Department Chair: Chad Landrie, 847.376.7439, clandrie@oakton.edu
The following pre-major is recommended for students who are considering completing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry after transferring to a four-year institution. It is designed for students who have not decided upon a specific four-year college or university. Once a transfer school is selected, students are strongly encouraged to consult the Office of Advising, Transitions, and Student Success and the transfer institution’s catalog to select courses that will meet both Oakton and transfer institution requirements.
For more information on course selection or program-specific advising, contact the department chair. Part time students should also consult the Office of Advising, Transition, and Student Success for part-time pre-major recommendations. General Education courses should be selected from the list of IAI General Education Courses.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester One | Hours | |
| EGL 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| CHM 121 | General College Chemistry I | 4 |
| BIO 121 | General College Biology I | 4 |
| MAT 250 | Calculus I | 5 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| EGL 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| SPE 103 | Effective Speech | 3 |
| MAT 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| CHM 122 | General College Chemistry II | 4 |
| Select one Social and Behavioral Sciences course 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Semester One | ||
| PHY 221 | General Physics I | 5 |
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Organic Chemistry I 2 | ||
| Organic Chemistry I 3 | ||
| Select one Social and Behavioral Sciences course from a discipline not taken previously 1 | 3 | |
| Select one Modern Language (202 4 or higher) or Humanities course 1 | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 15-17 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| PHY 222 | General Physics II | 5 |
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Organic Chemistry II 2 | ||
| Organic Chemistry II 3 | ||
| Select one Fine Arts course 1 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| General College Biology II | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Laboratory Research | ||
| Introduction to Numerical Methods and C++ Programming for Engineers | ||
| Introduction to Numerical Methods and Java Programming for Engineers | ||
| Introduction to Numerical Methods and Python Programming for Engineers | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| Introduction to Linear Algebra | ||
| Ordinary Differential Equations | ||
| Hours | 15-17 | |
| Total Hours | 63-67 | |
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When choosing Social and Behavioral Studies and Humanities/Fine Arts courses, please select at least one course that also satisfies Global Studies requirement and one course that also satisfies the U.S. Diversity requirement.
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Typically offered in summer.
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Typically offered in fall and spring.
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Transfer institutions may have a language requirement. Any Modern Language Intermediate II course can meet the Humanities and Global Studies requirements.
Note: Pre-major is a recommended sequence and selection of courses. See Associate in Science (A.S.) page for degree requirements.