Chemistry, BS (Boston)

Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogScienceBoston134 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source

Official catalog page for this program

Introduction to College

One of:
- CHEM 1000 — Chemistry/Chemical Biology at Northeastern
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern

Experiential Learning Introduction

EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

General Chemistry

All of:
- CHEM 1161 — General Chemistry for Science Majors
- CHEM 1162 — Lab for CHEM 1161
- CHEM 1163 — Recitation for CHEM 1161
All of:
- CHEM 2161 — Concepts in Chemistry
- CHEM 2162 — Lab for CHEM 2161
- CHEM 2163 — Recitation for CHEM 2161

Organic Chemistry

All of:
- CHEM 2315 — Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry Majors
- CHEM 2316 — Lab for CHEM 2315
- CHEM 2324 — Recitation for CHEM 2315
All of:
- CHEM 2317 — Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry Majors
- CHEM 2318 — Lab for CHEM 2317
- CHEM 2325 — Recitation for CHEM 2317

Analytical Chemistry

All of:
- CHEM 2321 — Analytical Chemistry
- CHEM 2322 — Lab for CHEM 2321
- CHEM 2323 — Recitation for CHEM 2321

Physical Chemistry

All of:
- CHEM 3401 — Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
- CHEM 3402 — Lab for CHEM 3401
All of:
- CHEM 3403 — Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy
- CHEM 3404 — Lab for CHEM 3403

Biochemistry

All of:
- CHEM 5621 — Principles of Chemical Biology
- CHEM 5622 — Lab for CHEM 5621

Inorganic Chemistry

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- All of:
  - CHEM 3501 — Inorganic Chemistry
  - CHEM 3502 — Lab for CHEM 3501
  - CHEM 3503 — Recitation for CHEM 3501
- All of:
  - CHEM 3505 — Introduction to Bioinorganic Chemistry
  - CHEM 3506 — Lab for CHEM 3505
  - CHEM 3507 — Recitation for CHEM 3505

Senior Research/Capstone

CHEM 4750 — Senior Research

Mathematics

MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- MATH 1242 — Calculus 2
- MATH 1342 — Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering

Physics

All of:
- PHYS 1151 — Physics for Engineering 1
- PHYS 1152 — Lab for PHYS 1151
- PHYS 1153 — Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
All of:
- PHYS 1155 — Physics for Engineering 2
- PHYS 1156 — Lab for PHYS 1155
- PHYS 1157 — Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155

College Writing

One of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
- ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers

Advanced Writing in the Discipline

One of:
- ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Concentrations (choose 1)

Chemical Biology

All of:
- CHEM 4456 — Organic Chemistry 3: Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Development
- CHEM 4457 — Lab for CHEM 4456
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- CHEM 5550 — Introduction to Glycobiology and Glycoprotein Analysis
- CHEM 5620 — Protein Chemistry
- CHEM 5625 — Chemistry and Design of Protein Pharmaceuticals
- CHEM 5630 — Nucleic Acid Chemistry
All of:
- BIOL 1111 — General Biology 1
- BIOL 1112 — Lab for BIOL 1111
All of:
- BIOL 1113 — General Biology 2
- BIOL 1114 — Lab for BIOL 1113
All of:
- BIOL 2301 — Genetics and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 2302 — Lab for BIOL 2301

Materials Chemistry

All of:
- CHEM 4628 — Introduction to Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds
- CHEM 4629 — Identification of Organic Compounds
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- CHEM 5610 — Polymer Chemistry
- CHEM 5640 — Biopolymeric Materials
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- CHEM 5651 — Materials Chemistry of Renewable Energy
- CHME 5105 — Materials Characterization Techniques
All of:
- ME 2340 — Introduction to Material Science
- ME 2341 — Lab for ME 2340

Electives Option

From the catalog
Complete two of the following (one advanced chemistry elective must have an associated lab):
Students can submit a request to the director of undergraduate studies to replace one advanced chemistry elective with a course from the following:
CHEM 5610 to CHEM 5620
CHEM 5625 to CHEM 5627
CHEM 5629 to CHEM 5700

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- All of:
  - CHEM 3331 — Bioanalytical Chemistry
  - CHEM 3332 — Lab for CHEM 3331
- All of:
  - CHEM 4456 — Organic Chemistry 3: Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Development
  - CHEM 4457 — Lab for CHEM 4456
- All of:
  - CHEM 4628 — Introduction to Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds
  - CHEM 4629 — Identification of Organic Compounds
- CHEM 5550 — Introduction to Glycobiology and Glycoprotein Analysis
- Any CHEM course numbered 5610–5620
- Any CHEM course numbered 5625–5627
- Any CHEM course numbered 5629–5700

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)
MATH 1242 ↔ MATH 1342 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under chemistry-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.