHM111/111L and CHM112/112L		 (8 credits)
Two semesters of Organic Chemistry with laboratory:
CHM227/227L and CHM228/228L 		(8 credits)
One semester of Analytical Chemistry with laboratory#:
CHM230/230L or CHM334/334L or CHM430/430L		 (4 credits)
One semester of Physical Chemistry#:
CHM301 or CHM 302 or CHM444		 (3 credits)
Chemistry Elective:
one CHM 300 or 400 level course 		(3 credits)

#Analytical and Physical Chemistry courses, which are used to fulfill the BCH major requirement, do not count towards the minor in Chemistry.

COURSES: 2007 - 2009

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY COURSES

CHM 104 Energy, Environment, and Society  3 credits
Designed to provide a better understanding of energy and our environment, including man’s interaction with his environment and the consequences facing society today. (AS I) Fall

CHM 105 Chemistry: A Human Perspective  3 credits
Fundamental principles of chemical theory are presented by examining their historical development. (AS I) Spring

CHM 106 The Chemistry of Life  3 credits
The role of chemistry, specifically the chemistry of carbon, in life processes and the treatment of disease. (AS I) Spring

CHM 107 Chemistry by the Case  3 credits
Team learning is used to teach important concepts in science with an emphasis on chemistry. These concepts are then used to analyze important science/technology based contemporary issues using the case study method. Fall 2008